UPCOMING WEBINAIRS
THE GREY ZONE- When AIS Bracing Should Finish and
When Adult Bracing Starts?
International Panel:
Dr. Ahmet Alanay,
Dr. Jean Claude de Mauroy,
Dr. Rene Castelein,
Dr. Fabio Zaina
International Expert Panel:
Dr. Ahmet Alanay
Presentation topic: This presentation focuses on assessing spinal maturity using both sanders staging and cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) from both the physician’s and surgeon’s perspectives. It discusses how these methods guide treatment planning, timing of intervention, and clinical decision-making in growth modulation strategies.
Dr. Jean Claude de Mauroy
Presentation topic: All starts at the end of growth, while waiting for bone mass. How can the progression of scoliosis in adulthood be prevented?
Dr. Rene Castelein
Presentation topic: Why does scoliosis progress after 'skeletal maturity’?
In this lecture we will go into the way the spine matures in scoliosis and non-scoliotic spine, how that is related to scoliosis etiology and progression of the curve.
Dr. Fabio Zaina
Presentation topic: Adult Bracing & Indications. This presentation focuses on assessing spinal maturity using both sanders staging and cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) from both the physician’s and surgeon’s perspectives. It discusses how these methods guide treatment planning, timing of intervention, and clinical decision-making in growth modulation strategies.
Date & Time
Feb 28, 2026
11:00 AM
Metabolic Secret of Scoliosis
by Ms. Winnie, Wai-ying Chan PT PhD Candidate
What if the key to understanding scoliosis progression lies not just in the spine's curve, but in the metabolic health of the muscles that support it?
Join us for a special presentation by Ms. Winnie Wai-ying Chan, dedicated physiotherapist and PhD candidate, Ms. Chan will unveil her groundbreaking research that challenges our traditional view of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). In this award-winning study, Winnie and her team used advanced near-infrared spectroscopy to observe muscle function in real-time.
They discovered a critical "metabolic asymmetry"— a significant delay in oxygen recovery specifically on the concave side of the thoracic curve. This hidden imbalance was directly correlated with scoliosis severity. Her landmark study, "Oxygen Dynamics in Paraspinal Muscles During Isometric Loading Measured Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis," received the SOSORT 2025 Best Paper Award and has been published in the European Spine Journal.
Date & Time
Mar 28, 2026
9:00 AM
