Affiliations: [a] Orthopedic Department of Hannover Medical School, Spine Section, Hannover, Germany | [b] Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany | [c] Salze Klinik, Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Christine Noll, Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Kreuzbergring 57, 37075 Göttingen, Germany. Tel.: +49 551/39 20598; Fax: +49 551/39 5861; E-mail:noll.christine@web.de
Abstract: PURPOSE:
Proprioceptive insoles are known to influence the functions of posture and
gait by modulations of the sensory structures at the sole of the foot.
Literature has shown that they could improve the position of the upper-body
in patients with postural complaints of the musculoskeletal system. The aim
of this study was to evaluate the influence of proprioceptive insoles on the
spinal curvature in patients with slight idiopathic scoliosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Eighteen patients were included in this prospective, single-centre,
randomized study. All patients needed to have a relevant growth potential
and suffered from a slight idiopathic scoliosis. Two groups were used, where
group 1 performed physiotherapy twice a week, whereas group 2 was
additionally supplied with proprioceptive insoles. Patients underwent
three-dimensional rasterstereography for back-shape analysis. Furthermore, a
conventional x-ray imaging of the spine was performed at the beginning and 1
year later to document the curvatures. RESULTS:
There was no statistical difference in the Cobb angles, and in almost all
parameters of the rasterstereography, there was no statistically significant
change between and within both groups. CONCLUSION:
According to the results of this study, there was no evidence of any
statistical significant effect of proprioceptive insoles on spinal curvature
in patients with slight idiopathic scoliosis.
