Do adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis have body schema disorders? A cross-sectional study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2016
Citazione:
Do adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis have body schema disorders? A cross-sectional study / A. Picelli, S. Negrini, A. Zenorini, M. Iosa, S. Paolucci, N. Smania. - In: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION. - ISSN 1053-8127. - 29:1(2016), pp. 89-96. [10.3233/BMR-150602]
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: To date etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis appears complex and still remains unclear. A distorted body schema has been proposed to be a part of a sequence of pathological events in the development of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the awareness of trunk misalignment in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
METHODS: Information about 44 adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis was collected as follows: age; sex; handedness; family history of scoliosis; back pain; sport practice; shoulder and waist line symmetry; leg length; dorsal kyphosis; back hump; rehabilitation; scoliotic curve; Risser sign. We evaluated awareness of trunk misalignment with a graphic table displaying pictures of progressively increasing scoliotic curves. Patients were asked to indicate which picture corresponded to their perceived own spinal alignment.
RESULTS: Patients with thoracolumbar scoliosis overestimated their actual thoracic spine curve. Patients with thoracicthoracolumbar scoliosis underestimated their actual thoracolumbar spine curve and overestimated their actual lumbar spine curve. Scoliotic curve > 15 degrees, double curve, younger age, back pain, family history of scoliosis and lower Risser score related with a misperception of trunk alignment.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the hypothesis that adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis have an altered corporeal awareness of their trunk alignment.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Body schema; body image; consciousness; corporeal awareness; rehabilitation; Adolescent; Age Factors; Back Pain; Body Image; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Perception; Scoliosis; Severity of Illness Index
Elenco autori:
A. Picelli, S. Negrini, A. Zenorini, M. Iosa, S. Paolucci, N. Smania
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