Snow and injuries: prevention is possible

Snow is finally arriving, even in those areas where it has been a bit delayed, thanks to a decidedly warm December. But now winter sports enthusiasts can really start giving vent to their passion. Be careful, though, because sport and fun are often also associated with injuries and pain. Let’s take a brief look at what risks we can run …

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Pain in the upper and middle back

Very often we find ourselves ‘enduring’ pain that we should instead be analysing together with a specialist. Pain in the upper and middle back is very common. Let’s try to understand what it depends on and what we can do to alleviate it.The thoracic spine is the longest section of the spinal column, with twelve thoracic vertebrae. It is the …

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The importance of screening in musculoskeletal disorders

A few days ago, a very interesting study on the combined non-invasive method of assessing correct posture was published in the pages of the journal Scientific Reports (title: Thermography and rasterstereography as a combined infrared method to assess the posture of healthy individuals). A study conducted by an interdisciplinary group at the University of Catania, coordinated by Prof. Giuseppe Musumeci …

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Spine 3D on TV2000 in the programme “Il mio medico”.

The novelty of the Spine3d technology is involving an increasing number of medical specialists, and has even attracted the attention of the specialised media. On 24 February, a new episode of the programme “Il mio medico” (TV2000 broadcaster) aired live, and viewers were able to appreciate the effectiveness of the instrumentation that was created not only to help specialists in …

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