@ARTICLE{Fatahi, author = {Kord, Mahnaz and Fatahi, Farajollah and Hoseinpour, Eskandar and Mongashti-Joni, Yosef and }, title = {The effect of the physical rehabilitation program on the vital capacity of children with scoliosis of degree I and II}, volume = {19}, number = {5}, abstract ={Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the physical rehabilitation exercise program on the vital capacity of 6- to 8-year-old children with scoliosis of degree I and II. Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental study, a total of 165 primary school students who had scoliosis of degree I and II were randomly selected and allocated into the experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in rehabilitation exercises, but the control group did not receive any special training. Rehabilitation exercises consisted of sixteen sessions in 8 weeks, each session lasting 60 minutes and in each session, the children’s vital lung capacity was measured three times. Results: The results showed that the rate of increase in the vital lung capacity in the experimental group was significantly more than that in the control group (P }, URL = {http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-2862-en.html}, eprint = {http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-2862-en.pdf}, journal = {Feyz Medical Sciences Journal}, doi = {}, year = {2015} }