Today, the brace is used for a particular kind of scoliosis called thoracic scoliosis and for a condition called Scheuermann's Disease. It is also used in young children with certain congenital ...

Evaluation of Thoracic Paraspinal Muscles Imbalance in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with Main Thoracic Curve Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, World Neurosurgery, 198, (124025), (2025 ...

First dynamic spine brace -- robotic spine exoskeleton -- characterizes spine deformities Designed by Columbia Engineers, RoSE is first device to measure 3-D stiffness of human torso, could lead ...

For most teenagers, a scoliosis diagnosis means wearing a brace to prevent further curvature of the spine. But in rare cases, spine surgery is the best option. That was the case for 16-year-old ...

Of those who seek treatment, an estimated 30,000 children are fitted for a back brace to treat scoliosis, while some 38,000 undergo surgery. Mild to moderate scoliosis Scoliosis is confirmed using ...

Levoscoliosis is a condition where the spine curves to the left in a “C” shape. This curve usually starts in the lumbar region or lower back. Treatments, such as braces or surgery, can help ...

Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) affects three or four per thousand children and as many as seven out of ten older adults. While there is still controversy about the efficacy of back braces for ...

While this first study used a male brace designed for adults, Agrawal and his team have already designed a brace for girls as idiopathic scoliosis is 10 times more common in teenage girls than boys.