Over the past 13 years or more, we have published dozens of posts and thousands of comments on our forum dedicated to scoliosis.The Isico forum is a dedicated space where patients can ask questions and swap experiences, but it is also a place where those involved in treating scoliosis can take a more in-depth look […]
The Finnish capital Helsinki will be the venue, in October (16th to 18th), for the Eurospine international conference. One of the most important events in the field of spinal diseases, it attracts over 2000 participants from all over the world. Isico physiatrists Dr Fabio Zaina and Dr Francesca Di Felice will be representing our organisation, this year taking part for the fourth […]
In September, the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) held its 54th annual conference in Montreal, and Isico was there! The SRS annual conference is one of the most important international meetings devoted to scoliosis, and every year over 1700 research studies are submitted to the organisers for consideration. Despite this level of “competition”, one of the papers presented by Isico was, for […]
Isico offers those taking its ONLINE MASTER COURSE “Principles and Practice of Scoliosis Conservative Treatment”, which has now been running for three years, the chance to see clinical practice in operation at our institute’s Milan headquarters. Dr Karen Amaya Solìs, one of the 2019 course participants, decided to take advantage of this opportunity and flew over from Peru […]
“We couldn’t possibly have asked for a better piece of news than this to mark June, which is World Scoliosis Awareness month” commented Prof. Stefano Negrini, scientific director of Isico. “This recognition from Expertscape is a source of huge satisfaction not only for me but for the entire organisation I represent”. Because while Prof. Negrini […]
ISSLS meeting: Zaina appointed chair of Membership Committee Prof. Stefano Negrini, scientific director of Isico, and Dr Fabio Zaina, physiatrist, were among the participants at the ISSLS meeting, from 3 to 7 June in Kyoto. Prof. Negrini gave an oral presentation (Identification through movement analysis of chronic low back pain pathological spinal movements patterns and their […]
“Ever since 2010, we at Isico have been using Thermobrace, a heat sensor that is applied to the brace in order to establish how much it is actually being worn. We see this as a way of fostering a better doctor-patient relationship, as well as a means of collecting real-life data that can be used to optimise the use of […]
Isico once again played an active part in the Spanish national course on the rehabilitation of spinal deformities organised by the Rehabilitation Service of the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in collaboration with the European Spine Surgery Group. Now in its third year, the event was held in Barcelona on 20 and 21 June. The course combines oral […]
From 14 to 16 June, Michele Romano, our director of physical therapy, held a SEAS I course in Novi Sad. The event was our first in Serbia and it attracted over 20 participants, coming not only from Serbia, but also from Croatia, Israel, the Netherlands, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Novi Sad was also the venue, on […]
From May 10th to 13th, Alessandra Negrini, physiotherapist, and Michele Romano, director of physical therapy at Isico, were at the WCPT (World Confederation for Physical Therapy) Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. WCPT is the sole international “voice” for physical therapy, representing more than 450,000 physical therapists worldwide. Alessandra Negrini talked about Sport and Scoliosis by presenting the study SPORTS ACTIVITY REDUCES […]