Inspiratory Muscle Training to Improve Breathing, Exercise Ability, and Core Strength in Children and Teens with Idiopathic Scoliosis Receiving Schroth Therapy

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating inspiratory muscle training in children and adolescents aged 11 to 16 years with idiopathic scoliosis who are undergoing therapy with the Schroth method. The study aims to assess whether this training can improve respiratory function, increase exercise tolerance, and strengthen core stability, potentially enhancing daily activity performance. The project focuses on the impact of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory system function and physical capabilities in this group. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups an experimental group receiving inspiratory muscle training with increasing loads starting at 30% of maximal inspiratory pressure, and a sham group receiving a constant low training load of 15% that does not affect muscle function. Both groups will perform the training five days a week, twice daily, with three sets of ten repetitions over eight weeks, combined with Schroth therapy. Throughout the eight-week intervention, researchers will assess lung function through pulmonary function tests, measure maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure, use forced oscillation technique, and evaluate exercise tolerance with a six-minute walk test. Muscle strength and endurance will be measured by isokinetic dynamometry. Physical activity levels will be recorded before the intervention. All measurements will be taken at baseline and after the intervention to monitor changes and outcomes.

Inspiratory Muscle Training in Children and Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis Undergoing Schroth Therapy.