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Scoliosis Braces Available on the Market
If you want to be able to look at the pros and cons of the available scoliosis braces on the market in a clear and concise way, we have made this chart available for your use. In the treatment of scoliosis, the use of a brace will be essential when it comes to halting scoliosis curve progression. and avoiding invasive spinal fusion surgery. We hope this comprehensive study chart will help bring a little bit of clarity to your decision of which brace to utilize.
Scoliosis Braces Available on the market
Milwaukee Scoliosis brace
Wilmington Scoliosis brace
Wilmington Scoliosis brace
- Developed in 1958
- Full-Time Use (up to 24 hrs)
- CTLSO Scoliosis Brace
- Original scoliosis brace
- Unacceptable appearance to most patients
- Uncomfortable at chin and throat contact
- Uncomfortable at the pelvis contact
- Metal structure worn outside the clothing
- Very pronounced brace worn over clothing
- Not prescribed often due to aesthetics
- Not as comfortable as newer low profile braces
Wilmington Scoliosis brace
Wilmington Scoliosis brace
Wilmington Scoliosis brace
- Developed in 1969
- First “low profile” scoliosis brace
- Custom plaster mold made for each child
- Variances in standardization depending on Orthotist’s skill
- Jacket style brace
- Closes in the front
- Full-Time Use (up to 24 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
Boston Scoliosis brace
Wilmington Scoliosis brace
Charleston Scoliosis bending brace
- Developed in 1972
- Improved on Wilmington brace
- Jacket style brace
- Developed to standardize “custom made” scoliosis brace variances
- One of the most prescribed braces
- Braces worn under clothing
- Closes in the back
- Uses premade molds that generally fit most children & scoliosis types
- Full-Time Use (up to 24 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
Charleston Scoliosis bending brace
Charleston Scoliosis bending brace
Charleston Scoliosis bending brace
- Developed in 1978
- Custom fit orthotic
- Developed to insure better compliance with scoliosis treatment plan
- Provides overcorrection on curve while a person is lying down
- Only for night time use
- Limited to C curve scoliosis
- Limited to single curve scoliosis types
- Takes longer overall to correct curve than full time scoliosis braces
- Research shows issues of using this brace because it worsens compensatory curves
- Research shows this brace is not recommended for severe curves greater than 25 to 35 degrees
- Night-Time Use (up to 12 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
Rigo-Cheneau Type Brace
Charleston Scoliosis bending brace
Providence Scoliosis brace
- Original was developed in 1979
- THere exist many variations based on the original
- CAD/CAM used to digitally scan each patient’s body
- Defined by specific contact and expansion points in a 3 Dimensional model
- Made of lightweight plastic
- Often combined with Schroth Physical Therapy which emphasizes breathing, muscle synergy, stretching, and posture
- Front opening brace
- Unique in that this brace is considered rigid and dynamic at the same time
- Full-Time Use (up to 24 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
Providence Scoliosis brace
Charleston Scoliosis bending brace
Providence Scoliosis brace
- Developed in 1992
- Custom fit using CAD/CAM made of polyethylene
- Similar to Charleston brace, but applies a different type of correctional force
- Developed to insure better compliance with scoliosis treatment plan
- Best use for patients with curves less than 35° in lumbar and thoracolumbar cases per research
- Strictly for night time use
- Decreases the risk of progression of secondary curves per study
- Designed to move the spine to the midline with direct force to the scoliotic curve
- Night-Time Use (up to 12 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
Spinecor Scoliosis brace
Scolibrace Scoliosis brace
- Developed in 1998
- The first truly Dynamic brace
- Most recent innovation
- Uses a bolero/vest and elastic bands
- Very flexible brace
- Very comfortable to wear
- Hardly noticeable under clothing
- Well tolerated by patients and therefore high compliance rate
- Can be used down to 15 degrees Cobb Angle
- High success rate for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
- Full-Time Use (up to 24 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
Scolibrace Scoliosis brace
Scolibrace Scoliosis brace
- Developed in 2012
- Custom 3 Dimensional fit
- Needs to be modified regularly
- Utilizes “over correction” method
- Front opening brace
- CAD/CAM used to create the plastic brace
- Made at the factory and must be modified after delivery
- Plastic mold must be reheated to modify as child grows which necessitates skill
- Full-Time Use (up to 24 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
CMP Scoliosis brace
- Developed in 2012
- Custom 3 Dimensional fit CAD/CAM technology
- differentiates between Primary Structural, Secondary Structural and Compensatory Curves
- 3D, postural over-correction
- Asymmetrical
- Spine is treated in all three planes, Rotation/Twist (Transverse), Sideways (Coronal) & Front-Back (Sagittal)
- Full-Time Use (up to 24 hrs)
- TLSO Scoliosis Brace
Scoliosis Activity Suit
Scoliosis Activity Suit
- Developed in 2011
- Essentially considered exercise equipment
- Only for use in very small curves versus observation only
- Not much research
- Not an orthotic
- Part-time use