Entries by Utenza Editor

Extreme long-term outcome of operatively versus conservatively treated patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

17 July 2020 /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.  Extreme long-term outcome of operatively versus conservatively treated patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosisMazda Farshad, Lucas Kutschke, Christoph J. Laux, Method Kabelitz, Regula Schüpbach, Thomas Böni& Thorsten Jentzsch  European Spine Journal 2020 – DOI: 10.1007/s00586-020-06509-1 Purpose: We report on […]

Scoliosis: situations to beware of in adulthood

16 July 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

The importance of keeping scoliosis under control through regular specialist check-ups is well known, and this is also true in adulthood when the condition can continue to evolve, albeit slowly and gradually (by half/one degree per year according to the literature). Although curves measuring less than 30° are unlikely to progress (and a progression becomes […]

Friends and brace

13 July 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

Adolescence and bracing are two challenges that can be difficult to face simultaneously.  In our view, this is perfectly natural and understandable. Adolescence is usually perceived as a difficult phase during which young people are still immature, tend to be irrational, and struggle to control their emotions. However, research studies focusing on the development of […]

And the Sosort Award winner is… Isico!

13 July 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

At the International Sosort Meeting in June, this year held for the first time ever entirely online, Isico recorded another great success. Dr Sabrina Donzelli, Isico physiatrist, won the Sosort Award, the event’s top prize, for her research entitled: “Predicting final results of Brace Treatment of Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: First Out-of-Brace are Better than […]

Summer in a brace

13 July 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

Summer is here at last and it is finally time to go on your long-awaited summer holidays. The problem is, you have to take a particularly annoying friend with you – your back brace, which is particularly difficult to put up with at this time of year. Yes, spending summer in a brace is another […]

My treatment hasn’t had the desired effect: why?

28 May 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

Sometimes, even when a patient has followed the prescribed course of treatment (bracing and exercises), the final outcome isn’t what they expected and there are no marked improvements. Why is this? Let’s start by reiterating something we all know to be a fact. Scoliosis is a disease that can strike with varying degrees of severity […]

Sforzesco in-brace corrections visible with EOS images

28 May 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

The aim of our study “The three-dimensional analysis of the Sforzesco brace correction ”, published by Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, is to analyse the Sforzesco Brace correction, through all the parameters provided by Eos 3D imaging system. This is a cross-sectional study from a prospective database started in March 2003.The study took into account 16 […]

Reliable Skeletal Maturity Assessment for an AIS Patient Cohort: External Validation of the Proximal Humerus Ossification System (PHOS) and Relevant Learning Methodology

27 May 2020 /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.  Reliable Skeletal Maturity Assessment for an AIS Patient Cohort: External Validation of the Proximal Humerus Ossification System (PHOS) and Relevant Learning MethodologyTheodor Di Pauli von Treuheim, Don T Li […]

Scoliosis: can it harm the lungs?

26 May 2020 /0 Comments/in , /by

Can scoliosis harm the respiratory system? Patients often ask us this question, as it is an aspect that particularly worries them. The main purpose of the rib cage – we have 12 ribs – is to protect vital organs such as the heart and lungs. Scoliosis, as we know, takes the form of spinal abnormalities […]

Telemedicine: patients’ feedback

6 May 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

While Isico has organized to reopen in total safety its clinics throughout Italy (the reopening was on May 11th ), our work never stopped thanks to the Telemedicine, started two months ago. Weeks later, we are sure that it was the best choice for this specific moment we are experiencing because it allowed us to […]