title: Spinal Stabilization Exercise Effectiveness for Low Back Pain in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare 8 weeks of weekly supervised spinal stabilization exercises with 1-time treatment in participants with low back pain and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were randomly assigned to the supervised or unsupervised group. Seventeen participants in the supervised group received weekly physical therapy, and 17 participants in the unsupervised group received a 1-time treatment followed by home exercises.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant between-group differences were found in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and the Patient-Specific Functional Scale scores after 8 weeks (P < .01), indicating the supervised group had significantly more pain reduction and functional improvements than the unsupervised group. However, no between-group differences were found in back muscle endurance, the revised Oswestry Back Pain Disability Questionnaire scores, or the Global Rating of Change scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Supervised physical therapy may be more effective than 1-time treatment in reducing pain and improving function in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and low back pain.
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authors.affiliation: Physical Therapy Department (Dr Zapata) and Department of Orthopaedics (Dr Sucato), Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas; School of Physical Therapy (Drs Wang-Price, Thompson, and Trudelle-Jackson), Texas Woman's University-Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Lovelace-Chandler), University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
authors.forename: Karina Amani
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Zapata
authors.forename: Sharon S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wang-Price
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sucato
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trudelle-Jackson
authors.forename: Venita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lovelace-Chandler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*