Effects of aikido exercises on lateral spine curvatures in children

Material/methods: A group of 202 boys aged 7 – 10 years participated in the study. They were divided in 3 groups: experimental (subjected to aikido exercises; n = 68), corrective (subjected to conventional corrective exercises; n = 75) and control (no corrective exercises; n = 59). Children with and without scoliosis were studied; those without scoliosis had slanting pelvis in the frontal plane. Posturometric measurements were conducted in 2002/2003.