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Research Review: Should Swimming be Used as a Treatment for Scoliosis?

Research Review: Should Swimming be Used as a Treatment for Scoliosis?

Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist   Is it okay for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) to participate in swimming? And, if so, … Read more

Research Review: The Prognosis of Scoliosis Using Patient Specific and Radiological Factors

Research Review: The Prognosis of Scoliosis Using Patient Specific and Radiological Factors

Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Background  The risk factors for progression of idiopathic scoliosis are an important part of the history for … Read more

Is Scoliosis a Cause of Pain?

Is Scoliosis a Cause of Pain?

It might seem obvious that a curved spine would be painful, right? However doctors and other health professionals are taught … Read more

Who Should I See First About my Scoliosis?

Who Should I See First About my Scoliosis?

A Common Question That Patients Often ask When They Find out That They Have Scoliosis is “Who Should I see … Read more

SOSORT2022 San Sebastian – Next Stop Melbourne 2023

SOSORT2022 San Sebastian – Next Stop Melbourne 2023

This month Dr. Jeb McAviney, Michelle McAviney and Rosemary Marchese from ScoliCare travelled to San Sebastian in Spain for SOSORT’s … Read more

Research Review: Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Present Too Late for Effective Management with Bracing

Research Review: Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Present Too Late for Effective Management with Bracing

Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Scoliosis treatment with bracing has been shown to be effective at minimising the risk of curve progression … Read more

Lack of In-brace X-rays in Compliant AIS Patients Wearing Full-time TLSO Braces Associates with Failure

Lack of In-brace X-rays in Compliant AIS Patients Wearing Full-time TLSO Braces Associates with Failure

Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Background Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis who are receiving brace and/or therapy treatment may undergo several X-rays during … Read more

Research Review: The Importance of Co-Management in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Research Review: The Importance of Co-Management in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a complex 3D condition that can impact children at a critical time … Read more

Can School Bags Cause Scoliosis?

Can School Bags Cause Scoliosis?

Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist As a clinician working with patients with scoliosis, it was not uncommon to hear particular questions from … Read more

Research Review: Treatment of Infants Using a Scoliosis Brace – Case Study

Research Review: Treatment of Infants Using a Scoliosis Brace – Case Study

Authors: Jeb McAviney and Benjamin Brown Review by: Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist    Background on Treatment of Infants with Idiopathic Scoliosis … Read more

Can Scoliosis Be ‘Fixed’ with Yoga or Pilates?

Can Scoliosis Be ‘Fixed’ with Yoga or Pilates?

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Yoga and Pilates have tremendous potential health benefits but do these benefits extend to scoliosis treatment? … Read more

Research Review: The prevalence of adult de novo scoliosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Research Review: The prevalence of adult de novo scoliosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

What was the aim of the authors? McAviney and colleagues (2020) sought to determine the prevalence of adult de novo … Read more

Signs and Symptoms of Adult Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis

Signs and Symptoms of Adult Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis

Scoliosis can start in later life too   Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Adult degenerative scoliosis, or denovo scoliosis, is a structural … Read more

Do Health Professionals Know Enough About Scoliosis?

Do Health Professionals Know Enough About Scoliosis?

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Did you know that there is a considerable knowledge gap amongst health professionals in regards to … Read more

Online Learning for Health Professionals

Online Learning for Health Professionals

We Know That There is no one Size Fits all Approach for Treating Scoliosis. We Think Learning Should be the … Read more

5 Facts About Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis

5 Facts About Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist  Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis (JIS) needs careful attention and it is so important that these children are … Read more

Postural Habits of Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis

Postural Habits of Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist  What Happens in Clinical Practice?  What are the typical postural habits of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis … Read more

Research Review: SOSORT Guidelines Go Beyond the Cobb Angle

Research Review: SOSORT Guidelines Go Beyond the Cobb Angle

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist This month we have decided to do something a little different and explore the 2016 SOSORT … Read more

Empower Parents of Adolescents to Look Out for Scoliosis in Summer!

Empower Parents of Adolescents to Look Out for Scoliosis in Summer!

By Rosemary Marchese Scoliosis in adolescents can easily ‘creep up’ on parents and teens. Summer may be the first time … Read more

Research Review: Why Do We Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?

Research Review: Why Do We Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?

It is easy for patients and parents of patients to become focused on the Cobb angle as a measure of … Read more

What Will Happen to Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis? What does the future hold?

What Will Happen to Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis? What does the future hold?

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Being diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can be a ‘big deal’ to a teenager who … Read more

Scoliosis in Adults: Can it be Treated Without Surgery?

Scoliosis in Adults: Can it be Treated Without Surgery?

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Scoliosis is often thought of as a condition of a young child or teenager. You may … Read more

Research Review: Development Aspects of Scoliosis Treatment

Research Review: Development Aspects of Scoliosis Treatment

What was the Article Looking for? This article aimed to provide an overview of practical experience and the scientific evidence … Read more

How to Support a Teenager Who Wears a Scoliosis Brace

How to Support a Teenager Who Wears a Scoliosis Brace

By Rosemary Marchese, Physiotherapist Being a teenager who has been prescribed a scoliosis brace can be challenging. Teenage life alone … Read more