by Jamie Snarski | Sep 28, 2022 | News
This month sees the start of a UK multicentre study, potentially offering children a new, patient friendly, non-surgical, treatment option for scoliosis. The BASIS Study (Bracing Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosIS) will investigate night-time versus full-time bracing in...
by Jamie Snarski | Sep 28, 2022 | News
Historically any reference to the use of braces for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis was purely with the aim to prevent further progression of the curve, with the recognised ‘success’ of brace treatment being measured by the curve not worsening by up to 5 degrees...
by Jamie Snarski | Sep 28, 2022 | News
I was 14 when I was diagnosed with scoliosis and was given a choice of wearing a Milwaukee brace or taking part in a trial that entailed using a traction attached to my bed. Being a teenager, I opted for what I thought would be the easier option; the traction, I...
by Jamie Snarski | Sep 28, 2022 | News
My SpineCor brace, without a doubt, changed my life. I had three curves in my spine which is unusual, and ranged between 28°and 42°. I wore a SpineCor brace for nearly two years due to a considerable amount of back pain. My doctor was brutally honest with me about the...
