Evaluation of Vestibular Dysfunction or Visuospatial Perception in Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis

Is Vestibular Dysfunction or Visuospatial Perception Affected in Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis

This study was planned to investigate whether there is a visual-spatial perception disorder in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis and also to reveal its dependent/independent relationship with vestibular dysfunction.

Vestibular dysfunction is thought to be associated with the etiology of patients with idiopathic scoliosis. However, there is limited data on this in the literature. However, visuospatial ability has been evaluated in the literature regarding vestibular dysfunction independent of scoliosis. In the study, it was first requested to investigate vestibular dysfunction in patients with scoliosis. However, as far as is known, there is no study in the literature on visuospatial perception investigated for vestibular dysfunction in patients with scoliosis. This study was planned to investigate whether there is a disorder related to visuospatial perception and to reveal its dependent/independent relationship with vestibular dysfunction. Based on the studies, it is planned to evaluate visuospatial (visual-spatial) perception performance in the presence/absence of vestibular dysfunction in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis. The hypothesis of the study is that vestibular function and related visual-spatial perception may be affected in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis.

Inclusion Criteria:

For the patient and control group;

• Those who do not have any other joint deformity,
• Those between the ages of 10-25,
• Individuals with good mental status Only for the experimental group
• Individuals diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis,
• Those who have not received physiotherapy and rehabilitation for idiopathic scoliosis in the last 6 months,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those with severe hearing and visual impairment, any neurological, orthopedic, metabolic, rheumatological disorders other than idiopathic scoliosis
• Other types of scoliosis,
• Individuals with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, meniere, primary pathologies of the ear and a history of serious infection (ear, internal organ) will be excluded
• In healthy individuals, shoulder height difference during scanning, visual impairment, dizziness in the last 1 year, glasses wearers and individuals with a history of middle ear infection