Every year, when the beginning of school comes round, we get asked the same question: “I’m changing school. I’m going to have new classmates and teachers. How should I tell them that I wear a brace?” Well, the best thing is probably to start by telling the student who sits next to you, and then […]
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. Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, Hei Lung Wong, Damian S L Lau, Jason Pui Yin Cheung Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Jul 3. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004731. Online ahead of print Abstract Study design: Prospective study. Objective: To investigate the difference […]
With a pathology such as scoliosis that requires demanding treatment, at Isico we have known for years how fundamental it is to establish a relationship of trust with the patient and to have him adhere to the therapy, ensuring the possibility of a good quality of life in a brace. For this reason, years ago, […]
Three out of ten people suffer from persistent troublesome pain in the lower back that sometimes radiates even as far as the lower limbs, a pain that lasts for a year or more rather than disappearing in two or three weeks as is normally the case. Commonly referred to as “sciatica” or “lumbosciatica”, it is […]
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. Can the proximal humeral ossification system (PHOS) effectively guide brace weaning in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? Prudence Wing Hang Cheung , Jason Pui Yin Cheung Eur Spine J. 2023 Jun;32(6):2185-2195.doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07693-6. Epub […]
Unfortunately, scoliosis has to be treated in adolescence, which is already a very tricky and delicate phase in which youngsters often feel torn between wanting to be independent and wanting to fit in and belong.We have all been through it and know how difficult this period of growing up can be. It’s not easy being […]
Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is a common orthopaedic condition among children and adults, with a prevalence of 90% in the general population and 40% among athletes. LLD occurs when the lower limbs are of unequal length; the discrepancy is typically less than 10 mm and asymptomatic.Individuals easily compensate for it through small adaptations of which […]
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. The Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Humeral Head Ossification System and the Proximal Femur Maturity Index Assessments for Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Qing-da Lu, Chen-Xin Liu, Shuai Yang, Bo-Hai Qi, Huan-An […]
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. The relationship between minor coronal asymmetry of the spine and measures of spinal sagittal shape in adolescents without visible scoliosis Adrian Gardner, Fiona Berryman, Paul Pynsent Sci Re. 2023 Mar 15;13(1):4294. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31237-z. […]
This is a question many parents ask us when scoliosis is diagnosed. Perhaps their child has a particularly tricky curve, or maybe they themselves can remember dealing with the same condition when they were young. It is the same question we were recently asked by the mother of a five-year-old girl who, at this tender […]