title: Evaluation of motion sickness susceptibility by motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine, with unknown origin. Some studies have noted impaired postural balance in AIS, in particular, difficulty to manage situations with sensory conflict. The motion sickness susceptibility can be secondary to a sensory conflict, for example, between visual and vestibular information. Our hypothesis is: patients with AIS have difficulty in managing situations with sensory conflict and therefore have increased motion sickness susceptibility. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in AIS subjects by evaluating their susceptibility to motion sickness, as compared to a control group.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted an analysis of data on motion sickness susceptibility collected prospectively from 2012, with the B score of motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire. This evaluation was completed for 65 adolescents (age 14.5 ± 1.6 year) with major right thoracic AIS (Cobb = 40.7° ± 13.1°) and 71 matched controls (14.6 ± 1.6 year).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adolescents with major right thoracic AIS were more susceptible to motion sickness (B score = 5.3 ± 5.8) than controls (B score = 3.4 ± 3.7) with significant difference (p = 0.025).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We interpret our results suggesting there is difficulty for patients with AIS to manage situations with sensory conflict. Previous studies focusing on situations with sensory conflict in AIS have required sophisticated technology. They are not accessible for routine patient management. Our research shows the same result with simple, non invasive, low-cost and quick method: B score of motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Soins de Suite et de Réadaptation Pédiatrique Marc Sautelet, 10 rue du Petit Boulevard, 59650, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. jean-francois.catanzariti@orange.fr.|Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert, Lille, France. jean-francois.catanzariti@orange.fr.|Université Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France. jean-francois.catanzariti@orange.fr.|Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lille, France. jean-francois.catanzariti@orange.fr.|Hôpital Salengro, CHRU de Lille, Lille, France. jean-francois.catanzariti@orange.fr.|HARPS association, Lille, France. jean-francois.catanzariti@orange.fr.
authors.forename: Jean-Francois
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Catanzariti
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert, Lille, France.|Université Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France.|UCLille, 59000, Lille, France.|Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lille, France.|HARPS association, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Marc-Alexandre
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guyot
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert, Lille, France.|Université Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France.|UCLille, 59000, Lille, France.|Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Massot
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert, Lille, France.|Université Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France.|UCLille, 59000, Lille, France.|Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Hichem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khenioui
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert, Lille, France.|Université Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France.|UCLille, 59000, Lille, France.|Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lille, France.|HARPS association, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Agnani
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Centre Hospitalier Saint Philibert, Lille, France.|Université Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France.|UCLille, 59000, Lille, France.|Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donzé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Motion sickness; Postural control; Sensory conflict