Radiographic outcomes of stick-assisted manipulation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a retrospective study of 57 patients.
Stick-assisted manipulation lowered Cobb angle in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients
Radiographic outcomes of stick-assisted manipulation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a retrospective study of 57 patients.
The conservative management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (adolescent idiopathic scoliosis) typically involves protracted treatment cycles; however, conventional modalities articularly exercise therapies often suffer from poor patient compliance due to the heavy burden of prolonged parental supervision.
This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of this novel stick-assisted manipulation approach in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, offering a potential solution to overcome barriers in treatment adherence.
A retrospective analysis was conducted of patients with scoliosis who were treated exclusively with stick-assisted manipulation, a manual therapy based physical intervention at our institution between January 2023 and August 2024.
Cobb angle dropped after treatment, indicating straighter spinal curvature
And the Cobb angle improved by ≥6° in 22 of 57 patients (38.60%).
Significant improvements were also observed in shoulder height difference and vertebral body rotation grade.
Stick-assisted manipulation demonstrates favorable clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, with a good safety profile.
These findings suggest that stick-assisted manipulation may represent a broadly applicable and safe conservative treatment option for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.