Entries by Utenza Editor

Kinesiophobia and its association with treatment choice in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis

19 January 2022 /0 Comments/in /by

Every year, the Italian Scoliosis Study Group selects the best published papers on conservative spine treatment from the global scientific literature.Here is the abstract from one of these papers.  Kinesiophobia and its association with treatment choice in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis  Gozde Yagci, Damlagul Aydin Ozcan, Cigdem Ayhan Kuru, Yavuz Yakut   Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2021 Oct 29PMID: 34744071 DOI:10.3233/BMR-210111 Abstract Background: Previous studies […]

The importance of observational studies

15 December 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Our study, Observational Studies: Specific Considerations for the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Physician, was recently published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.  Experimental and non-experimental designs are used to investigate the effect or association of an intervention and clinical or surrogate outcome. These methods aim to improve knowledge and develop new strategies to manage a […]

Long-term follow-up of untreated Scheuermann’s kyphosis

7 December 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Every year, the Italian Scoliosis Study Group selects the best published papers on conservative spine treatment from the global scientific literature.Here is the abstract from one of these papers.  Long-term follow-up of untreated Scheuermann’s kyphosis Enrique Garrido, Simon B Roberts, Andrew Duckworth, Joseph Fournier Spine Deform. 2021 Nov;9(6):1633-1639. doi: 10.1007/s43390-021-00354-y Abstract Study design: Long-term cross-sectional study. Objectives: To investigate the long-term effects of untreated […]

A predictive model of scoliosis: the research will be published in 2022

7 December 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

During these months, Isico carried out the study funded by the SRS (Research Society on Scoliosis), aimed at identifying a predictive model on the evolution of scoliotic curves in untreated patients, in collaboration with the University of Alberta, in Canada. Collected the data, presented preliminarily in March by Prof. Stefano Negrini, scientific director of Isico, […]

The Risser sign, growth and scoliosis: let’s clear a few things up

2 December 2021 /0 Comments/in , /by

When patients come for medical consultations or physiotherapy sessions, numerous measurements get taken and recorded, often without less expert eyes even noticing. On the other hand, other measurements are quickly seized upon, both by parents and youngsters. Take height, for example. The sliding piece barely has time to touch the patient’s head before the patient, […]

Isico science corner video column

26 November 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

At Isico we give great importance to research, an integral part of our clinical work.  Our newsletters always dedicate a space to the presentation and a comment when a new Isico study is published. From this issue on, we will go one step further, enriching each presentation with the video commentary of the first author of the research paper. […]

Correlation of Paraspinal Muscle Mass With Decompensation of Sagittal Adult Spinal Deformity After Setting of Fatigue Post 10-Minute Walk

22 November 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Every year, the Italian Scoliosis Study Group selects the best published papers on conservative spine treatment from the global scientific literature.Here is the abstract from one of these papers.  Correlation of Paraspinal Muscle Mass With Decompensation of Sagittal Adult Spinal Deformity After Setting of Fatigue Post 10-Minute Walk Junseok Bae, Ashwin Sathe, Shih-Min Lee, Alexander A Theologis, Vedat Deviren, Sang-Ho LeeNeurospine, PMID: 3461068 PMCID: PMC8497245, DOI: 10.14245/ns.2142510.255 Abstract […]

A closer look at the data

22 November 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

The study just published, A Pragmatic Benchmarking Study of an Evidence-Based Personalised Approach in 1938 Adolescents with High-Risk Idiopathic Scoliosis, focused on 1938 participants with AIS, Cobb angles of 11–45°, and Risser stage 0–2, who were studied until the end of growth.  Using the inclusion criteria reported in existing RCTs on physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE), […]