Effect of PSSE on Spine Reposition Sensation in Scoliosis
Effect of PSSE on Spine Reposition Sensation in Scoliosis
The main aim of the investigator's study is to investigate the effect of Physiotherapeutic
 Scoliosis-Specific Exercises (PSSE) on spine joint reposition sense and also to investigate
 the effect of PSSE on vertebral rotation, pain, posture, body image and quality of life in
 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS).

 Twenty-six patients with AIS will randomly allocated to two groups. 'Schroth' exercises will
 apply to the PSSE group for 8 weeks (16 sessions). The control group wiil teach basic
 elements. Patients' spinal pain (Visual Analogue Scale), posture parameters (PostureScreen
 Mobile, Posterior Trunk Asymmetry Index (POTSI) and Anterior Trunk Asymmetry Index (ATSI)),
 cosmetic perception (Walter Reed Visual Evaluation Scale (WRVAS)), joint reposition
 sensations (dual-inclinometer), quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Scale and SRS-22)
 will assess at the first session and at the end of 8 weeks.
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine which is
 seen in 1-3% of the adolescent population and mostly in girls. Lateral curvature in the
 frontal plane, axial rotation in the horizontal plane, and kyphosis and lordosis in the
 sagittal plane are observed. Etiology-related factors of AIS are genetic factors, abnormal
 neurophysiological functions occurring in the nervous system, hormones, metabolic
 dysfunction, abnormal skeletal development, biomedical factors, environmental and lifestyle
 factors.

 The vertical position is associated with cortical, subcortical and medullar integration, and
 postural control based on bodily input.

 Approaches as observation, patient education, scoliosis-specific physiotherapy exercises
 (PSSE), inpatient rehabilitation, electrical stimulation, manipulative applications and brace
 application are the conservative treatments of scoliosis. PSSE, which includes
 three-dimensional correction, daily life activities training, posture stabilization and
 patient education, is a method recommended by Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and
 Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) for the conservative treatment of scoliosis. The Schroth
 'method is one of the PSSE methods that use three-dimensional postural correction mechanisms.
 The main goal of the Schroth 'exercises is to reduce the asymmetric load on the spine by
 using posture variations specific to the patient's curvature. There are no studies i
 regarding the effect of PSSE on changing proprioceptive neural mechanisms evaluated in the
 etiopathogenesis of scoliosis.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  To have diagnosis of Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis

 -  To be in between 10-17 years

 -  To be the Cobb angle which determined in Anteroposterior graphy as between 10-45
 degree

 -  To not having any other exercise attitude about scoliosis before.

 -  To attend the programme regularly

 -  To be volunteer about being participant to the study

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Accompanying mental problems, rheumatologic, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary
 history

 -  The presence of orthopedic problems or pain that prevent to do exercises

 -  Loss of vision and / or hearing

 -  Spinal surgery or tumor history

 -  Diseases in which exercise is contraindicated

 -  Patients with communication problems