Brace treatment
When your doctor has established, through regular check-ups,
that your scoliosis is progressing, he can prescribe:
• Cast
brace (which has almost been discontinued other
than for infants).
• Rigid
brace made of light plastic material. This is
the actual standard treatment and limits or stops the
progression
of the disease if worn 23 hours per day. Braces in
this category include: Thermoplastic TLSO, Boston Brace,
Cheneau
Brace, Charleston Brace and Milwaukee Brace.
• Non-rigid
dynamic brace (SpineCor). It provides at least
the same efficiency as rigid braces in straightening
curves during treatment but offers significantly better
long-term
post treatment results, cosmetic improvement and stable
correction after brace removal. Additionally, SpineCor
is much more acceptable for the patient, offering better
cosmesis, almost total freedom of movement and continuation
of sports and normal activity of daily living. The
four hours per day break from treatment advised with
SpineCor
makes it even more acceptable to patients.
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