INTRODUCTION
The
SpineCor® Dynamic Corrective Brace was
invented by a team of 65 researchers led by Professor Charles
H Rivard M.D
and Dr. Christine Coillard M.D. of the Research
Center, Sainte-Justine Hospital (Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
It took more than 12 years and millions of dollars in
research funding to develop the world's first
truly dynamic corrective brace for Idiopathic
(unknown cause) Scoliosis (AIS).
The SpineCor global approach to treatment works on minimising
or reducing the four key progression factors of idiopathic
scoliosis:
1. Neuromuscular Dysfunction
2. Growth Asymmetry
3. Postural Disorganisation
4. Spinal Deformation
Whilst it is rarely possible to completely reverse a
child's scoliosis, SpineCor is able to deliver therapeutic
success (improvement/stabilisation of initial Cobb
angle) in 89% of the cases.
The SpineCor Dynamic Corrective Brace is recommended
for idiopathic scoliosis patients with a Cobb
angle between 20° and
50° and Risser sign
0 to 3 or pre-menarche. Its efficacy for treating
neuromuscular, neurological or other types
of scoliosis is unknown
and generally non-idiopathic scoliosis is contraindicated.
patient advantages
Movement -
Treatment allows and encourages normal activities,
sports, dance, riding etc.
Cosmesis -
Easily worn underneath the patient's regular clothing
for optimal cosmesis.
Comfort -
Cool to wear with minimal irritation. 4 hours break
from treatment daily.
Success -
89% effective; clinically proven in a 400-patient-10-year
study.
Expenditure - A
cost effective treatment option.
TREATMENT CENTRE
AND DISTRIBUTOR
Integratif Medical is
the first authorised centre in South-East Asia to distribute
and fit SpineCor® braces. We have been providing
clinical services for idiopathic scoliosis since
2005. We are proud to partner the KK Women's and Children's
Hospital of Singapore (the 1st hospital in Asia to offer
SpineCor bracing and physiotherapy programme) in providing
the revolutionary SpineCor dynamic corrective brace
for the benefit of the greater public.
