context scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine and trunk which includes lateral deviation, rotation, and a disturbance of the sagittal profile. treatment is indicated for scoliosis because it may lead to negative consequences with regard to the quality of life and other health issues for some patients. the purpose of this review was to gather current, up-to-date information, an...

Background: A thoracic curve degree of greater than 45° leads to thoracic hyperkyphosis, and its common treatment method is orthotic treatment. The acceptance rate of spinal orthosis depends on in-brace correction, patient`s compliance and quality of life. Objective: In this study, we aimed to compare in-brace correction, compliance and quality of life in patients with thoracic hyperkyphosis ...

INTRODUCTION In-brace radiographic correction is considered a reliable check of brace efficacy. The aim of this study was to correlate the in-brace correction with the short term results of treatment (6 months). METHODS DESIGN pre-post study POPULATION 41 consecutive adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis who were prescribed a brace treatment (39 thoracic curves, 37±12°; 16 thoracolu...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) presents as an abnormal curvature of spine with vertebral rotation. It may impact the patient for their entire life. Approximately 0.25% of adolescents will require treatment. Brace treatment is the most commonly used non-surgical treatment for AIS. Its goal is stop the progression and maintain the curve at an acceptable level through the high risk growth p...

BACKGROUND Dynamic brace compression is a novel treatment for patients with pectus carinatum. The dynamic compression system contains a device to measure the flexibility of the thoracic wall and regulate the pressure of the brace. METHODS Patients referred to our pediatric surgical center were screened for treatment with the dynamic compression brace. Patients with a pressure of initial corre...

BACKGROUND The authors evaluated the effectiveness of brace-only treatment, physical therapy, and the combination of these for patients with tennis elbow. METHODS Patients were randomized over 3 groups: brace-only treatment, physical therapy, and the combination of these. Main outcome measures were success rate, severity of complaints, pain, disability, and satisfaction. Data were analyzed us...

STUDY DESIGN A prospective treatment study with a new brace was conducted Objective. To evaluate radiological and subjective clinical results after one year conservative brace treatment with pressure onto lordosis at the thoracolumbar joint in children with scoliosis and kyphosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Conservative brace treatment of adolescent scoliosis is not proven to be effective in ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to retrospectively investigate the changes in pulmonary function and its influencing factors in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) undergoing preoperative brace treatment or not. METHODS Total 237 AIS patients (43 boys, 194 girls) who underwent operations and had a complete record of pulmonary function tests were enrolled and were divided i...

Background The Maastricht brace (M-brace) was developed to improve compliance and associated efficacy of brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Initial pressure measurements in the M-brace revealed a higher corrective pressure as compared to the Boston brace, and a better patient reported quality of life, as measured with the SRS 22 and Brace questionnaire. We present the fir...

Material and methods We studied clinical outcomes of Cheneau’s brace treatment 0f 147 scoliotic patients (age 10 to 18). Patients were subdivided in 2 groups. Group A was made up by 79 patients whose brace treatment was combined with considerable motion activity based on our program. Rehabilitation program included aerobics, dancing (in brace), swimming, doing special exercise (in brace and wit...