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| Adult Scoliosis: look after yourself! Adults with scoliosis are often convinced there is nothing more that can be done for their problem, partly because it has long been thought that scoliosis, in any case, doesn’t get any worse once you have finished growing.
Although this is, unfortunately, now been shown not to be the case, we at ISICO, as well as monitoring patients through periodic checks, know that there is treatment available that may improve these patients’ conditions. |
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Scoliosis doesn't get worse once you have finished growing
It is correct to say that adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (which starts in young people after the age of 10 years) is most at risk of worsening during the pubertal growth period.
On the other hand, it is not true that scoliosis always remains stable after skeletal maturity has been reached. Even though scoliosis is much less likely to progress after a youngster has finished growing, curves can still worsen after skeletal maturity. Research suggests that in patients with a significant degree of scoliosis, the curve will progress at a rate of about one degree per year in adulthood. |
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SEAS lands in Israel!
Just a few days ago, from 24 to 26 November, we held our first course in Israel, at Moshav Shevi Zion, a great opportunity made possible by the local organiser Hagit Berdishevsky a physical therapist, who wanted to host a SEAS course in her country after having coordinated several SEAS level 1 and level 2 courses in New York from 2017 to 2019. The level 1 course held by physiotherapist Alessandra Negrini saw the participation of 16 therapists, enthusiastic about the appointment which, as usual, combines theoretical explanations applied in practical sections in addition to discussions of real clinic cases. "In 3 days you opened our eyes and hands to a new method, a new approach, a new world". Someone even re-invented the SEAS acronym: S o functional E asy to use A ll daily activites
S o lets get started! |
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Isico present at the national congress in Barcelona The fourth edition of the Spanish National Course on the rehabilitation of spinal deformities organized by the Rehabilitation Service of the Valld'Hebron University Hospital is scheduled for December 1st and 2nd in Barcelona.
In this edition, Dr Sabrina Donzelli will talk about "Prediction of scoliosis progression based on clinical and radiological data" and "Current evidence of specific exercises in the correction of deformity in AIS", while the physiotherapist Alessandra Negrini will animate two sessions with her reports "SEAS approach focussing on thoracic deformity" and "Scoliosis and pregnancy".
It is not the first time that our specialists participate in the event, so much so that a few years ago Dr. Sabrina Donzelli, physiatrist of Isico, and physiotherapist Alessandra Negrini had already been invited to present their reports.
For more information, visit the organizer's website www.vallhebron.com |
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| Guest in Isico headquarters in Milan:
Dr Juliano Coelho from Brazil A Brazilian colleague, Dr. Juliano Coelho, a spinal surgeon who for some years has been in contact with our physiotherapy director Michele Romano, was a guest at our office in Milan.
The visit was both an opportunity to visit our clinic in Milan and see how our SEAS approach is applied in the daily clinical practice and secondly to meet and discuss in person, evaluating the possibility of future collaborations. |
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Dr Sabrina Donzelli in a Dutch webinar A webinar organized by the Dutch Scoliosis Center, led by René Castelein, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, was held a couple of weeks ago.
Among the world-renowned experts in the field of conservative scoliosis treatment, our Dr Sabrina Donzelli, a physiatrist in Isico, gave her contribution with the presentation on "PSSE - Practical notes on patients management with scoliosis specific exercises".
This webinar demonstrates that non-surgical treatment is gaining more and more attention and the expectation is that it can help in stabilizing certain curves, in combination with the brace treatment, thereby avoiding surgery in some. |
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Isico Pills: a video about Scheuermann's disease
Watch the short video about Scheuermann's disease presented by our PT Benedetta Tralli for our Isico Pills Format designed for expert professionals, namely, doctors and therapists, available with English subtitles and share it with #isicopills on social networks. |
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A video feedback from Şeyma Nur Çevik
We present the video feedback with PT Şeyma Nur Çevik from Turkey, who narrates the learning experience as a participant of our online Master Course, because no one better than those who have attended the course can tell others about it.
Registrations are open for the edition 2023. Early-bird deadline is December 18th! You can find all info here. |
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First night in a brace? Stick with it For some young scoliosis patients, there is a particular watershed they have to face, one of those moments that separate the ‘before’ from the ‘after’. I am talking about the start of bracing therapy.
It isn’t always easy to get used to a brace, and difficult as it may seem wearing it during the day, that is nothing compared with what it is like trying to wear it at night. When a patient goes to bed in a brace for the first time, it feels like there’s an unwelcome extra person in the bed with whom they are forced to share their mattress ... |
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Skiing, playing a musical instrument, horse riding or even jumping in the air - is it possible when wearing a brace? Yes, it is; the hundreds of patients who participated during the past 10 years in our Concorsetto, proved it.
The videos and images of these kids are the best encouragement for those preparing to follow a demanding therapy such as that for scoliosis, and who are living the fear of not being able to practice a sport or play an instrument.
For our monthly appointment find out on our YouTube channel @ScoliosisManager all you can do like Arianna, 8 years old... |
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| A video commentary by prof. Stefano Negrini about results of an optimised treatment
Prof. Stefano Negrini, Scientific Director of Isico, speaks in a video commentary about End of growth results of an optimised treatment for 40-degree idiopathic scoliosis, the research published by the Annals Phys Rehabilitation Medicine.
Prof. Negrini explains how it was possible to treat patients affected from an infantile scoliosis with a period of bracing... |
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The right way to wear your brace A brace must be worn for the number of hours prescribed by the doctor: this is essential in order to obtain the desired correction and avoid the risk of compromising the treatment.
It is important always to fasten it tightly. In this way, it will be less visible, will allow the best possible results to be achieved more quickly, and will be less uncomfortable when walking, running or sitting down.
It is always best first to slip the brace on and then lie down on the floor or a bed to tighten it: scoliotic curves are less pronounced when a patient is lying down, therefore, tightening the brace in this way will have the effect of “stabilising” the spine in a more correct position.
Immediately after meals, a brace can press uncomfortably on the abdomen: to reduce this sensation the belts can be loosened a little, but without removing the brace altogether. |
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Outcomes Evaluating Quality of Life and Their Measurement Properties in Early-onset Scoliosis: A Systematic Review Charles Baird, James Archer, Adrian Gardner, Alison Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan
Journal Pediatric Orthopedic. 2022 Oct 1;42(9) : e917-e924. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002161. Epub 2022 Apr 13 |
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