Abstract
Hyperkyphosis has long been reported to be associated with many health disorders, both psychological and patho-mechanical. Very few options for the management of this condition are available in medicine, while conservative treatment like chiropractic and physiotherapy can only offer limited structural rehabilitation. Although originally designed for the treatment of AIS, The SpineCor® Dynamic Brace offers a great variety of options for the treatment of Hyperkyphosis. According to our morphologic classification of hyperkyphotic thoracic curves: Upper Thoracic (UT) (often associated with an anterior thoracic translation relative to pelvis), mid-thoracic (MT) (often associated with hyperlordosis and no significant ribcage translation), and lower thoracic (LT) (often associated with posterior translation of ribcage). Many combinations of brace fittings have been designed for the creation of vectors that create a specific corrective movement for the patient's spine and posture.
Highlights
Open AccessPublished: 14 December 2009 Scoliosis 2009, 4(Suppl 2):O56 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-4-S2-O56
Hyperkyphosis has long been reported to be associated with many health disorders, both psychological and patho-mechanical
The lower thoracic (LT) group seemed to benefit the most from the brace, as their overall pain decreased from 5.7 to 2.2/10, their posture index increased slightly from 14.7 to 17.3. Their overall sagittal balance was better, none of these groups benefited from a significant change in their thoracic lateral curve, as is to be expected in adults
Summary
Published: 14 December 2009 Scoliosis 2009, 4(Suppl 2):O56 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-4-S2-O56. 6th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities Jean Claude de Mauroy, Theodoros Grivas, Patrick Knott and David Tager A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here.
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