Effects of Exercise Therapy on Pectus Carinatum
Pectus Carinatum
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pectus Carinatum focused on measuring Pectus Carinatum, orthosis, exercise
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed with PC by doctor and indicated for the first time orthotic use
- A correction pressure of less than 10 pounds per square inch in the compression test
- 10-18 years old,
- Discontented with this deformity
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous orthosis use
- Severe scoliosis (Cobb angle above 20 degrees)
- Having chronic systemic disease
- Having serious psychiatric illness
- Having complex mixed pectus deformity
Sites / Locations
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and RehabilitationRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Active Comparator
Control group
Exercise Group
All patients will be instructed to wear the device for 23 weeks for 12 weeks after being instructed on how to use the appropriate compression orthosis. The patient's relatives will be asked to keep a book in order to monitor their use. Patients who have not used the device for 5 consecutive days will be excluded from the study. The first group will be given awareness training on using one session orthosis and posture correction.
In addition to the applications to the first group, mobilization, strengthening, posture and segmental breathing exercises will be given . All of these exercises will be combined with segmental breathing exercises depending on the location of the PC. Exercise therapy will be administered by a physiotherapist with 20 years of experience once a week and will be designed as a home program on the remaining days and will be asked to do 45 minutes twice a day (at least 4 times a week). The patient's relatives will be asked to keep a book to monitor the exercise. Patients who do not perform 5 consecutive exercise sessions will be excluded from the study. All treatments will be given for 12 weeks.