‘Licenciado Medicina y Cirugía’, Universidad Autónoma Barcelona (UAB), 1981
‘Doctor Medicina y Cirugía’ Universidad Córdoba, 2001
Dr Rigo’s first specialty was in Allergy and Clinical medicine however in 1985 he redirected his career to the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with special interest in Bracing and Physiotherapy for Scoliosis and other spinal deformity conditions, working at the Elena Salvá Institute in Barcelona, Spain.
In 1988, Dr Rigo began collaborating with Dr. Jacques Chêneau, who become Dr Rigo’s mentor. Their work together led to the to the evolution of the Chêneau Brace. Dr Rigo further developed 3D bracing concepts and initiated standardization methods, leading to international recognition for his ‘3D Bracing Concept by Rigo’ (also referred to as Rigo-Cheneau type braces). In 2002, Dr Rigo taught as an Invited Professor at the Bundesfachschule für Orthopädie-Technik Dortmund (BUFA), Germany.
In 1991 Dr Rigo commenced teaching on spinal deformities at the Physiotherapy School Gimbernat (Universidad Autónoma Barcelona UAB) until 2017.
Dr. Rigo taught the Schroth method throughout the world from 1989 until 2008 and since then has taught under the name of BSPTS-Concept by Rigo.
BSPTS-Concept by Rigo is an evolution of the original Schroth method, with influences from the French and Italian schools. It is an approach of Physiotherapy Scoliosis Specific Exercises (PSSE) that is integrated within a Multidisciplinary Scoliosis Care Team, following a Bio-Psycho-Social Model, working in accordance with evidence-based medicine.
Dr Rigo is one of the founding members of the international Society of Scoliosis Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) and was their first Present in 2006 until 2008. He was also Associate Editor of Scoliosis Journal, later called Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, until 2018.
During his whole professional life, Dr. Rigo has been consulting with children, adolescents, adults and their families from around the world, who suffer spinal deformities, in his clinic in Barcelona (Rigo Quera Salvá SLP), Spain.
Dr. Rigo has chaired three main International meetings in Barcelona:
- SIRER meeting in 1996 (President of Honor, Prof. Alf Nachemson)
- International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities in 2004 (starting SOSORT)
- SOSORT meeting in 2011
- He is one of the Founder Members of the SOSORT and first President (2006-8). Chair of the Educational Committee of the SOSORT (2009-2016)
- Associated Editor of Scoliosis Journal, later Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders until 2018
Negrini S, Donzelli S, Aulisa AG, Czaprowski D, Schreiber S, de Mauroy JC, Diers H, Grivas TB, Knott P, Kotwicki T, Lebel A, Marti C, Maruyama T, O’Brien J, Price N, Parent E, Rigo M, Romano M, Stikeleather L, Wynne J, Zaina F.
Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2018 Jan 10;13:3. doi: 10.1186/s13013-017-0145-8. eCollection 2018. Review.
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Brace technology thematic series: the 3D Rigo Chêneau-type brace.
Rigo M, Jelačić M.
Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2017 Mar 16;12:10. doi: 10.1186/s13013-017-0114-2. eCollection 2017.
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Physiotherapy scoliosis-specific exercises – a comprehensive review of seven major schools.
Berdishevsky H, Lebel VA, Bettany-Saltikov J, Rigo M, Lebel A, Hennes A, Romano M, Białek M, M’hango A, Betts T, de Mauroy JC, Durmala J.
Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2016 Aug 4;11:20. doi: 10.1186/s13013-016-0076-9. eCollection 2016. Review.
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D’Agata E, Rigo M, Pérez-Testor C, Puigví NC and Castellano-Tejedor C
Scoliosis 2014, 9:24 (12 December 2014)
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Negrini S, Bettany-Saltikov J, De Mauroy JC, Durmala J, Grivas TB, Knott P, Kotwicki T, Maruyama T, O’Brien JP, Parent E, Rigo M, Romano M, Stikeleather L, Villagrasa M, Zaina F.
Eur Spine J. 2014 Oct;23(10):2218-20. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3464-y. Epub 2014 Aug 23. No abstract available.
PMID: 25148863
Bracing for scoliosis in 2014: state of the art.
Zaina F, De Mauroy JC, Grivas T, Hresko MT, Kotwizki T, Maruyama T, Price N, Rigo M, Stikeleather L, Wynne J, Negrini S.
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2014 Feb;50(1):93-110. Review.
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Authors:
M Rigo, E D’Agata and M Jelacic
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Scoliosis 2013 8(Suppl 1):O55
Published on: 3 June 2013
Authors:
M Rigo, B Janssen, R Campo and L Tremonti
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Scoliosis 2013 8(Suppl 1):O52
Published on: 3 June 2013
Authors:
M Rigo and E D’Agata
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Scoliosis 2013 8(Suppl 1):O9
Published on: 3 June 2013
Authors:
E D’Agata, C Pérez-Testor, S Negrini and M Rigo
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Scoliosis 2013 8(Suppl 1):O60
Published on: 3 June 2013
Actual evidence in the medical approach to adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
Negrini S, De Mauroy JC, Grivas TB, Knott P, Kotwicki T, Maruyama T, O’Brien JP, Rigo M, Zaina F.
