eSosort2021: ISICO awarded

for the third time in a row

And the winner is: Isico! For the third consecutive year, our Institute has been awarded the highest international recognition for those involved in the rehabilitation treatment of vertebral pathologies.
On Saturday, May 1st, on the occasion of the annual SOSORT conference, this year in online mode due to the pandemic, our study "Efficacy of bracing in infantile scoliosis. A 5.5 years prospective cohort shows that idiopathic respond better than secondary" was awarded the SOSORT Award...

Michele Romano's video poster

for the e-SOSORT congress

Isico also distinguished itself for the works accepted as Posters available to subscribers to the eSOSORT event in an on-demand session.
Among the three accepted posters presented by Isico, the research of our physiotherapy director, Michele Romano "Can the tilt-differences of limiting vertebrae be a prognostic factor for the worsening of the scoliosis curves treated with specific exercises? A pilot study using a series of matched patients".
The video with which he presented his research was particularly appreciated and collected also words of recognition from the president of SOSORT, Dr Erik Parent.

Watch the video

Joy Igudia-Akumabor shares her experience

In each number of our newsletter, we present the experiences on how scoliosis is treated worldwide through an interview with one of the participants of our Annual Online Master course. They are fellow doctors, physiotherapists, and orthopaedic technicians coming from all over the world.

This interview is with Joy Igudia-Akumabor from Nigeria

"Thank you for the opportunity to learn at this Masters course. I'm really glad to be taking this course as I have learnt so much within this time that the course has started..."

Dress green with us in June!

As every year, Isico dresses in green throughout June with a particular initiative. During the four weeks of the month, we will launch mini videos with the "Best" of each edition of the Concorsetto, the annual Isico contest dedicated to those who are wearing a brace. You will appreciate a series of testimonials, drawings, videos and pics where the brace is well integrated in daily life...

Online congress in Brazil

for the month of scoliosis

On behalf of the "Green June 2021 - Organisation Committee" from the Brazilian Scoliosis Treatment Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Tratamento da Escoliose - SBTE), the 1st online Brazilian Scoliosis Congress will take place in June from 25th to 27th.
"This initiative is unprecedented in Brazil - comments Isis Navarro, physiotherapist....

Scoliosis Symposium in Turkey

The 1st International Symposium on Multidimensional Approaches to Spine Deformities organised in online mode in Turkey is scheduled for June 12th with the focus on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. The invited speakers will give their presentations starting from school screening to conservative treatment methods until adulthood.
Isico will also be present with three of its scoliosis experts: Michele Romano, director of Isico Physiotherapy, will give a presentation on "SEAS Exercise Approach"; Dr Sabrina Donzelli will talk about the guidelines for conservative treatment, while Dr Greta Jurenaite will present the report "AIS and brace".
For information and registration please follow this link

Isico Pills: a video about scoliosis and sport

Isico has recently launched a new video format designed for expert professionals, namely, doctors and therapists.

Watch the short video about "Scoliosis and sport" presented by our scoliosis expert Carmelo Pulici with English subtitles and share it with #isicopills on social networks.

Watch the video

Daytime versus night-time bracing:
what to do when scientific evidence is of no help?

When we sit down in front of a doctor, we often expect him or her to have the solution to all our problems, but of course this is not the case. Unfortunately, that isn't how evidence-based medicine (EBM) works!

EBM is defined as the explicit, conscientious and judicious use of the best current scientific evidence in decision making regarding the treatment of an individual patient or population. Indeed, the term "evidence" refers not to that which is "evident"...

How should I carry my brace on a plane?

The answer to those questions is easy: the best way to carry your brace is simply to keep it on.

There are several reasons why this is a good idea. First of all, it will save space in your luggage and stop you from having to worry about what bag or case to try and fit it in. Also, this way, it's much less likely to get damaged.

There is another advantage to keeping your brace on while travelling: if you do, you won't be losing any treatment hours during the day, and therefore when you arrive at your destination, you will be free to take it off for a while and enjoy a bit of freedom.

Be sure to ask your doctor, in good time, to give you a medical certificate that stresses the importance of wearing the brace even when travelling. This certificate can be in English, and you can present it to the metal detector control so that you don't have any problem even when you go abroad.

If you are travelling by train or plane it is a good idea to try and get an aisle seat, so that you can get up for a little walk every now and then, to stretch your legs and change position.

Index radiographic measurements in the prediction of progression in infantile idiopathic scoliosis: a comparative analysis and description of a novel predictive model

Adam P Lloyd, Morgan E B Jones, Adrian Gardner, Matthew P Newton Ede

European Spine Journal, 2021 Mar. 9, PMID: 33687542, DOI: 10.1007/s00586-021-06795-3

May 31-June 4 - 48th International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Annual Meeting | Online
June 26 - International Scoliosis Awareness Day