Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between symptoms of tic disorder(TD) and scoliosis, and the relationship between tic severity and scoliosis in children.Methods A total of 60 children diagnosed with TD in the Department of Pediatrics of the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from July to November of 2022 were selected as the study subjects. According to whether the study subjects had neck, shoulder and trunk tic symptoms, they were divided into TD1 group(n=40,with neck, shoulder and trunk tics) and TD2 group(n=20,without neck, shoulder and trunk tics). After screening, a standing spine X-ray was performed and correlation of scoliosis with head, neck and trunk symptoms as well as with tic severity was analyzed.Results There were 26 cases of scoliosis(65%) in TD1 group and 14 cases of no-scoliosis(35%);there were 5 cases of scoliosis(25%) and 15 cases of no-scoliosis(75%) in TD2 group. (1)The difference in scoliosis between the TD1 group and the TD2 group was statistically significant(P=0.003). (2)The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the effect of scoliosis angle on tic severity (OR=1.16, 95%CI 1.04-1.30, P=0.01).Conclusion Scoliosis is associated with symptoms of neck, shoulder and trunk tics, and scoliosis angle correlates with tic severity.

Key words:

Tic disorders, Scoliosis, Correlation, Children