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- Title
Effect of spinal orthoses on osteoporotic elderly patients kyphosis, back muscles strength, balance and osteoporotic vertebral fractures: (A systematic review and meta-analysis).
- Authors
Keshavarzi, Fatemeh; Arazpour, Mokhtar
- Abstract
In this review and meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the effect of spine orthotics in osteoporotic patients. The relationship between osteoporosis, osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs), and age-related hyperkyphosis has made this effect unclear. We believe that taking participants' conditions into consideration may help to alleviate this controversy. The electronic database includes Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Medline, and ClinicalTrials.gov. For English language literature was searched up to March 2023, and 34 articles were included in the review and 15 article had sufficient quality for meta-analysis based on the methodology quality index. There was no significant effect found from using either rigid or soft orthoses alone during the acute phase of one level (OVFs). Both semi-rigid and weighted orthoses have shown a positive significant effect on thoracic kyphosis angle and back extensor muscle strength in osteoporotic or older hyperkyphotic patients. The results of this review indicate that using a soft or rigid orthosis alone does not have a superior effect in the acute phase of one-level (OVFs) compared to not using an orthosis. However, using a semi-rigid or weighted orthosis in osteoporotic or hyperkyphotic older adults with or without (OVFs) can benefit thoracic kyphosis angle, back muscle strength, and balance.
- Subjects
VERTEBRAL fractures; BACK muscles; BONE fractures; MUSCLE strength; OLDER patients; EXTENSOR muscles
- Publication
Journal of Rehabilitation & Assistive Technologies Engineering, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2055-6683
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/20556683241268605