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| Full name | Michele Romano |
| Profession | Physical Therapist |
| Actual professional positions | National Rehabilitation Director of ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute) - Milan. |
| Short biographical notes (300 words) | 1985 Bachelor of Physical Therapist 2011 Master of Rehabilitation Science 1999-2001 Responsible of Physical therapists in the Orthopaedic Section of the Rehabilitation Unit of the Care & Research Institute Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation 2000 Responsible of Physical therapist school of Care & Research Institute Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation 2002-2003 Responsible of Physical therapists of External Rehabilitation Service of Care & Research Institute Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation Since 1997 teaches continuously in Educational courses (2-5 per year) for physicians, physiotherapists, orthotists, trainers - Active Member of the international Society On Spinal Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) - Member of the Scientific Secretariat of the Italian Study Group on Scoliosis and Spinal Diseases (GSS) 61 oral presentation in national and international meetings Peer reviewer of "Scienza Riabilitativa" |
| Award received (Year, title of the scientific work, awarding institution) | - Sofamor Danek Paper and Poster Awards 1999: Posters Honourable Mention. 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS). Romano M, Negrini S, Sibilla P. The back pain board game: a new educational tool. - Dalla magia alla scienza: evoluzione del trattamento del mal di schiena nella storia della medicina – 1st S.I.R.E.R. Meeting - Milan 26-29 october 1995 |
| Medline published papers (number) | 17 |
| Book chapters | 8 |
| Book | 4 |
| 5 most important Medline papers (copy and paste reference from Medline) | Romano M, Carabalona R, Petrilli S, Sibilla P, Negrini S. Forces exerted during exercises by patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis wearing fibreglass braces – Scoliosis 2006 Jul 21;1(1):12 Romano M, Negrini S. Manual therapy as a conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review- Scoliosis 2008, 3:2 Negrini S, Fusco C, Minozzi S, Atanasio S, Zaina F, Romano M.Exercises reduce the progression rate of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results of a comprehensive systematic review of the literature. Disabil Rehabil. 2008;30(10):772-85. Romano M, Negrini A, Parzini S, Negrini S. Scientific Exercises Approach to Scoliosis (SEAS): Efficacy, Efficiency and Innovation. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2008;135:191-207scoliosis: a systematic review- Scoliosis 2008, 3:2 Negrini S, Minozzi S, Bettany-Saltikov J, Zaina F, Chockalingam N, Grivas TB, Kotwicki T, Maruyama T, Romano M, Vasiliadis ES.Braces for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD006850. Review |