Does Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Treatment in Adolescence Alter Adult Quality of Life?

Table 3

Lung volumes and respiratory function of the participants.

	Total group; ()	Able-bodied; ()	Scoliotics; ()		Scoliotics; ()
					Mild; ()	Moderate; ()
TLC %				.06			.91
VC %				.11			.61
FVCex %				.66			.28
FVCin %				.09			.83

Data are presented as mean ± SD; %: percentage of the European Respiratory Society’s predicted value; TLC: total lung capacity; VC: vital capacity; FVC_ex: forced vital capacity in exertion; FVC_in: forced vital capacity in insertion; A: actual value in litres; three subjects (one able-bodied and two mild scoliotics, 2.8% of the whole group) were unable to perform three measurements within acceptable repeatability; thus data for 141 subjects are presented.