Bracing adults with chronic low back pain secondary to severe scoliosis: six months results of a prospective pilot study.

<p>Dataset from the paper:&nbsp;Bracing adults with chronic low back pain secondary to severe scoliosis: six months results of a prospective pilot study. Eur Spine J. 2021 Oct;30(10):2962-2966. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06808-1. Epub 2021 Mar 17. PMID: 33733328.</p> <p>Abstract</p> <p><strong>Purpose:&nbsp;</strong>Adult scoliosis is sometimes associated with back pain and severe curves can progress over time. Despite scoliosis has been estimated to affect up to 68% of the population over 60, there is scant literature about conservative treatment for adult scoliosis. Recently, we tested a new brace designed to alleviate pain for adult patients with chronic pain secondary to scoliosis. The study aims to test the efficacy of a prefabricated brace in reducing pain in adult scoliosis patients.</p> <p><strong>Methods:&nbsp;</strong>Twenty adults (age 67.8 &plusmn; 10.5, curve 61.9 &plusmn; 12.6&deg; Cobb) with chronic low back pain (cLBP) secondary to Idiopathic Scoliosis (IS) were included. Patients were evaluated at baseline immediately before starting with the brace and after 6 months. Outcome measures were GRS, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland Morris Questionnaire (RM), COMI. The paired t test, ANOVA and Wilcoxon tests were used for statistical analysis RESULTS: At six months, worst pain, leg pain and back pain were significantly improved: from 7.15 to 5.60, from 5.65 to 4.35 and from 6.55 to 5.25 (p &lt; 0.05). Sixty-five percent of patients achieved the minimal clinically important difference of 2 points for worst pain and leg pain, 55% for back pain. RM and COMI improved (p &lt; 0.05), no differences for ODI.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:&nbsp;</strong>The prefabricated brace showed a significant improvement at 6 months of worst, leg and back pain in most patients in a group of adult women with IS and cLBP. The quality of life didn&#39;t change in a clinically significant way even if the patients reported satisfaction with the treatment. Trial registration number and date of registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:&nbsp;<a href="http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02643290">NCT02643290</a>, December 31, 2015.</p>