Scoliosis and pregnancy

For a woman, discovering she is pregnant is often one of the most memorable, most exciting and happiest moments in her life. However, at the same time, pregnancy leads to various changes, in her body, her self-image and her vision of the future.

All this can generate normal and entirely understandable fears, and these can be amplified in mothers-to-be who happen to be affected by a condition like scoliosis.
Pregnancy and childbirth, on account of the physical demands they make, can indeed be quite a daunting prospect for these women.

Ragne Riim 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.

The interview this month, is with Ragne Riim, PM&R doctor from Estonia.

"I want that in Estonia there would be one specialized centre with proper conservative and surgical treatment opportunities..."

SEAS lands in France!
SEAS - Our Scientific Exercise Approach to Scolisis has taken an important symbolic step.

The first training course for physiotherapists was organized in France beginning of October.

The implication, almost exciting, is that the location of the course was Lyon.
This place represents the historical cradle of scoliosis treatment...

Digital Transformation at ISPO: Isico is there

The theme of the international online conference of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), scheduled from 1 to 4 November will be "Digital Transformation in an Evolving World": the World Congress will explore how digital transformation affects all aspects of using and working with assistive technology...

Giulia, the story of a record-breaking

Paralympic champion

It was her smile that first made us want to hear her story.

Giulia Terzi, 26, recently came back from the Tokyo Aquatics Centre with five Olympic medals from five races (two golds, two silvers and a bronze) - a new Italian and European record. Within the space of just weeks, she was also awarded, with top marks, a degree in law, to add to a previous one in political science. All in all, she is a real wonder woman, blessed with truly enviable determination and perseverance.

Isico among the attendees of the SRS webinar

A new webinar for professionals is scheduled for November 7, part of the cycle of those organized in recent months by the SRS (available on the pages of the society's website.
Two specialists from Isico, our scientific director, Prof. Stefano Negrini and Dr. Fabio Zaina, Isico physiatrist will be taking part in this online event titled Current Status of Bracing in Adults and Adolescents:An SRS-SOSORT Collaboration.

Running together for excellence
in spine education and research

During the EUROSPINE congress held in Vienna at the beginning of October, the EUROSPINE Foundation organized a Charity Run, as it does for every edition of the conference.

The event was a contribution to a good cause! 100% of the net registration fee is donated to ESF to support spinal education and research in order to advancing knowledge of spinal disorders, improving the standard of care, and the recovery and well-being of patients with back and neck problems. This year, ISICO physiatrist dr Fabio Zaina was one of the 69 participants who did not let the starting gun at 7 a.m. and the rain stop them from taking part in this charity event.

We recall that during the conference Dr Donzelli, Isico physiatrist, and Dr Marco Teli, orthopaedic surgeon, Isico consultant and newly elected president of Eurospine, have been appointed local hosts for Eurospine 2022 in Milan / Italy.

Isico Pills: a video about

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

Watch the short video about The therapeutic team presented by our physiatrist, Dr Maria Chiara Reitano, available with English subtitles and share it with #isicopills on social networks.

Watch the video

World Master: open for registration!

A teaching at the highest level and a unique course where you can learn in 360 degrees how to diagnose and treat scoliosis from infantile to adult.
Lessons given by a prestigious worldwide recognized faculty.

Self-administered from January to November except live lectures delivered 2 times a month.
All this made you curious?
Visit www.scoliosismaster.org and watch the video with the feedback from participants!

Watch the video

Back and neck pain and smartphone:

is there a correlation?

Can being bent over the smartphone too often cause back- and neck pain in younger people? Data coming out of the study Posture and time spent using a smartphone are not correlated with neck pain and disability in young adults: A cross-sectional study, published some time ago by the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies are not confirming this...

Can bracing improve trunk

asymmetries in young adults?

Scoliosis is a condition characterised by the presence of a vertebral deformity in the three planes of space. The extent to which this deformity is visible externally varies from case to case. As stated in the guidelines recently developed by SOSORT, one of the primary objectives of scoliosis rehabilitation treatment is to improve trunk asymmetries.
Achieving this objective has important implications for quality of life - after all, having a positive self-image helps to ensure a good level of psychological wellbeing...

How to accept a treatment that

"gets in the way" like back bracing?

It isn't always easy balancing our children's psychological needs with what needs to be done for the sake of their health, especially when the specialists consulted contradict one another, leaving parents confused and unable to trust them.
Wearing a back brace is not the same as wearing dental braces or a pair of glasses. A back brace is far bulkier and, moreover, less common, and this naturally makes us more wary of it.
This is why it is so important to make brace wearing as "normal" as possible, not just for the patient, but also for his or her friends, classmates and family members. Youngsters who have to wear a brace are not objects of pity; in the same way, parents who support and encourage their children in this course of treatment are certainly not cruel!

Making brace wearing a normal part of everyday life helps youngsters overcome the feeling of being somehow different, and allows them to enjoy their adolescence with greater peace of mind. And don't forget, feeling different, or out of step, is something all adolescents experience at some point, whether or not they wear a brace!
It is not the brace, in itself, that spoils a childhood or adolescence. The problem, if anything, is how the experience is approached. Fortunately, this is something we can work on, and change if necessary.
Sometimes, patients manage to do this by themselves, but in other cases they can find it useful to consult a psychologist, who can provide the support they need in order to put their difficulties into perspective.

Physical Functioning in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis:

A Systematic Review of Outcome Measures

and Their Measurement Properties

Alamran S., Rushton AB., Gardner A., Bini E., Falla D., Heneghan NR.

Spine, PMID: 33496543 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003969

November 11-12 | 15th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis (ICEOS) | Salt Lake City, UT, USA
November 26-28 | Spine Society of Australia (SSA) - 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting | Sydney, Australia