Altern Ther Health Med. 2024 Apr 12:AT10512. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: As the adoption of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in rehabilitation training is gradually maturing, the rehabilitation climbing walls combined with BCI technology are applied in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) adoption research.
METHODS: From January 2022 to January 2023, a total of 100 AIS patients were assigned into a control group (group C, rehabilitation climbing wall training) and an observation group (group B, rehabilitation climbing wall training based on BCI technology) equally and randomly. The therapeutic effects of the patients were analyzed, including the Cobb angle, waist range of motion, and quality of life.
RESULTS: The Cobb angles of all patients after three months of treatment were obviously smaller than those preoperatively, and the Cobb angle of patients in group B was smaller than that of group C. The improvement rate of the Cobb angle of patients in group B was substantially superior to that in group C (95%CI 17.8-42.6, P = .034). Moreover, patients in groups C and B had more extensive waist flexion, tension, and left ranges. Suitable lateral regions after three months of treatment than before and lower lumbar dysfunction scores, and group B was significantly better than group C (95%CI 20.3-35.4, P = .042). After three months of treatment, all patients’ general condition, physical pain, physiological function, and mental health scores were higher than those preoperatively, and the scores in group B were substantially superior to those in group C (95%CI 51.3-84.2, P = .022). Furthermore, the total effective rate of patients in group B after three months was markedly superior to that in group C (96% vs. 82%) (95%CI 79.3-97.2, P = .014).
CONCLUSION: The results of the study suggest that the rehabilitation climbing wall training method combined with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology has significant therapeutic effects on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. The intervention was found to effectively reduce the Cobb angle, increase the lumbar range of motion, improve lumbar function, and enhance the quality of life of the patients. These findings indicate that the adoption of rehabilitation climbing walls combined with BCI technology can be clinically valuable in the treatment of AIS. This approach holds promise in improving the rehabilitation outcomes for AIS patients, providing a non-invasive alternative to surgical interventions.
PMID:38607193
