Evaluation attempt of own body sensing amongst persons with and without scoliosis.

Abstract

BACKGROUND\nAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a common structural spine deformity affecting 2%-4% of adolescents. Due to the unknown cause of idiopathic scoliosis, its therapy is a long-term and often unsatisfactory process. In the literature, it is often suggested that problems related to the feeling of one s own body are caused by AIS.\n\n\nOBJECTIVE\nThe aim of this study was to assess the feeling of one s own body among children with and without scoliosis on the example of feeling the head position, pelvis shape and balance.\n\n\nMETHOD\nThe research included 62 children: 30 with scoliosis and 25 without diagnosed scoliosis with an age range between 11 to 19 years. The minimum scoliosis value was 7∘ and the maximum was 53∘. The average value was 25∘. During the study, three functional tests were used: Cervical Joint Position Error Test (CJPET), Clinical Test of Sensory Integration on Balance (CTSIB) and Body proportion demonstration test (BPDT).\n\n\nRESULTS\nThe results of the tests showed statistically significant differences (CJPET p= 3.54* 10-14, CTSIB p= 0.0376, BPDT p= 0.0127). However, none of the studies showed a correlation between the results of people with scoliosis and the value of their Cobb angles.