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Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2025, vol. 31, issue1
Subject Area: Public Health
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2025311.6075
Published online: 17 March 2025
Case report
J of IMAB. 2025 Jan-Mar;31(1):6075-6078
A CASE REPORT FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY PROGRAM IN ADULTHOOD PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC CERVICAL SCOLIOSIS – ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Radostina Madzharova1
, Maya Krastanova1, Irena Stoilova2, Viktor Mikson3, Emil Simeonov3,
1) Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Occupational Therapy and Sports, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Hygiene Medical Ecology, Occupational Diseases and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
When scoliosis is inadequately treated during childhood and adolescence, it persists into adulthood, often contributing to more pronounced degeneration of the intervertebral discs and more severe pain. In this study, we investigated the effect of physiotherapy on neck pain and cervical spine mobility in adult patients with idiopathic cervical scoliosis.
Three adult patients diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis were included, each presenting with three spinal curvatures. Clinical complaints were related to cervical scoliosis. Treatment comprised paraffin wax application, TENS therapy, and Schroth exercises. Outcome measures included anthropometric assessments and a visual analogue scale for pain. Patients were monitored for three months, with the initial 14 days dedicated to conventional physiotherapy and Schroth exercises, which were continued at home for the remaining 3-month period.
All patients reported a significant reduction in neck pain and improved cervical spine mobility, reflecting short-term benefits for both subjective and objective complaints associated with idiopathic cervical scoliosis in adulthood. Adding Schroth exercises to standard physiotherapy provides further advantages in improving posture among patients with idiopathic cervical scoliosis.
Keywords: Idiopathic scoliosis, Neck pain, Physiotherapy, Schroth exercise,
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Please cite this article as: Madzharova R, Krastanova M, Stoilova I, Mikson V, Simeonov E. A case report for physiotherapy program in adulthood patients with idiopathic cervical scoliosis – analysis and results. J of IMAB. 2025 Jan-Mar;31(1):6075-6078. [Crossref - 10.5272/jimab.2025311.6075]
Correspondence to: Dr. Radostina Madzharova, MD, Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Occupational therapy and Sport, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University Pleven; 1, St Kliment Ohridski Str., Pleven 5800, Bulgaria; E-mail: madgarova2002@yahoo.com
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Received: 30 August 2024
Published online: 12 March 2025