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| Disc herniation in youngsters: what it is and how to prevent it?
Three out of ten people suffer from persistent troublesome pain in the lower back that sometimes radiates even as far as the lower limbs, a pain that lasts for a year or more rather than disappearing in two or three weeks as is normally the case.
Commonly referred to as “sciatica” or “lumbosciatica”, it is due to a condition called lumber disc herniation, which is a common cause of pain... |
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Scoliosis: swimming is the best sport to choose No. The best sport to choose is one the youngster prefers, so they will be more likely to stick to it and continue to get regular exercise.
Curved backs and scoliosis tend to be more common in young competitive swimmers. While this does not mean that swimming should be discouraged, it does underline that swimming cannot be regarded as a treatment, like it was until around a decade ago, when anyone with a back problem would be advised to swim a lot.
We don’t yet have solid data that might prompt us to recommend any type of sport rather than another. |
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Isico opens the second
edition of the Sforzesco course
After a first edition, organised in 2022, that saw participants from 13 countries all over the world, the second edition dedicated to the deepening and construction of the Sforzesco brace is open for registration.
According to one of the participants in the last edition: "This training will be the starting point for the new chapter in our facility for the treatment of scoliosis...". |
| Launched in Geneva, the WRA and the rehabilitation song
In July, during the 3rd Global Rehabilitation 2030 meeting, with 82 founding organisations, the World Rehabilitation Alliance was launched in Geneva.
Prof. Stefano Negrini, director of Cochrane Rehabilitation and Cochrane representative, was there, as well as in May when the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on "Strengthening rehabilitation in health systems" to improve access to rehabilitation care. |
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| SEAS summer hit!
In August, SEAS took on the colours of South America with a new entry among the countries where Isico has promoted its courses on the approach to scoliosis: Argentina.
In fact, for the first time, our director of physiotherapy, Michele Romano, held a SEAS course in Argentina, in which 25 physiotherapists took part. "It was a great pleasure for me to gather the enthusiasm of these Argentine colleagues" commented Romano, who then flew to Brazil, where ISICO has been collaborating for several years with the Clinica Linear Saude Movimento, headed by Isis Navarro, a Brazilian physiotherapist.
After 2 years of SEAS courses performed directly by her, the very first "SEAS Community Meeting" took place in Sao Paolo on August 19th, inviting all participants of past SEAS courses performed since then. Those who eventually joined the meeting spent the whole day in the presence of Michele Romano himself. The main theme was the SEAS exercises, in addition to an update and new developments and concepts like post-operative treatment based on the SEAS approach.
South America again, this time Costa Rica, for our specialist, Dr. Fabio Zaina, who gave an online presentation on braces for scoliosis on August 8 during the Congress of the Costa Rican Association of Physiatrist Doctors, aimed at updating rehabilitation. |
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| Isico Pills: a video about chronic thoracic pain
Isico Pills is a video format in our Youtube Channel which is designed for expert professionals, namely, doctors and therapists.
Watch the short video about Chronic thoracic pain presented by our expert physiotherapist, Giulia Fregna, available with English subtitles and share it with #isicopills on social networks. |
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ISYQOL: international version published With a pathology such as scoliosis that requires demanding treatment, at Isico we have known for years how fundamental it is to establish a relationship of trust with the patient and to have him adhere to the therapy, ensuring the possibility of a good quality of life in a brace.
For this reason, a questionnaire was developed years ago where our patients could express their assessment of the impact of wearing a brace on their daily lives... |
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| Changing school when you wear a brace
Every year, when the beginning of school comes round, we get asked the same question: “I’m changing school. I’m going to have new classmates and teachers. How should I tell them that I wear a brace?”
Well, the best thing is probably to start by telling the student who sits next to you, and then gradually tell the others. Don’t forget, it’s only a treatment, just like braces to treat teeth or glasses for eye problems. |
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Skiing, playing a musical instrument, dancing 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 years in our Concorsetto, the national ISICO competition dedicated to brace wearers, proved it.
The videos and images of these kids and adolescents 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 on our
Youtube channel find out how to ride a mountain bike or play a cello like Karolina... |
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Up to what age can scoliosis get worse?
Growth is the “fuel” driving the progression of scoliosis: the more rapid an individual’s growth, the worse their scoliosis will get, and unless it is treated, it will continue to get worse as long as they keep on growing.
It is impossible to say exactly when growth will speed up, or predict when it will stop: every youngster is different. Most stop growing between 16 and 19 years of age, boys later than girls.
There are two ways in which a doctor can work out when a teenager has nearly finished growing: one is to monitor their growth rate (on average, growth halves every year after puberty until it stops) and the other is to carry out X-rays, looking for progressive reduction of the growth plates. When a patient’s growth rate drops below 2 cm per year, their scoliosis is probably stabilising. |
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Directed Versus non-directed Standing Postures in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Its Impact on Curve Magnitude,
Alignment and Clinical Decision Making Prudence Wing Hang, Cheung Hei Lung Wong, Damian S. L. Lau, Jason Pui Yin Cheung Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 Jul 3.doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004731. |
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