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2014 Feb;50(1):87-92. Review.
PMID: 24622050 Free Article
Stefano Negrini, Angelo G Aulisa, Lorenzo Aulisa, Alin B Circo, Jean de Mauroy, Jacek Durmala, Theodoros B Grivas, Patrick Knott, Tomasz Kotwicki, Toru Maruyama, Silvia Minozzi, Joseph P O’Brien, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Manuel Rigo, Charles H Rivard, Michele Romano, James H Wynne, Monica Villagrasa, Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Fabio Zaina
Scoliosis 2012, 7:3 (20 January 2012)
Authors:
E D’agata, C Pérez-Testor, M Rigo, S Negrini and V Cigoli
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Scoliosis 2012 7(Suppl 1):O6
Published on: 27 January 2012
Authors:
M Jelačić, M Villagrasa, E Pou, G Quera-Salvá and M Rigo
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Scoliosis 2012 7(Suppl 1):O57
Published on: 27 January 2012
Psychological changes during one-month course of Barcelona Scoliosis Rehabilitation School (BSRS)
Authors:
Elisabetta D’Agata, C Pérez Testor and M Rigo Caldito
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Scoliosis 2010 5(Suppl 1):O29
Published on: 10 September 2010
Authors:
Manuel Rigo, Monica Villagrasa and Gloria Quera-Salvá
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Scoliosis 2009 4(Suppl 1):O45
Published on: 15 January 2009
Authors:
M Villagrasa, E Pou, G Quera Salvá and M Rigo
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Scoliosis 2009 4(Suppl 2):O65
The geometry of the spine in the sagittal profile: a comparison of girls with and without scoliosis
Authors:
Manuel Rigo, M Villagrasa and G Quera-Salvá
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Scoliosis 2009 4(Suppl 1):O51
Published on: 15 January 2009
Expert-driven Chêneau applications: Description and in-brace corrections.
Weiss HR, Rigo M.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2011 Jan;27(1):61-7. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2010.503991.
PMID: 21198406
Rigo M.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2011 Jan;27(1):7-25. Review.
PMID: 21198403 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
«Rehabilitation schools for scoliosis» thematic series: describing the methods and results
Manuel D Rigo, Theodoros B Grivas
Scoliosis 2010, 5:27 (24 December 2010)
Theodoros B Grivas, Jean de Mauroy, Stefano Négrini, Tomasz Kotwicki, Fabio Zaina, James H Wynne, Ian A Stokes, Patrick Knott, Paolo Pizzetti, Manuel Rigo, Monica Villagrasa, Hans Weiss, Toru Maruyama, SOSORT members
Scoliosis 2010, 5:23 (2 November 2010
Elisabetta D’Agata, Carles Testor, Manuel Rigo
Scoliosis 2010, 5:15 (15 July 2010)
A specific scoliosis classification correlating with brace treatment: description and reliability.
Rigo MD, Villagrasa M, Gallo D.
Scoliosis. 2010 Jan 27;5(1):1.
PMID: 20205842 [PubMed] Free PMC Article
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SOSORT consensus paper: school screening for scoliosis. Where are we today?
Theodoros B Grivas, Marian H Wade, Stefano Negrini, Joseph P O’Brien, Toru Maruyama, Martha C Hawes, Manuel Rigo, Hans Weiss, Tomasz Kotwicki, Elias S Vasiliadis, Lior Sulam, Tamar Neuhous
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Effect of specific exercises on the sagittal profile of scoliotic spines
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M Rigo, G Quera-Salvá, M Villagrasa, M Ferrer and A Casas
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Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S7
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Manuel Rigo and M Villagrasa
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Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S35
Published on: 12 October 2007
Radiation-free quantitative assessment of scoliosis: a multi center prospective study.
Ovadia D, Bar-On E, Fragnière B, Rigo M, Dickman D, Leitner J, Wientroub S, Dubousset J.
Eur Spine J. 2007 Jan;16(1):97-105. Epub 2006 May 17
M Rigo, S Negrini, HR Weiss, TB Grivas, T Maruyama, T Kotwicki, the members of SOSORT
Scoliosis 2006, 1:11 (20 July 2006)
Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Stefano Negrini, Martha C Hawes, Manuel Rigo, Tomasz Kotwicki, Theodoros B Grivas, Toru Maruyama, members of the SOSORT
Scoliosis 2006, 1:6 (11 May 2006)
Stefano Negrini, Theodoros B Grivas, Tomasz Kotwicki, Toru Maruyama, Manuel Rigo, Hans Weiss, the members of the Scientific society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT)
Scoliosis 2006, 1:4 (10 April 2006)
Rigo M, Quera-Salvá G, Villagrasa M.
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Rigo M, Reiter Ch, Weiss HR.
Pediatr Rehabil. 2003 Jul-Dec;6(3-4):209-14.
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Radiological and cosmetic improvement 2 years after brace weaning–a case report.
Rigo M.
Pediatr Rehabil. 2003 Jul-Dec;6(3-4):195-9
Retrospective results in immature idiopathic scoliotic patients treated with a Chêneau brace.
Rigo M, Quera-Salvá G, Puigdevall N, Martínez M.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2002;88:241-5.
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