Boston lumbar orthosis

The Boston Brace Baby is the next innovation in the non-operative treatment of infantile idiopathic scoliosis. The Boston Brace Baby orthosis is specifically designed to utilize many of the Mehta and Boston Brace 3D concepts for the treatment of infantile idiopathic scoliosis. The human spine, when viewed from the side, has a natural inward sway at the bottom and an outward sway at the top. These back-to-front curves are considered normal and change during the course of normal human growth, development and aging.

The inward sway is referred to as lordosis, the outward sway is termed kyphosis. New Dynamic Transfer Tool Choose your design before your appointment! Try It Now! On average, babies wearing the Boston Band require fewer weeks in treatment. Improving function and encouraging independence for every patient. Keep in mind that braces are typically only prescribed for curves at 20 degrees or higher, and their purpose is to prevent the curve from getting worse, not to reduce back pain.

You could look into a soft brace such as SpineCor Dr. Marc Lamantia of Scoliosis Systems or Dr. Brett Diaz are two particularly excellent doctors in this field.

It's also possible that scoliosis-specific exercises such as SEAS or Schroth could help, or movement therapies such as Elise Miller's Yoga For Scoliosis or Karena Thek's ScolioPilates; all of these are advanced techniques created by individuals with advanced training in scoliosis, and are much more likely to help than general exercises or massage therapies that were not created specifically to help people with scoliosis.

If there is any assistance I can provide in selecting from your various options, please feel free to let me know! The brace is helping me so far and i have 2 curve. This could be different for you because of the size of your curvature, but you could always try it. My name is Jordan and I just got my brace. The person who fitted me said that the brace is a perfect fit but the armpit piece is stabbing into me and is causing my left arm to raise a good 3 inches taller then my right.

It is also causing my arm to fall asleep because of how tall the piece of plastic is. I am kinda upset because i have no idea what to do. If you have an answer please feel free to email me at [email protected]. I would suggest contacting the doctor who fitted you for the brace to discuss your concerns with them.

Best of luck. My eight yr. She is at 29 degrees. Shriners is wanting to place her in a Boston. I am finding it near impossible to locate stats on the success vs failures in females, yrs, with her severity.

My wife went through this Boston Brace at age Wore it for 3 yrs and still had to have surgery after she reached 47 degrees.

Can anyone help guide me? Hello, Jarod, I am sorry to hear that. The earlier a scoliosis is diagnosed, the more likely it is to progress, so I would highly recommend being as proactive as possible with some type of treatment. The Boston brace does not have a great success record, especially with juvenile scoliosis. If you are truly wanting to do bracing, the ScoliBrace is a better option. However, we at CLEAR Scoliosis Institute offer another approach to scoliosis treatment that is unique, in that it works with the soft tissues around the spine, not just trying to hold the scoliosis in position.

Sometimes a clinic has experience with the Boston brace or Wilmington brace, but not both, and that could determine which full-time brace is prescribed. The most commonly-prescribed nighttime brace is the Charleston bending brace. The Charleston bending brace is intended to be worn by laying down, not while up and moving. As such, the brace is able to apply stronger forces and is not restricted by considerations for the head to remain balanced over the pelvis. While it would be unrealistic for someone to be bent so far to the side while trying to go about the day, this extreme position can be held relatively easily at night while laying down and sleeping.

Similar to the Charleston brace, the Providence brace applies a hypercorrective force on the spine that is only feasible while laying down and sleeping at night. Sometimes physicians have more experience with either the Charleston bending brace or Providence brace, and have a personal preference for prescribing one or the other.