Almost one in two students regularly suffers from neck pain, but the problem starts much earlier: over 40% of teenagers report having experienced at least one episode of neck pain in the past year.The prevalence increases with age, affects girls more frequently and intensifies during periods of heavy school workload and intensive use of digital […]
Vojtech Capek, Helena Brisby, Olof Westin Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2025 Jun 9.doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005419. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Study design: Agreement analysis of retrospectively collected data. Objective: To perform an agreement analysis between Sanders maturity scale and pelvic maturity indicators in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Summary of background data: A reliable maturity assessment is mandatory for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis treatment. […]
The 60th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) will take place from September 16 to 20, 2025, in Charlotte, USA. This is the most important international conference dedicated to scoliosis, with a particular focus on surgical treatment.Once again this year, ISICO will take part, contributing to the scientific program with two studies selected by the congress committee. Specifically: The […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already a concrete reality at ISICO, where it is actively used in daily clinical practice, as a research tool in studies published in scientific journals, and as part of the European PREPARE project, in which our institute is a partner. AI is fundamentally transforming the work of rehabilitation professionals, opening up new possibilities […]
At some point during treatment, every young person wearing a brace finds themselves asking the same questions: “What should I do with my brace while I’m on holiday or a school trip? Should I bring it with me or can I leave it at home? I’ve always worn it consistently and followed my prescribed hours […]
Liting Chu, Dongling Yang, Fengyun Zhang, Wenjuan, Yuting Huang, Yanting Yang, Shuangxiao Qu 1, Shenglei Huang, Keyang Zheng, Chunyan Luo Front Public Health. 2025 May 7:13:1483007.doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1483007.eCollection 2025 ABSTRACT Background: The relationship between physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and scoliosis screening positive (SSP) among Chinese students has not been extensively studied. This study aims to explore […]
Scoliosis, now recognised as a complex three-dimensional deformity of the spine, is a condition known since antiquity. The first documented accounts date back to the 5th century BCE, when Hippocrates, the father of medicine, described various spinal anomalies — including scoliosis — and attempted rudimentary therapeutic approaches involving traction, manual manipulations, and mechanical devices such as […]
Annasofie began skating at the age of just four, inspired by admiration for her older sister. From her very first steps on the ice, she showed remarkable balance and a deep passion for figure skating — a passion she now pursues with six training sessions a week, both on and off the rink. Her commitment […]
Understanding the natural history of idiopathic scoliosis—how the condition evolves in the absence of treatment— is the starting point for any effective care pathway. But to truly guide clinical practice, this knowledge must be translated into reliable predictions and into tools that facilitate communication with patients and their families. This is precisely the aim behind IS-GROWTH, […]
Yuan Gao, Jia Ying, Bowen Lai, Rui Gao, Heng Jiang, Xuhui Zhou World Neurosurg. 2025 Apr 29:198:124025.doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124025 ABSTRACT Objective: While the etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) remains unclear, it is assumed that paraspinal muscle imbalance contribute to curve progression. Previous studies have found the paraspinal muscles imbalance, but no study comprehensively analyzed the roles of different paraspinal muscle layers. Our […]