The Effect of Back Muscles Activation on Idiopathic Scoliosis Using Surface Electromyography

Seoul National University Hospital39 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of back muscle activations on idiopathic scoliosis

* Design: Prospective study * Setting: hospital rehabilitation department * Intervention: Participants were asked to walk with a surface electromyography(EMG) attached to their back muscles. After repeating the same process with different leg lengths discrepancy (0cm, 0.5cm, 1cm), participants are compared the main outcome measures. * Main outcome measures: surface electromyography(EMG)

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Idiopathic Scoliosis

Interventions

gait with leg length discrepancyBEHAVIORAL

After attaching the surface electromyography(EMG) to bilateral back muscles, participants walk at a comfortable speed. The investigators will evaluate the effects of leg length discrepancy on the back muscle activation during gait.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy children (5 to 12 years old) Exclusion Criteria: * Children with leg length discrepancy over 0.5cm * Children complaining of acute low back pain * Children with spinal scoliosis * Children with cerebral palsy, muscle paralysis, polio, congenital spinal abnormalities * Children who underwent spinal surgery

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

surface electromyography

surface muscle contraction of bilateral back muscles * bilateral spinal muscles on T6, T12, L3 * bilateral quadratus lumborum muscles * bilateral iliopsoas muscles

Time frame: 20 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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