Physiotherapy and whole-body vibration in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis includes physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises. One approach that incorporates PSSE is the Rigo Concept Recently, interest has grown in incorporating whole-body vibration (WBV) into physiotherapy. It may be beneficial in the treatment of scoliosis. This study aimed to assess the influence of physiotherapy based on the Rigo Concept approach combined with whole-body vibration on sagittal spinal curvatures, trunk symmetry, and the angle of trunk rotation in subjects with scoliosis.Girls with scoliosis participated in a physiotherapy session based on the Rigo Concept. Among them, one part of participants additionally received WBV on a Galileo Med25 platform (3 x 3 min., frequency 25 Hz, peak to peak displacement 2 mm), forming the Rigo-WBV group; the others received only the Rigo Concept. Thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and sacral slope were measured with digital inclinometer (degrees), coronal balance was measured with plumb line from the occipital prominence to the gluteal creft (centimeters). For the assessment of scapular height asymmetry, the inferior angles of the scapulae were marked bilaterally. A rigid ruler was placed across these points, and the scoliometer was positioned on the ruler to record the angle of inclination (degrees). ATR were measured with scoliometer during the Adams test before and after the session (degrees).The study was designed as a controlled experimental trial with two groups.