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Clinical Evaluation of the Ability of a Proprietary Scoliosis Traction Chair to De-Rotate the Spine: 6-month Results of Cobb Angle and Rotational Measurements

by
Clayton J. Stitzel
1,
Brian Dovorany
2,
Mark W. Morningstar
3,* and
Aatif Siddiqui
4
1
Private Practice of Chiropractic Medicine, Lititz, PA, USA
2
Private Practice of Chiropractic Medicine, Green Bay, WI, USA
3
Private Practice of Chiropractic Medicine, Grand Blanc, MI, USA
4
Private Practice of Chiropractic Medicine, New York, NY, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2014, 4(2), 642; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.642
Submission received: 5 May 2014 / Revised: 14 July 2014 / Accepted: 4 August 2014 / Published: 3 October 2014

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate and 6-month effects of a scoliosis traction chair on scoliosis rotation and Cobb angle. The scoliosis traction chair has been used clinically for 10 years and has been part of previous studies, but has not been the focus of any previous study. Our goal was to test the scoliosis traction chair’s ability to de-rotate the spine to create scoliosis correction. Fifteen patient files were retrospectively selected for study. Patients were radiographically studied in a proprietary traction chair to evaluate impact on Cobb angle and apical vertebral rotation. Six-month follow-up results were recorded. Six-month results showed an average overall Cobb angle increase of about 7°. Patients with in-chair apical de-rotation showed 9° of Cobb angle improvement, while those with increased in-chair apical rotation showed an average 16° progression. Scoliotic curves whose apical rotation worsened on stress radiography showed deterioration of the curve at 6 months. Those with improved apical rotation showed Cobb angle corrections at 6 months. Since progression of scoliotic curvatures was observed in our cohort of patients after 6 months of home and clinical use, it is imperative that further studies attempt to qualify which patients and scoliosis curve patterns are best suited for the scoliosis traction chair.
Keywords: chiropractic; scoliosis; spine; rehabilitation chiropractic; scoliosis; spine; rehabilitation

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Stitzel, C.J.; Dovorany, B.; Morningstar, M.W.; Siddiqui, A. Clinical Evaluation of the Ability of a Proprietary Scoliosis Traction Chair to De-Rotate the Spine: 6-month Results of Cobb Angle and Rotational Measurements. Clin. Pract. 2014, 4, 642. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.642

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Stitzel CJ, Dovorany B, Morningstar MW, Siddiqui A. Clinical Evaluation of the Ability of a Proprietary Scoliosis Traction Chair to De-Rotate the Spine: 6-month Results of Cobb Angle and Rotational Measurements. Clinics and Practice. 2014; 4(2):642. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.642

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Stitzel, Clayton J., Brian Dovorany, Mark W. Morningstar, and Aatif Siddiqui. 2014. "Clinical Evaluation of the Ability of a Proprietary Scoliosis Traction Chair to De-Rotate the Spine: 6-month Results of Cobb Angle and Rotational Measurements" Clinics and Practice 4, no. 2: 642. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.642

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