Pilates-Based Exercises Practised by Hybrid Telerehabilitation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Sessions are consisted of scoliosis-specific pilates-based exercises.The exercises were kept constant in total content, but the bilateral or unilateral application directions, the number of repetitions for the right and left sides, and the extremities used were modified for each patient according to the localization of the major curve and the type of the curve. The taught postural corrections were requested to be maintained during all exercises. Exercises for flexibility were performed asymmetrically or symmetrically according to the chosen exercise, extremities were chosen according to the curve type, with 5 repetitions and 30 seconds for each repetition. Exercises aimed at strengthening were performed for a total of 12 repetitions, during a 5-second contraction, by arranging the number of repetitions for the right and left in line with the target muscles, again considering the curve type, and the patients were asked to rest between the exercises.