Entries by Utenza Editor

Low back pain

15 September 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 PMID: 34212306 DOI: 10.1007/s43390-021-00354-y Abstract Study design: Long-term cross-sectional study. Objectives: To investigate the long-term effects of untreated Scheuermann’s kyphosis on quality […]

My brace has helped me to grow up!

13 September 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

I’m Ilaria, and I have spent the past 6 years wearing a scoliosis brace. At last, on 28/6/2021, after countless sacrifices, many, many moments when it felt like everything was against me, and others when things seemed to be going better, I finally came to the end of my “journey” with ISICO. In spite of […]

Free Pelvis Brace works: this is demonstrated by the study presented at Sosort

5 August 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

At the latest Sosort international conference, held a few months ago, Isico presented the study Increasing Brace Comfort, Durability and Sagittal Balance through Semi-rigid Pelvis Material does not change Short-Term Very-Rigid Sforzesco Brace Results. For years, Isico has replaced plaster cast with the Sforzesco brace, a particular type of very rigid brace for the most […]

Andrea’s story

3 August 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Hi, I’m Andrea. It’s now been nearly two years, and I finally feel ready, and brave enough, to speak out. Over time, I have come to realise that people are often judged for the way they look and not for who they really are. So, I may not have a six-pack with super-toned abs, and […]

Low back pain

3 August 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.  Low back pain Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Kenneth D Candido, Johan W S Vlaeyen, Jan Van Zundert, Steven P CohenPMID: 34115979 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00733-9 Abstract Low back pain covers a spectrum of different types of pain (eg, nociceptive, neuropathic […]

Scoliosis: why choose rehabilitation treatment?

3 August 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

I have scoliosis. What should I do? Do I absolutely have to follow a treatment, or is there no point? Will I need to be operated on? These are questions we often get asked by patients who have been diagnosed with scoliosis. Therapeutic approaches to scoliosis fall into two categories: surgical treatment, indicated only in […]

ISYQOL: Polish adaptation study published

15 June 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

The study Polish Adaptation of the Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life Questionnaire has just been published (Edyta Kinel, Krzysztof Korbel, Piotr Janusz, Mateusz Kozinoga, Dariusz Czaprowski, Thomas Kotwicki), developed by the University of Medical Science of Poznan and from Olsztyn University, Bydgoska for the adaptation of our Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life Questionnaire […]

Serum metal ion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients 25 years after treated with Harrington rod instrumentation or bracing

14 June 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.  Serum metal ion levels in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients 25 years after treated with Harrington rod instrumentation or bracing Simon Thorbjørn Sørensen, Anne Vibeke Schmedes, Mikkel Østerheden Andersen, Leah Carreon, Ane Simony PMID: 34033069 […]

Simona’s story

14 June 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Hi, I’m Simona, and, like many of you, I wear a back brace. My “brace-wearing” journey began some years ago. To be precise, it was 26 October 2017 when I got my first Lyon brace. How could I forget it?! I had discovered my scoliosis in May that year, after suddenly realising, during a PE […]