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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. […]

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According to current guidelines, standing anteroposterior…

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Isico launches the second edition of the Sforzesco Course

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ISYQOL: the international version

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A brace? Nothing to fear!

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Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is a common orthopaedic condition…