| Objective:To analyze the effectiveness of night-time bending brace in the treatment of adolescent single-curve idiopathic scoliosis.Method:Forty patients with single-curve scoliosis were divided into observation group (n=22) and control group (n=18).The patients in the observation group wore night-time bending brace for 8-10 h when sleeping,and those in the control group wore traditional scoliosis brace for more than 20 h.The Cobb's angle, apex vertebral trunking distance from the center line (AVT),trunk swing (TS),spinal flexibility and vital capacity (VC) were comapred between two groups.Results:After treatment,the cobb's angle,AVT and TS in both two groups were significantly reduced as compared with those before treatment (P<0.01),and those indexes were even significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.01).After treatment,VC in both two groups was increased as compared with that before treatment,and the index was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.01).Conclusion:Night-time bending brace is suitable for the treatment of adolescent single-curve idiopathic scoliosis,and the corrective effectiveness is significantly superior to the traditional scoliosis brace,so it is worthy of clinical popularization and application. |
