Let’s face it, few scoliosis patients willingly choose fusion surgery. However, it’s often the only option presented when Cobb angles are 45º or 50º, or greater. Here’s the story of one girl’s quest for a brace to avoid scoliosis surgery. Who wouldn’t prefer an effective conservative treatment option over what one spine surgeon refers to as, “a… Read More
Updated on March 10, 2019: Here in the US, most doctors do not recommend or offer, adult scoliosis bracing for patients with moderate or severe curves. Patients with pain, collapse, fatigue, and/or worries about scoliosis progression in adulthood are left with very few viable options for effective management. The thought of fusion surgery scares adults and most… Read More
We can tell you all day long about the superiority of the Gensingen Brace (GBW), in comparison to all other types of scoliosis braces, including other types of Cheneau braces. As time goes on, we see more and more patients with all types of scoliosis braces, including people who contact us that are dissatisfied with other types… Read More
February 22, 2016
In-brace correction is a key component of scoliosis bracing which plays a role in whether or not brace treatment is successful. Other factors, such as spinal flexibility, curve pattern, Risser sign, Cobb angle(s) degree at the time of bracing, and patient compliance also effect outcome. In-brace correction of scoliosis varies by individual and can also… Read More
November 30, 2015
“The Boston Brace made it so that she couldn’t sleep at night, she couldn’t eat or keep food down. She was losing weight and was very unhappy and scared. At Scoliosis 3DC®, it was the complete opposite.” J. L., Boston (November 2015) Do you think a scoliosis brace should do more than just halt progression?… Read More
Scoliosis Brace for Adults We’re a bit obsessed with helping people halt scoliosis progression and improve their lives with non-surgical scoliosis treatments. I hesitate to write about our family’s own scoliosis experiences again, but our personal journey has led us to where we are today. Now, we are taking another interesting step by introducing the Cheneau-Gensingen… Read More
Our website alludes to the early obstacles we encountered when our daughter was first diagnosed with scoliosis. We took her, immediately, to a group of prominent orthopedic surgeons at a highly regarded Boston hospital. They recommended the SpineCor brace from Ste. Justine’s hospital in Canada – the subject of a recent exposé in Canada. The Spinecor brace… Read More
Our letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding their recent article on the Schroth Method: It is great to see the Schroth Method getting media attention. As a parent who traveled to Germany in 2002 to learn Schroth to help my own child and as a dedicated Schroth method practitioner, my focus at… Read More
September 26, 2013
Scoliosis bracing is controversial and will continue to be even though the recently published results of the long awaited trial known as BrAIST concludes that bracing is effective (1). Here’s the overview and a few impressions. The BrAIST study was conducted at multiple scoliosis clinics across the U.S. and Canada and included 242 participants with adolescent… Read More
Currently, we are in Gensingen, Germany, here again in pursuit of additional skills and knowledge, this time learning the latest about German scoliosis bracing by Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss. Bracing for scoliosis, an integral part of scoliosis management for many, is usually recommended when an adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis advances to a moderate scoliosis. An effective… Read More
