SpineCor – a non-rigid brace for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis: post-treatment results

Braces for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents

“…Bracing can be defined as the application of external corrective forces to the trunk. This is usually achieved through rigid supports, but elastic bands are also used [30]. Treatment commences when the curve is diagnosed as progressive or exceeds a threshold, which is considered to be above 20° Cobb, usually between 25° and 30° [4,22,31].…”

Screening for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents

“…There are no level I evidence bracing studies currently in the literature. Though nearly all brace studies are level III or level IV evidence studies, many of them represent important and well-organized research and most conclude that brace treatment is effective in diminishing curve progression [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] .…”

The use of the SpineCor Dynamic Corrective Brace in Greece: a preliminary report

“…From 2003-2007, 109 patients were treated. 82 patients met the inclusion criteria proposed by the SpineCorporation [2]. 26 patients met the criteria for inclusion proposed by the SRS [1].…”