Bauerfeind LordoLoc Back Support

M Brace M Spine Lumbar-Sacral Orthosis
INDICATIONS
· Lumbago, Sciatica and Ischialgia
· Spondylo-arthrosis
· Para-vertebral lumbar muscle spasm
· Disc complaints and hernias
· Osteoporosis related vertebrae complaints
· Light traumas of the lumbar-sacral column

Low back pain may range from a dull ache to severe, disabling pain. The individual may have related symptoms, including the following:

• decreased ability to flex the knee
• decreased ability to move the foot and toes in certain directions
• numbness, burning, or tingling in the leg
• pain that travels down the leg to the back of the thigh and calf (known as sciatica)

Pro-Tec SI Back Belt
The Pro-Tec SI Back Belt effectively relieves lower back pain by providing stabilization to the hips and sacrum. It is designed to wrap lower around the hips than most back supports. The compression pad combines with a second set of exterior straps to apply effective compression on the sacrum. A non-slip gel helps keep the SI Belt in place, while the contoured design offers an extremely comfortable fit.

DeRoyal Solace Low Profile Back Brace
DeRoyal’s Solace Low Profile Back Brace combines quality, comfort, and a low profile design to provide your patients with the relief they need.

• Lace up closure system easily adjusts providing maximum compression
• Soft, breathable material provides a cool, comfortable fit increasing patient compliance
• Rigid anterior and posterior plastic inserts provide support to the intra-abdominal and viscera region
• Low profile, lightweight design fits easily under patient’s clothing
• Four sizes available to ensure a comfortable fit
• Plastic D-rings for ease of application and removal

Slendertone ReVive Back Pain Relief Belt

The Back Pain Relief System with TENS Belt Technology is a passive and noninvasive treatment for acute and chronic lower back pain. By using Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), a light electrical impulse is sent into the muscle and delivers a pulse intermittently to stimulate the production of endorphins; these natural pain killers help relieve pain associated with sore and aching muscles. This TENS belt is designed to fit a waist up to 41″ and can be comfortably worn under clothing for optimum health benefits.

Back Pain Relief System with TENS Belt Technology

Therion Balance MTR Magnetic Back Brace
The Therion Balance MTR Magnetic Back Brace provides powerful, natural pain relief in the lower back before, during and after physical activity. Advanced Bio magnetics penetrate deep into muscle tissue to increase blood circulation and speed up the healing process, while a breathable neoprene material provides mild therapeutic warmth and flexible compression.

FLA Soft Form Posture Control Brace

The FLA Soft Form Posture Control Brace is designed to correct poor posture by gently pulling the shoulders back and holding them in the proper position.

Elastic side panels provide support compression to stabilize the abdominal and lumbar regions for improved posture and alignment. Two bendable aluminum stays provide additional support and can be removed and shaped to contour the back. Elastic straps help prevent slouching and are soft and comfortable to prevent pinching of the skin.

FLA Soft Form Pediatric Posture Control

Promotes proper posture
Gently holds shoulders back
Elastic side panels provide support compression to abdominal and lumbar regions for improved posture and alignment
Soft, breathable materials keep skin cool
Flexible plastic stays for additional support
Criss-cross shoulder straps prevent pinching of the skin and increase adjustability

FLA Posture Control Shoulder Brace

The FLA Posture Control Brace is designed to correct poor posture by gently pulling the shoulders back and holding them in the proper position.

This posture control shoulder brace is designed to gently keep the shoulders back for proper posture control. Designed for both men and women.

This brace is made from high quality canvas with a soft cotton lining. Four stays on the back panel provide extra support. Cotton covered foam on the shoulder straps gives added comfort.

Other useful exercises are:

1. Lie on your back with the knees slightly bent and feet stuck to the ground. Relax and contract the abdominal muscles, squeeze the lumbar back (“middle”) on the floor while contracting your buttocks and rising the pelvis as much as possible. Hold this position 10 seconds and then relax the muscles. Repeat 10 times.

2. Execute movements described above, and when you have the pelvis raised up, bring your right knee to chest, without helping yourself with the hands, then bring it down and make the same thing with the left leg and hold this position for 5 seconds. Repeat it 10 times.

