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Medications and Low Back Pain: an ISICO commentary of a Cochrane review

The Cochrane review “Pharmacological treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews” has recently been published. This extensive and methodologically robust work significantly updates our understanding of the effectiveness—and the limitations—of the medications most commonly used for low back pain: from paracetamol to NSAIDs, as well as muscle relaxants, opioids, antidepressants, and antiepileptics. […]

SOSORT 2022: the AWARD winners and a fourth ISICO President

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This year’s SOSORT meeting, held in San Sebastian, Spain in…

Scoliosis: why prevention matters

About spinal disorders like scoliosis, it is often said that…

Different specialists, different prescriptions: how should we choose?

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Most parents of a child with scoliosis embark on a similar journey:…

Ready for SOSORT

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There are just a few days and the SOSORT  International Conference…

The winning study of the SOSORT Award 2020 has been published

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Two years after winning the SOSORT AWARD, the study "Predicting…

Curves measuring less than 10 degrees: should we treat them?

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As suggested by the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), a scoliosis…

That hated hump!

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In a person with scoliosis, forward bending of the trunk will…