Ultrasound evaluation of the symmetry of abdominal muscles in mild adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Physical Therapy Science
Pawel LinekAnna Gogola

Abstract

[Purpose] The objective of the study was to evaluate the symmetry of the thickness of the abdominal muscles at rest and while standing in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. [Subjects and Methods] An ultrasound assessment was performed of the side-to-side differences of the external oblique (EO), internal oblique (IO), and transversus abdominalis (TrA) muscles in the supine and standing positions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and control groups. [Results] In the AIS group, 64.3% of the patients had left scoliosis with a mean Cobb angle of 10.7°, and 35.7% of the patients had right scoliosis with a mean Cobb angle of 10°. In the supine position, the thickness asymmetry of the TrA was greater in the AIS compared with the control group by an average of 14% (95% CI 3.9-24.2). [Conclusion] Among the abdominal muscles examined, patients with AIS exhibited more asymmetry only for the TrA. In the standing position, the TrA was as symmetric in the patients as in the control group. Mild scoliosis has no impact on the symmetry of the thickness of the OE and OI in the supine and standing positions. The direction of curvature had no effect on the symmetry of the abdominal muscles studied.

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May 18, 2016·Journal of Physical Therapy Science·Sunghak Byun, Dongwook Han
Dec 13, 2016·Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine : Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine·Pawel LinekAndrzej Myśliwiec
Jul 1, 2017·The Journal of International Medical Research·Ashraf Abdelaal Mohamed AbdelaalMohamed Salem Saed Badghish
May 7, 2020·Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·Luciano BissolottiCostantino Cosimo
Jul 2, 2021·European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine·Muhsin Doranİlhami Ata

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