quick addition to everyone else's responses regarding the brace washing. i do it once a week in separate bags, cold water, no fabric softener and in the dryer for 1/2 the amount of time as normal (i have a really old dryer). one snap gave us a lot of problems and eventually broke. my husband replaced the snap from a fabric store on the pelvic base and the strap.
as far as replacing the straps, dr. rivard and coillard specifically said this time that they are seeing better results from keeping the same straps. we've had ours almost 2 years now. he would like to wait until 3 years unless something happens to them. dr. coillard does check them when she does the readjustment. so, yes, our brace is not pristine, but it's doing the job.
my best,
deshea
p.s. we'll be away in florida leaving tomorrow for a week so i won't be posting or reading for awhile. i need a little break from thinking about scoliosis! i'm sure everyone knows what i mean . . .
as far as replacing the straps, dr. rivard and coillard specifically said this time that they are seeing better results from keeping the same straps. we've had ours almost 2 years now. he would like to wait until 3 years unless something happens to them. dr. coillard does check them when she does the readjustment. so, yes, our brace is not pristine, but it's doing the job.
my best,
deshea
p.s. we'll be away in florida leaving tomorrow for a week so i won't be posting or reading for awhile. i need a little break from thinking about scoliosis! i'm sure everyone knows what i mean . . .
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