Table 3.
Mean change of angle of trunk rotation, chest expansion, flexibility and quality of life (SRS-22r measurements data) Presented separately for patients with and without a brace.
| Patients (n=69) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-treatment Mean±SD |
At 12 weeks Mean±SD |
At 24 weeks Mean±SD |
F | Sig | Post hoc pairwise comparisons | |||
| 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | ||||||
| With brace | ||||||||
| ATR (˚) | ||||||||
| αThoracic | 7.82±3.49 | 7.09±3.83 | 5.73±3.72 | 46.44 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αLumbar | 6.33±1.94 | 5.17±1.46 | 4.55±1.01 | 9.73 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.14 |
| αThoracolumbar | 7.28±0.95 | 5.86±0.69 | 5.57±1.27 | 9.74 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 1.00 |
| αTotal | 7.19±1.36 | 6.12±1.58 | 5.36±1.66 | 22.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chest exp. (cm) | ||||||||
| αN1 | 2.67±0.77 | 3.28±0.55 | 3.75±0.75 | 30.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αN2 | 2.69±1.06 | 3.41±0.99 | 3.86±1.04 | 43.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| αN3 | 2.33±1.16 | 2.67±0.87 | 2.78±0.88 | 3.59 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.49 |
| αTotal | 2.56±0.84 | 3.12±0.61 | 3.46±0.72 | 37.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αTrunk flex. (cm) | 9.55±1.95 | 12.39±2.25 | 14.33±2.40 | 40.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| QoL (SRS-22r total) | ||||||||
| αFunction | 3.32±0.53 | 3.48±0.49 | 3.61±0.47 | 2.66 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.47 |
| αPain | 3.82±0.43 | 3.82±0.42 | 4.03±0.39 | 4.96 | 0.02 | 0.54 | 0.02 | 0.57 |
| αSelf-image | 3.60±0.42 | 3.65±0.33 | 3.88±0.34 | 6.17 | 0.01 | 0.93 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| αMental health | 2.95±0.31 | 3.11±0.34 | 3.35±0.42 | 7.9 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| αQoL-subtotal | 3.36±0.25 | 3.53±0.21 | 3.72±0.21 | 21.45 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αSatisfaction | 4.58±0.57 | 4.80±0.35 | 4.92±0.19 | 3.23 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| αQoL-total | 3.50±0.27 | 3.63±0.19 | 3.82±0.2 | 18.68 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Without brace | ||||||||
| ATR (˚) | ||||||||
| αThoracic | 4.62±0.86 | 3.81±0.87 | 3.38±0.92 | 21.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| αLumbar | 4.07±1.14 | 3.57±1.16 | 3.71±1.32 | 6.15 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.72 | 1.00 |
| αThoracolumbar | 5.09±1.15 | 4.27±1.03 | 3.72±0.93 | 24.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| αTotal | 4.72±1.04 | 3.94±1.01 | 3.58±0.94 | 42.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| Chest exp. (cm) | ||||||||
| αN1 | 2.92±0.91 | 3.54±0.92 | 3.97±0.81 | 44.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αN2 | 2.84±0.95 | 3.60±0.98 | 3.95±0.83 | 64.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αN3 | 1.94±1.13 | 2.48±0.97 | 2.63±0.81 | 19.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| αTotal | 2.57±0.87 | 3.20±0.83 | 3.52±0.72 | 73.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| αTrunk flex. (cm) | 9.82±2.61 | 12.26±2.52 | 13.98±2.18 | 78.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| QoL (SRS-22r total) | ||||||||
| αFunction | 3.19±0.41 | 3.38±0.31 | 3.49±0.41 | 11.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| αPain | 3.47±0.58 | 3.78±0.43 | 3.89±0.48 | 13.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| αSelf-image | 3.48±0.50 | 3.60±0.49 | 3.85±0.40 | 20.43 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αMental health | 3.09±0.41 | 3.18±0.39 | 3.32±0.39 | 9.03 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αQoL-subtotal | 3.31±0.27 | 3.47±0.26 | 3.74±0.56 | 17.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| αSatisfaction | 4.59±0.61 | 4.80±0.42 | 4.94±0.19 | 10.85 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| αQoL-total | 3.42±0.24 | 3.59±0.24 | 3.78±0.23 | 74.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Mean±SD, ATR – angel of trunk rotation; N1 – chest expansion in subaxilary; N2 – chest expansion in nipple line; N3 – chest expansion around the waist; SRS-22r – Scoliosis Research Society 22r; Questionnaire, satisfaction – satisfaction with management; QoL – quality of life.