CompletedNot Applicable

Physical Therapy Treatment Once a Month Versus Once a Week for Posture Improvement in Children and Adolescents

Israel50 participantsStarted 2017-02-15

Plain-language summary

This study is design in a clinical setting for testing whether physical therapy treatment that includes postural awareness exercises for strength flexibility and endurance is improving low back pain and postural behavior. The study will consist of two groups, basic treatment that will get one on one treatment once a month for 3 months and the intervention group, will get an additional group therapy once a week.

Who can participate

Age range10 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Children and Adolescent who referred by their pediatrician or orthopedic doctor to Physical Therapy treatment due to bad posture or Low Back Pain
✓. At the Physical Therapy clinic was found that this is truly the condition of bad posture or low back pain with bad posture.
✓. age 10-18 years
✓. they signed on informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Children and Adolescent who suffer from risk of structural deterioration as structural scoliosis(Cob angle above 20° and Risser sign equal or below 3) or structural Kyphosis (above 40° Risser sign equal or below 3 or Scheuermann Disease)
✕. Any sever health condition neurologic internal or orthopedic like Cerebral Palsy, Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or Malignancy.

What they're measuring

Thoracic Kyphosis Angle

Timeframe: 2 time points. before starting intervention and after 3 months.

Low Back Pain

Timeframe: 2 time points. before starting intervention and after 3 months.

Back Postural Behavior

Timeframe: 2 time points. before starting intervention and after 3 months.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03046472

SponsorAssuta Hospital Systems

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-12-01

Results submitted2019-08-12

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range10 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion criteria

✓. Children and Adolescent who referred by their pediatrician or orthopedic doctor to Physical Therapy treatment due to bad posture or Low Back Pain
✓. At the Physical Therapy clinic was found that this is truly the condition of bad posture or low back pain with bad posture.
✓. age 10-18 years
✓. they signed on informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Children and Adolescent who suffer from risk of structural deterioration as structural scoliosis(Cob angle above 20° and Risser sign equal or below 3) or structural Kyphosis (above 40° Risser sign equal or below 3 or Scheuermann Disease)
✕. Any sever health condition neurologic internal or orthopedic like Cerebral Palsy, Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or Malignancy.