SEAS study of exercise in mature spine

[hdugger]

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[Pooka1]

Well that is interesting.

I wonder if the people who didn't improve simply didn't exercise enough?

I mean maybe most people can expect some reduction if they do the exercise.

[Pooka1]

I didn't read the article but I will. I just go the strong impression that if 19 of 34 people can produce a reduction then the others might not be following the exercises. Just my thought.

I think these guys are going to have to send out these radiographs for blind readings at some point to dispel doubts if they exist.

[Pooka1]

As long as they don't come out of Montreal, I maintain an open mind.

And I think the results are in on the folks behind that one torso rotation study, which was particularly ridiculous in my opinion.

[Pooka1]

http://journals.lww.com/jspinaldisor...s_With.10.aspx

[Ballet Mom]

Hi hduggar,

I guess the question is now, which of these various exercise methods should I have my daughter do after she's out of her brace.....SEAS, side shift exercises, torso rotational, Schroth? Hmmm...decisions, decisions.

I guess I'll start her on side-shift as it's the least expensive and easiest to learn.

[Pooka1]

Wait a minute... I did read that.

I would have offered to clean up the translation grammar for a cup of coffee. This isn't a bad as machine translation and is somewhat better than a polish paper I reviewed recently. But it is bad enough such that it is saying the opposite of what it means in places I suspect... (red text added)

Obviously exercises can lead to results other than stabilization of the curve, including pain [reduction?], postural control, balance, strength, but in the indexed literature no data have been published on this topic.

Other than form (), it appears she exercised every day for at least a year and had her exercises "intensified" (whatever that means as they don't give two PT regimes):

B.I. started performing SEAS exercises 30 minutes every day at home, and came to the Center every two months to check and intensify her exercises.

Again, I think they meant another word, not intensified. Maybe reviewed or scrutinized.

The radiographs look better so I believe she reduced her curve but the measurements should be checked. I'd like them to follow her case as long as possible.

[MissEmmyF]

hmmm, that is very interesting. what exactly are SEAS exercises? can anyone provide any photos or descriptions of what one might actually do when they are in the middle of an SEAS exercise? i'm very curious as how it relates to Schroth, yoga, or PT...also, where are there SEAS practitioners? where did the methodology come from?

[Pooka1]

where did the methodology come from?

I don't know but my guess is the Isle of Capri and the exercises were originally done in bikinis and speedos.

[hdugger]

Wait a minute... I did read that.

That's the first one. The preliminary study they mention is here:

http://www.scoliosisjournal.com/content/4/S1/O55