Corset in scoliosis: 1, 2, 3 degree, how to choose popular models

Corrective therapy for hundreds of years of struggle with violations of the musculoskeletal device has proven itself an effective remedy and a medical corset for scoliosis is consistently ranked in the comprehensive treatment and prevention. Scoliosis as a collective name for a number of different asymmetric curvature of the spine is not a separate disease but rather a common symptom, like a headache or fever and can hide other, more serious violations.

Although clearly assess the risk of scoliosis is difficult (in 80% of cases, the disease is recognized idiopathic, i.e. unexplained reason) can uniquely identify the leading role sedentary sedentary lifestyle in the development of pathology. Scoliosis is most dangerous for children and teenagers in a period of intense physical development (10-18 years) and the lack of treatment at this age leads to significant problems with posture and possible complications with diseases back in the future.

The types and application of corrective corsets

The corsets for back in scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis, and their blended combinations are most effective in the early stages. If timely measures aimed at the elimination of deformations of the spine, orthopedic products, combined with additional methods (gymnastics, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and other physiotherapy) allow you to completely restore normal posture within a few months of use. Depending on the intensity and characteristics of symptoms in a particular patient, a corset to the spine in scoliosis is of two types - a supportive and corrective.

It is almost impossible to find two identical forms of a curvature of the spine, so you need a strictly individual approach to the choice of the device for the correction of the back.

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Support

More of a preventive tool than a way to eliminate running the pathology that support back brace is assigned:

• For the treatment of scoliosis of the first degree;
• As a preventive therapeutic measure, if there are prerequisites to the development of scoliosis, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, permanent failure of normal posture;
• To impede the progress of deformation, relieving the accompanying pain and muscles;
• As an auxiliary means of retaining the posture in other diseases of the spine.

The benefits of supporting features should include ease of concealed carry, accessibility and versatility. The difference in construction allow us to distinguish three main types of correctors for posture support:

• Declinatory. Simple orthopedic devices made from a combination of dense elastic straps crisscross the top eight on his chest. Helps prevent lateral misalignment in the posture and slouching, gently straighten back spine. A comprehensive practical fact that without a problem combined with more complex corsets.
• Chest concealer. Full bandage for the upper half of the torso with extra tapes around the body and semi-rigid frame which provides support for the body to cope with a severe stooped posture, scoliosis and deviations of the blades.
• Gradepoint semi-rigid back brace scoliosis. Helps prevent the development of scoliosis of 1-2 degrees, normal, or mixed type at the expense of full coverage with ribs the entire surface of the back. Transitional measure between the usual support and corrective treatment. Chosen by the doctor individually according to size and dresses for special equipment that ensures optimum results.

Corrective corsets

Use tools to support posture for at least 30 minutes per day and the total duration gradually increases up to 4 hours. It is important to do all exercise and monotonous sedentary work (reading, spending time at the computer, studies, etc.) strictly within the corset. But if the disease continues to progress despite prophylaxis, the angle of curvature of the spine greater than 20 degrees deviation from the norm, pain and additional pathology of the spine required a full correction.

• See also: posture Corrector for children.

The corset, designed to correct scoliosis 2-3 degrees different from support in that it has a rigid frame with additional points of support for the vertebralpost and is effective in both directions - sideways and front. The production is definitely on an individual basis, according to the plaster casts of the patient's torso. Wearing a corset in severe cases - permanent (except in the shower, and procedures), while maintaining positive period reduced to 1 hour a day. A person's spine is regularly checked by medical examination and x-rays.

The most popular models

There are various systems for the correction of scoliosis and the most widely:

• Corset Chenault. According to anatomical parameters of the patient is made one-piece hard frame made of durable thermoplastic with foam pads. The placement of the pads and free of cavities in the body corresponds to additional points of support and is aimed at the alignment of the convex areas of the back. Over time, the shape of the corset is to be corrected to match the dynamics of the pathology. The device is extremely demanded due to high performance (in some cases even becomes a medicine against 4 degrees of scoliosis) and the relative ease of production.
• Corset Milwaukee. Semi-rigid type with fixing guide supports rigid frame with a saddle. On the opposite side have the supports for the chin and neck. Advantage - the possibility of height adjustment, which is very ergonomic for the treatment of scoliosis in children in a period of rapid growth.
• A Boston brace rigid type. Design comes to chest, that is focused on correcting problems with the lumbar and sacral parts of the spine.
• Lyon corset. Resembles a complicated system of Milwaukee with additional horizontal segments to relieve the chest and waist. Also easily customizable. As material, along with polymers are often used in metal supports. Effective over the entire range from the neck to the coccyx.