I have noted some people commenting that they or their children have developed muscle atrophy associated with wearing a brace. Could someone give me a little more detail to better understand this possibility? I am wondering (1) Does atrophy mainly occur only in patients wearing a brace basically all day? (2) Are we talking about just the muscles along the spine, or abs and such as well? (3) How quickly can atrophy occur (weeks/months/years?)? (4) If you are physically active in something like dance, where you are stretching and using a variety of muscles, and do sit-ups or other torso-related exercises at least 5 days per week when unbraced, can you still develop muscle atrophy?
I'm obviously no anatomy expert. Just hoping to learn from others' experience. Thank you!
I'm obviously no anatomy expert. Just hoping to learn from others' experience. Thank you!
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