Scoliosis is defined as a curve in the spine of more than 10 degrees and affects roughly 3% of the population and more commonly girls. The most common type of scoliosis is called Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). This type starts in early adolescence with no known cause at this time. The AIS type of scoliosis…
The most common type of Scoliosis is called Idiopathic meaning that there is no one cause that has been identified. What is known is that there are a number of factors involved and addressing as many of the potential issues will yield the best treatment results. This study looked specifically at how adding a lift…
Severe cases of Scoliosis are often recommended for surgery. The most common type of surgery is called Cotrel-dubousset (We’ll abbreviate it CD). This type of surgery implants two rods paralleling down the spine, held with hooks and screws, fusing most of the vertebrae in the ribcage and lower back. This study looked at 40 patients…
This was a study of 30 adult patients with Scoliosis ranging in age from 18 to 69. They were all fitted with the Spinecor brace which they wore between 10 to 130 hours per week for 18 to 28 months. The overall improvement in pain was 77 percent and remained stable over time with half…
This was a larger study of 73 adult patients ranging from 18 to 93 years of age with curves from 15 to 93 degrees. These were curves in all areas of the spine and of different types like Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Degenerative Scoliosis. 65 of the patients wore the brace actively between 10 to…
This study follows 2 adult Scoliosis patients. One has Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, this is the common form of Scoliosis that develops at a younger age. The other adult patient had Degenerative Scoliosis. This is a type of Scoliosis that develops later in age after many years of a structural spinal shift. This shift causes uneven…
This study was on 17 adult patients ranging in age from 21 to 69 years of age with scoliosis curves of 18 to 78 degrees. The brace was worn between 10 and 70 hours per week. After treatment 8 of the patients had complete resolution of their symptoms, 3 of which rated their pain at…
This study looked at 23 adult patients with Scoliosis who were fitted with the Spinecor dynamic brace. These were all adult patients ranging in age from 18 to 65 years old. They all wore the brace for a minimum of 3 months up to a year between X-ray examinations. The patients were separated into 3…