Happy new year cellomom,
I just wanted to point out that there are no studies that I am aware of that have been published that address scoliosis bracing and claims to help pain. Maybe Pooka can present them for us.
The only scoliosis brace that claims to help with pain is the SpineCor brace which is a controversial brace to begin with. We have a couple of anecdotal adult cases who say their pain has been helped by the Spinecor brace in adults, which is great news for them, but as far as I know there have been no studies published. Dear mamamax on this forum appeared to be helped in her pain with this brace, and there was a story in a Canadian newspaper about another.
I believe any study that would be presented on reduction of pain in the Spinecor brace would come from chiropractors who market the Spinecor brace if a study ever does come out. Unfortunately, Spinecor doesn't have a great track record in the orthopedic community as far as stopping curves from progressing in the adolescent growth spurt.
Also, there have been many recent studies that show that bracing is effective if you get a brace that effectively corrects the curve and you have a child who will wear the brace as directed without undue mental distress.
Here is an article on bracing written by a well-regarded orthopedic surgeon which would be considered the standard of care in the orthopedic community. Much better information than what you can get from unknown people on the internet.
http://www.spine-health.com/conditio...thic-scoliosis
You might also want to take a look at the torso rotation threads in the research section. There are kids who seem to be doing quite well with them. They couldn't hurt and they might very well help strengthen your daughter's back at the same time stretching ligaments and help her out through her growth and perhaps help with her pain.
I just wanted to point out that there are no studies that I am aware of that have been published that address scoliosis bracing and claims to help pain. Maybe Pooka can present them for us.
The only scoliosis brace that claims to help with pain is the SpineCor brace which is a controversial brace to begin with. We have a couple of anecdotal adult cases who say their pain has been helped by the Spinecor brace in adults, which is great news for them, but as far as I know there have been no studies published. Dear mamamax on this forum appeared to be helped in her pain with this brace, and there was a story in a Canadian newspaper about another.
I believe any study that would be presented on reduction of pain in the Spinecor brace would come from chiropractors who market the Spinecor brace if a study ever does come out. Unfortunately, Spinecor doesn't have a great track record in the orthopedic community as far as stopping curves from progressing in the adolescent growth spurt.
Also, there have been many recent studies that show that bracing is effective if you get a brace that effectively corrects the curve and you have a child who will wear the brace as directed without undue mental distress.
Here is an article on bracing written by a well-regarded orthopedic surgeon which would be considered the standard of care in the orthopedic community. Much better information than what you can get from unknown people on the internet.
http://www.spine-health.com/conditio...thic-scoliosis
You might also want to take a look at the torso rotation threads in the research section. There are kids who seem to be doing quite well with them. They couldn't hurt and they might very well help strengthen your daughter's back at the same time stretching ligaments and help her out through her growth and perhaps help with her pain.
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