COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PAIN IN CHILDREN WITH SCOLIOSIS AFTER THE APPLICATION OF KINETIC TREATMENT

Abstract

Introduction: At the level of the school population in Romania, current studies have shown an increased incidence of spinal deformities. Scoliosis is one of the controversial pathologies of the spine in that although the changes on the spine are impressive, the pain being an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience is among the last symptoms felt by the patient. The aim of the study is to evaluate, according to the visual analog scale, the incidence of back pain in children diagnosed with scoliosis. Methods: Pain assessment was performed using a visual analog scale with 5 levels of pain, applied at the beginning and end of kinetic treatment. Results: The results of the study on pain in children with scoliosis after the application of kinetic treatment show significant improvements. There was also an increase in joint mobility in the spine and a decrease in fatigue. Conclusions: The pain registered a downward evolution. Predominant were the cases with a pain level of "it hurts a little more", at the beginning of the recovery, and at the end the cases with "absence of pain" predominated. The age and level of development of the child must be taken into account when approaching the assessment and kinetic treatment. Pain assessment methods must be simple, safe and easy for subjects to understand.

Keywords

• pain
• visual scale
• kinetic treatment