Overview
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood. Problems such as weakness or pain may occur in JIA, especially in the joints and the muscles around the trunk (1). These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA (2, 3). All these situations can lead to scoliosis, which we often encounter in children with JIA. Current studies describing various 3-dimension (3D) exercise methods (SEAS, Schroth, Dobomed, BSPTS, Side-shift, Lyon, etc.) effective on scoliosis (4). However, no study was found in the literature that searching the effects of these exercise methods on gait parameters in children with scoliosis diagnosed JIA.
Description
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood. Problems such as weakness or pain may occur in JIA, especially in the joints and the muscles around the trunk (1). These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA (2, 3). All these situations can lead to scoliosis, which we often encounter in children with JIA. Current studies describing various 3-dimension (3D) exercise methods (SEAS, Schroth, Dobomed, BSPTS, Side-shift, Lyon, etc.) effective on scoliosis (4). However, no study was found in the literature that searching the effects of these exercise methods on gait parameters in children with scoliosis diagnosed JIA. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of two different exercise programs (conventional exercise program against the 3D exercises) on gait parameters in children with scoliosis diagnosed JIA.
In this study, the participants will be evaluated and then they will be divided into two groups randomly. The first group will be administered as a conventional exercise group and the second one will be undergone as a 3d exercise group. After the interventions, they will be re-evaluted by the physiotherapist and the outcomes will be recorded.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Inclusion criteria was a diagnosis of JIA between the age of 8 and 16, Cobb angle > 10° and < 45° in spine X-ray, and skeletal maturity 0-4 in Risser scale.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Exclusion criteria were having an additional neurological or orthopedic diagnosis other than scoliosis accompanying JIA and affecting treatment results, having had any surgery on the spine, having lower extremity asymmetry, having received scoliosis treatment before, and being at a level that will not understand the questions asked.