2nd EUROPEAN SPINECOR STUDY GROUP CONSENSUS MEETING

The 2nd European SpineCor Study Group Consensus Meeting was held in Krakow, Poland, on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September 2007.  This meeting was held in combination with the 1st Polish SpineCor Meeting.

The meeting was well attended, with nearly 50 delegates present during the two days.

To view photographs taken during the meeting please click here.
 

Main topics covered and papers presented during the meeting were:
 

Title:

Results Analysis of 5 Years of Treatment with the SpineCor System

Author:

Dr Carlos Herrero Jover - Centre d'Ortopedia i Traumatología Pediátrica i Adolescència, Girona, Spain

Title:

SpineCor Treatment Results Analysis

Author:

Dr A Vera Miller - Centro de Enfermedades de la Columna Vertebral, Sevilla, Spain
 

Title:

Results, Experiences and Problems with the SpineCor System in Hungary

Author:

Dr Judit Farkas - Zuglói Egészségűgyi Szolgálat, Budapest, Hungary
 

Title:

The Reduction of Posture Loads and Pain in Adult Scoliosis

Author:

Dr Louise Marcotte - L'alternative Santé Chiropratique, Montreal, Canada
 

Title:

Early Results of Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment with the SpineCor System

Authors:

M Zarzycka, T Potaczek, E Lipik, J Galuszka, M Salata, M Zarzycki, M Hat, M Pilar - Collegium Medicum UJ, Zakopane, Poland
 

Title:

Early Results of Treating Idiopathic Scoliosis in a Group of Patients at the Children's Rehabilitation Centre in Radziszow

Authors:

Anna Leszczynska, Lucyna Horodecka-Wardęga - Małopolskie Centrum Rehabilitacji Dzieci „Solidarność” w Radziszowie
Agnieszka Smatras, Dr Mariusz Janusz - Zakład Kinezyterapii Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego w Krakowie

 

Title:

Early Results of Treating Idiopathic Scoliosis in a Group of Patients at the Children's University Hospital in Bydgoszcz

Authors:

Sabina Lach-Inszczak, Iwona Szymkuć
 

Title:

The Use of the SpineCor Dynamic Corrective Brace in Greece - A Preliminary Report

Authors:

Irini Tsakiri, Vangelis Vakaloglou, Kostantinos Karvounis, Petros Kattou, M Ost, P K Soucacos, MD
 

Title:

Results of Patients Treated with the SpineCor Brace at Sheffield Children's Hospital

Author:

Matthew Nolan - Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield, UK
 

Title:

Adult Bracing Protocol - Understanding the Indications, Assessment and Treatment of Adults Using the SpineCor Brace

Author:

Dr Jeb McAviney - The Ulster Spine Centre, Belfast, UK
 

Title:

Dépistage génétique des maladies complexes: À l’aube de grands changements?

Author:

Alain Moreau - Directeur, Laboratoire de génétique moléculaire des maladies musculo-squelettiques, Professeur agrégé, Faculté de médecine dentaire & Faculté de médecine

 

Title:

Basic Scientific Research from Independent Groups Supporting the SpineCor Principles

Author:

Valerie Vachon - The SpineCorporation Ltd
 

Title:

SpineCor Treatment - Early Scoliosis: 15° to 25°

Authors:

Dr C Coillard, Dr A Circo, Dr C H Rivard
 

Title:

Prospective Observational Study of a Group of 487 Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Treated with the Dynamic SpineCor Brace: Outcome of 47 Patients with a Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up After Treatment

Authors:

Dr C Coillard, Dr C H Rivard, S Rhalmi, A J Mills, V Vachon, A Del Campo
 

Title:

SpineCor Overview: Key Points for Optimal Treatment Results

Author:

A J Mills - The SpineCorporation Ltd
 

Title:

Brace Treatment in Idiopathic Scoliosis - Predictors of Progression

Authors:

Dr C Coillard, S Rhalmi, Dr C H Rivard
 

Title:

Positive Outcome in Overweight Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated by the SpineCor Brace

Authors:

V Vachon, Dr A Circo, Dr C Coillard, Dr C H Rivard
 

Title:

SpineCor System International Multicenter Treatment Study

Author:

A J Mills - The SpineCorporation Ltd