The wilmington scoliosis brace closes in the front and is custom molded to each individual s body.
Plastic back brace for scoliosis.
This type of spinal brace provides a strong external support for your thoracic and lumbar regions.
Curves can get worse as you grow and may cause health problems.
So health care providers sometimes suggest teens wear a brace while they re growing.
Treatment may include observation a brace or surgery.
The most commonly used back brace is a thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis tlso which is a plastic shell that fits underneath your child s clothing and runs from the armpits to just above the hips.
The boston scoliosis brace on the other hand closes in the back.
The way to deal with your scoliosis depends on how severe the curve of your back is.
A scoliosis brace is a stiff plastic jacket that fits around the torso from underneath the.
Sometimes a clinic has experience with the boston brace or wilmington brace but not both and that could determine which full time brace is prescribed.
An orthotist will make a plaster mold of the torso that can then be used to create a brace.
It s available in a variety of different sizes.
Webmd tells you what you can expect from each.
In theory both the wilmington brace and boston brace are effective full time bracing options for scoliosis curves at t8 mid back or bottom of the shoulder blade or lower.
A molded jacket is a total coverage brace.