spinal orthotic management of the elderly people with hyperkyphosis
- Conditions
- kyphosis.Other secondary kyphosis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017080335480N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion: age=60 years
kyphosis angle = 50
capability of walking without assistive devices
Exclusion: with history of cervical, spinal or lower limb fracture and/or trauma,
severe spinal pathologies and deformities,
cervical and spinal surgery,
inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis,
disease of the central nervous system, neuromuscular disorder, diabetic neuropathy,
vestibular disease, dizziness, uncorrectable visual or vestibular impairments,
Severe osteoporosis,
foot deformities
using of drugs known to affect the central nervous system or equilibrium (i.e., sedatives or anxiolytics), and of drugs known to affect muscle strength (i.e., corticosteroids), back or neck pain at the time of examination reported to be higher than 3 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and inability to put on Spinomed
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method