3. on your back, with a leg fully stretched and with the knee locked (the other leg slightly bent, in a neutral position) start to pick up the hip joint with the lower back muscles contracted. Then bring the member down without touching the ground. Repeat 10 times. If you experience pain, the exercise should be interrupted; this has a role to strengthen back muscles

4. Keep the legs bent raised up until you can catch the knee, one knee in each hand. Move away your legs and pull your knees as close to the armpits. Pull both knees simultaneously. Relax to allow the arms to open up, but don’t let the knees down. Repeat the process of pulling. This exercise is designed to stretch the short strong back muscles.

5. Dr. Walter Meyers from the Veterans Medical Center in Hot Springs, South Dakota State recommends a simple exercise: patient lying on something hard and bent his feet up and down. Then relax and contract the hip muscles in coordination with inflection feet. Exercise is continued until the patient gets tired muscle is repeated 4 to 6 times per day. This is an exercise for leg muscles

 
Do not forget! Walking, swimming or walking through water can help maintain a healthy back and lead to a better oxygenation of the heart and other muscles which means health

People wearing a lumbar scoliosis brace are often suggested exercise to correct scoliosis. In most adults with previous scoliosis, moderate exercise is not harmful and is extremely important for maintaining healthy, supportive muscles, and preventing disk degeneration.

Bracing may cause discomfort. Physical activity may become more difficult because the brace presses against the stomach, making it difficult to breathe. Children may lose weight from the brace, due to increased pressure on the abdominal area.
The latest standard of brace construction is with CAD/CAM technology. With the help of this technology it has been possible to standardize the pattern-specific brace treatment.

Types of Lumbar Scoliosis Brace
1. Thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO): Used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis. Patients can wear this brace to correct spinal curves whose apex is at or below the eighth thoracic vertebra. The TLSO is an underarm brace, which means that it fits under the arm and around the rib cage, lower back, and hips.This brace extends from below the breast to the beginning of the pelvic area in the front and from below the shoulder blades to the tail bone in the back. This type of brace works by applying three-point pressure to the curve to prevent its progression. It forces the lumbar area to flex, which pushes in the abdomen and flattens the posterior lumbar curve.
2. Charleston Bending Brace
Charleston Bending Braces are for patients diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, and occasionally for neuro muscular scoliosis.
The Charleston Bending Brace is molded to conform to the patient’s body while he or she is bent towards the convexity—or outward bulge—of the curve, the concept behind this design being that it “over-corrects” the curve during the eight hours the brace is worn. This lumbar scoliosis brace is also known as the nighttime brace, since it is used only while sleeping. The objective of the Charleston Bending brace is to biomechanically correct the scoliosis via stabilising, lateral shift and unbending forces (3-point pressure systems).
3. Cervico-Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral-Orthosis brace:
This lumbar scoliosis brace is popularly known as the Milwaukee brace, and is quite alike the TLSO brace. Additionally, it has a neck ring attached to the brace.It is more widely used to manage spinal curvature—e.g., scoliosis or kyphosis—in children who may need to wear it 23 hours/day for years. Milwaukee braces are often custom-made over a mold of the patient’s torso, but in some cases, it can be made from prefabricated parts

1. Postural kyphosis-caused by improper posture and this can be corrected by modifying the patient’s lifestyle.

2. Structural kyphosis -determined by a modification of the anatomy, requiring medical or surgical treatment.

Some patients are born with a second type of kyphosis – congenital kyphosis. This is caused by abnormalities of the spine right from the birth -cifoza Scheuermann-when the front of the spine does not grow as fast as the posterioara one leading to a round look of the back. Children begin to develop the disease between 12-15 years, when the bones are developing.

CAUSES

Cifoza may occur after a fracture (posttraumatic kyphosis) or various diseases:

– Connective-tissue diseases, endocrine diseases
– Muscular dystrophy
– Vertebral infections
– Neurofibromatosis, Paget’s disease
– Polio, spine bifida, tumors.
-Degenerative diseases:
– Arthritis
                    - Degenerative-disc disease
                    - Osteoporosis

SYMPTOMS AND COMPLICATIONS

Cifoza can be present without symptoms, sometimes with persistent back pain, is seen as a change the appearance of the body. An easy cifoza – without symptoms – is detected only by routine medical examination.

When kyphosis is severe, complications can occur if the intervention is timely.
Complications that can develop from kyphosis include chronic back pain, deformities and progressive neurological and cardiopulmonary deficit;
Neurological complications: kyphosis may cause progressive loss of sphincter control, muscle weakness and hypoesthesia.
Cardiopulmonary complications: are often accused by the patients with kyphosis (restrictive lung disease)