Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders Orthopaedic Research Society (CORS), and the International Spine and Pain Consortium (ISPC). The journal was initially started in 2006 and was called "Scoliosis". In 2016, the journal changed its name to "Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders", and extended its scope to include all spine-related issues and themes. The journal is currently indexed in PubMed, Scopus and dozens of other search engines. Its editorial board is composed of world leading spine experts located throughout the globe. As of 2016, the Editors-in-Chief are Theodoros B. Grivas from the Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics at Tzaneio General Hospital in Piraeus, Greece and Dino Samartzis
The body in traditional Chinese medicine The body in traditional Chinese medicine The model of the body in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has the following elements: Every diagnosis is a "Pattern of disharmony" that affects one or more organs, such as "Spleen Qi Deficiency" or "Liver Fire Blazing" or "Invasion of the Stomach by Cold", and every treatment is centered on correcting the disharmony. The traditional Chinese model is concerned with function. Thus, the TCM Spleen is not a specific piece of flesh, but an aspect of function related to transformation and transportation within the body, and of the mental functions of thinking and studying. Indeed,