SCOLIOSIS v.1.0b

WELCOME to the official page of the International SOCIETY ON SPINAL ORTHOPAEDIC AND REHABILITATION TREATMENT - SOSORT

Dear SOSORT Members,

Scoliosis (http://www.scoliosisjournal.com/), the official journal of our society is now indexed in Pub Med. Therefore I would like to invite you to submit your next paper to our new journal in order to support this little plant to grow. Well-documented studies on conservative management of scoliosis are still needed in order to balance the therapeutic approach to this disease. As an example, among 2000 articles published on 'scoliosis' in the last 10 years (Medline, 1996-2005), more than 800 (40%) have focused on 'surgery' but only 20 (1%) on 'prevention and control.' Scoliosis will provide a forum to fill this gap, to facilitate international communication of professionals and, finally, to improve the care of patients living with scoliosis. Information gained through research on spinal deformities may also provide insight into pathological mechanisms underlying back pain which perennially afflicts a large proportion of the human population [Scoliosis 2006, 1:1 (31 March 2006)].

Scoliosis is dedicated to multidisciplinary research on prevention, control, and treatment of scoliosis and other spinal deformities. Scoliosis has clinical implications for a wide range of disciplines, including biomechanics, epidemiology, exercise physiology, physical therapy, orthopaedics, osteopathy, physiatry, psychology, respiratory science and bioengineering. The following contributions are welcome: research, reviews, methodology articles, and case reports.

With kind regards

Dr. med. Hans-Rudolf Weiss
Orthopedic Surgeon, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Director of the Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre Editor-in-Chief Scoliosis

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