Сomprehensive restorative treatment of posture disorders in children with connective tissue dysplasia

Aim is to develop a comprehensive program of restorative treatment of posture disorders in children against the background of connective tissue dysplasia. 

Materials and methods. Ninety children aged from 4 to 17 years were under observation. Of these, 60 patients with connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) were divided into an experimental group (30 children) and a comparison group (30 children). These CTD children were under medical supervision from 2010 to 2020. The reference group consisted of 30 conditionally healthy children of the same age. All children were comprehensively examined. All СTD patients during the entire period of dispensary observation underwent comprehensive restorative treatment using methods of physical therapy, swimming and teaching patients at the educational school “Posture Correction” for children. The data obtained were processed statistically.

Results. Characteristic signs of hereditary disorders of connective tissue development were revealed in all CTD children. An increase in the concentration of oxyproline in the blood serum and an increase in urinary excretion of oxyproline and calcium were found. After 5 years from the start of rehabilitation measures, there was an increase in endurance of the back muscles, a minimum number of pathological manifestations, including arthritis, arthralgic syndromes, coccygodynia. Ten years later, at the age of 14 years, the children of the experimental group formed a good posture, a well-off muscular corset and a minimal number of complications. Patients of the comparison group during the observation process more often complained of a feeling of fatigue, prolonged, incurable pain in the thoracic and lumbar spine, weak muscle corset.

Conclusion. If CTD signs are detected in children, long-term dispensary observation should be carried out in outpatient conditions with the inclusion of a set of exercises of physical therapy and other rehabilitation measures. With the initial CTD manifestations on the part of the spine, children should be recommended to use a back support or a semi-rigid corset for the duration of increased loads, lessons, and long training sessions.

Contribution:
Metalnikov A.I. — concept and design of the study, collection and processing of material, writing the text, statistical processing of the material;
Ten Yu.V., Strozenko L.A. — editing.
All co-authors — approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Received: August 25, 2022
Accepted: September 20, 2022
Published: Octoder 31, 2022

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