The effect of eight weeks of strength training, strength and core stability on the Scoliosis deformity of 9 to 13- year-old female students

Authors
Mohammad shabani 1
samaneh mohammadi mohammadieh 2
1 Associate Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, Kashmar Higher Education Institute, Kashmar, Iran
2 PhD Student Corrective Exercises and Sport, Pathology Kish International Campus University of Tehran, Physical Education Teacher’s Education Khalil Abad City
Abstract
Objective: One of these anomalies that have a high prevalence is higher scoliosis. Higher scoliosis causes problems such as reduction in quality of life, disability, pain, appearance deformities, and in cases, respiratory problems, and increase in scoliosis angle in adulthood. The objective of the study was to examine the effects of 8 weeks of stretching, strength and central stability exercises of female students aged 9 to 13 years.

Methodology: this study was among the intervention and quasi-experimental studies and population of study included female students aged 9 to 13 years with scoliosis deformity, in which 60 female students who had dorsal scoliosis deformity were selected purposefully and they were randomly assigned to 3 groups (each group containing 20 students) (two experimental groups, the first group includes stretching exercises, second group includes strength and stretching and central stability exercises and one control group).

Exercises program included 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, and each session lasted 25 to 40 minutes. The measurement of dorsal scoliosis was conducted using plaid plate and photogrammetry.

Results: the results of post-test scores of scoliosis angle showed that corrective exercises program created significant difference among three groups so that, it caused significant reduction in scoliosis angle of subjects of both experimental groups compared to control group. It reduced more in the subjects of the second experimental group (stretching, strength and central stability exercises) compared to subjects of the first experimental group (stretching and strength exercises), while this difference was not significant.

Conclusion: It seems that corrective eight-week exercise program with the emphasis on compound exercises (central stability) as a non-invasive method can have the desired effect in the treatment of scoliosis in students.
Keywords
stretching exercises
strength exercises
central stability exercises
dorsal scoliosis
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