Entries by Utenza Editor

Does curve pattern impact on the effects of physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercises on Cobb angles of participants with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A prospective clinical trial with two years follow-up

12 March 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.  Does curve pattern impact on the effects of physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercises on Cobb angles of participants with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A prospective clinical trial with two years follow-upnders […]

Telephysiotherapy in Isico: the published research

12 March 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

In this pandemic year a lot has changed in our daily habits, much in the way we work. Something also in the way we treat patients. We had to adapt to take opportunities from difficulties. In Isico, we have done this from the beginning, overcoming the first phase of closures thanks to the online mode […]

Natural History of Scoliosis: the development of a predictive model

16 February 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

There are two abstracts on the natural history of scoliosis that Isico is going to present at the 56th SRS conference scheduled for next September in the United States: “Predicting Future Curve Severity for Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Natural History Study” and “Predicting Future Curve Severity Requires Different Models for Adolescent and Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis […]

Sanders stage 7b: Using the appearance of the ulnar physis improves decision-making for brace weaning in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

15 February 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.  Sanders stage 7b: Using the appearance of the ulnar physis improves decision-making for brace weaning in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosisPrudence Wing Hang Cheung, Jason Pui Yin CheungPMID: 33380190 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B1.BJJ-2020-1240.R1 Abstract […]

Medicine: an entirely human reality

9 February 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

As an old saying goes, “the tragedy of science is all the wonderful theories spoiled by a few bothersome facts”. The personal theories developed by individuals do not constitute science, because science is all about learning from the facts: this is one of the lessons we hope the COVID-19 experience will leave behind, not only […]

My brace: my friend ….my enemy!

9 February 2021 in /by

Aurora, 15 years old, shares with us her experience with the brace. “I wasn’t born with scoliosis. My problems began when I was ten years old, and our doctor noticed that my back wasn’t quite as straight as other people’s. On his suggestion, I had an X-ray that confirmed that I had a scoliotic posture, […]

World Master open now!

15 January 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

January saw the kick-off for the sixth edition of the World Online Master PPSCT – Principles and Practice of Scoliosis Conservative Treatment as well as for its second edition in the Chinese language. We are very proud to have collected a total of 63 participants from 24 different countries for both courses with the entry […]

WHO rehabilitation task force: Isico is also there

15 January 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Some of Isico’s are part of an international project promoted by WHO (World Health Organization) which aims to draw up rehabilitation guidelines for all countries, including those in the developing world, available to all Ministries of Health. These rehabilitation guidelines need to be applicable in any context, taking into account the economic means and therapeutic […]

The Influence of Lumbar Modifiers on Functional and Radiological Outcomes in the Brace Treatment of Lenke Type 1 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

14 January 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.  The Influence of Lumbar Modifiers on Functional and Radiological Outcomes in the Brace Treatment of Lenke Type 1 Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisAlkan Bayrak, Altug Duramaz, Alican Koluman, Burak Belen , Vedat Öztürk PMID: 33233010 DOI: 10.1055/a-1269-0000 Abstract Background Brace […]

Scoliosis and posture: the two go hand in hand

13 January 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Let us start with one thing we know for sure: idiopathic scoliosis is not a postural complaint, but rather a progressive spinal disorder that causes three-dimensional deformation of the vertebrae. Although it is still not clear exactly why scoliosis occurs, its progression is known to be due, in part, to the force of gravity (i.e., […]