Many people when
they are told their son or daughter has
scoliosis begin to look for options. They look
through the exhaustive amount of information available on the
internet and listen to their doctors and they come to two
conclusions. One, do nothing, and see if it gets worse
and if it does, then there is always surgery.
Two, begin therapy or bracing to try to combat the
scoliosis. Option two is where we come in. Our
office offers the Spinecor dynamic corrective brace for the
treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Why do we offer
this brace? Because of personal experience with
scoliosis and the options afforded to patients to treat
it. And believe me we know all too well the options
available out there and we can say we like the Spinecor brace
the best and here is why.
Rigid braces are
just that RIGID! They are much like a cast and if you
have ever worn a cast what does that body part look like when
you're done. Yes, it's atrophied, weak and the movement
is restricted. That's what rigid braces do to the
spine. Hence over 60% of patients who use rigid braces
are lost to surgery at 2-year follow up, as Janicki et al.
stated in a study in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of
Pediatric Orthopedics. In that same issue of the Journal
of Pediatric Orthopedics, is was shown that only 2% of
patients using the Spinecor brace were lost to surgery at
2-year follow up.
The other benefits
of the Spinecor
dynamic corrective brace are:
It's light weight and fairly
comfortable
- It is easily
worn under clothing and is almost invisible, which means
better compliance.
- It is flexible and does not restrict
movement or exercise, so when the brace comes off the
patient isn't left weakened from the experience.
- It only has to be worn 20 hours per
day, rigid braces are worn 22 to 23 hours per day.
- It works as good if not better in
stabilizing or correcting scoliosis curves from 20 to 50
degrees.
So in your search
for your treatment of choice, please take these points into
consideration and then make the best choice for you or your
child. We Recommend the Spinecor
brace.
Many people when they are told their son or daughter has scoliosis begin to look for options. They look through the exhaustive amount of information available on the internet and listen to their doctors and they come to two conclusions. One, do nothing, and see if it gets worse and if it does, then there is always surgery. Two, begin therapy or bracing to try to combat the scoliosis. Option two is where we come in. Our office offers the Spinecor dynamic corrective brace for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Why do we offer this brace? Because of personal experience with scoliosis and the options afforded to patients to treat it. And believe me we know all too well the options available out there and we can say we like the Spinecor brace the best and here is why.
Rigid braces are just that RIGID! They are much like a cast and if you have ever worn a cast what does that body part look like when you're done. Yes, it's atrophied, weak and the movement is restricted. That's what rigid braces do to the spine. Hence over 60% of patients who use rigid braces are lost to surgery at 2-year follow up, as Janicki et al. stated in a study in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. In that same issue of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, is was shown that only 2% of patients using the Spinecor brace were lost to surgery at 2-year follow up.
The other benefits of the Spinecor dynamic corrective brace are:
- It's light weight and fairly
comfortable
- It is easily
worn under clothing and is almost invisible, which means
better compliance.
- It is flexible and does not restrict
movement or exercise, so when the brace comes off the
patient isn't left weakened from the experience.
- It only has to be worn 20 hours per
day, rigid braces are worn 22 to 23 hours per day.
- It works as good if not better in
stabilizing or correcting scoliosis curves from 20 to 50
degrees.
So in your search for your treatment of choice, please take these points into consideration and then make the best choice for you or your child. We Recommend the Spinecor brace.