Controlling the Progression of Curvature in Children and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Following the Administration of Melatonin, Calcium, and Vitamin D

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ID15718930
AuthorsAlexandru Herdea (0000-0002-6697-2561, Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest), Mihai-Codrut Dragomirescu (0009-0008-1397-4046, Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest), Alexandru Ulici (0000-0003-1018-1506, Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest, corresponding author), Claudiu N Lungu (0000-0002-5416-3142, Department of Surgery, Clinical Country Emergency Hospital Galati, 800578 Galati, Romania), Adham Charkaoui (0000-0002-3233-4393, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati)
Year2022
Volume9
Issue5
Pages758-758
Publication date2022-05-21
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children9050758
PMID35626935
OpenAlexW4281250642
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

Idiopathic scoliosis affects a severe number of children. Their quality of life and development are also disturbed. Some therapeutic strategies have been developed to control illness progression and to optimize the quality of life. In this perspective, randomized, case-control, interventional study, the impact of using melatonin, calcium, and vitamin D, respectively, on idiopathic scoliosis patients was analyzed. Our preliminary results showed that these drugs positively affected the illness progression quantified by the spine curvature. Patients with idiopathic scoliosis may benefit from a novel treatment by supplementation with vitamin D, calcium, and melatonin

Calcium · Idiopathic scoliosis · Melatonin · Physical therapy · Quality of life (healthcare · Scoliosis · Vitamin · Vitamin D and neurology · Medicine · Nursing · Pelvic floor disorders treatments · Pregnancy-related medical research · Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Surgery

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