LSOs
True or False: Soft LSOs are prescribed to limit spinal motion, either regionally or segmentally, to protect the spine or facilitate healing
What is False?
True or False: TLSOs are used in preventing the progression of scoliotic curves in certain individuals with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis
What is False?
True or False: The Boston Brace can apply forces to a curve with an apex above T6
What is true?
This scoliotic TLSO is only worn at night
What is Charleston Bending TLSO?
What is Providence TLSO?
Another term used to describe a soft LSO
What is a corset?
What is a belt?
The effective stabilization range of a TLSO
What is T5-L4?
A disadvantage to the use of a Milwaukee CTLSO
What is produces TMJ problems?
This defines the apex of a scoliotic curve
What is the most rotated vertebrae? (most deviated from the vertical axis)
This type of orthotic device is designed to compress the abdomen and increase lumbar stiffness and passive stability
What is a Soft LSO ?
Individuals with a diagnosis of back pain and/or excessive kyphosis due to osteoporotic compression fractures will benefit from this orthotic device
What is a Spinomed TLSO?
This defines a decompensated scoliotic curve
What is a curve in which the trunk is also displaced laterally with respect to the pelvis?
(i.e., normal: C7 SP to S1 SP; abnormal: C7 SP to the right of S1 SP)
Orthotic treatment of the spine continues until one of these conditions occurs
What is when the curve is no longer controlled? (i.e., usually 45 degrees or higher)
What is when the patient becomes a surgical candidate? (i.e., brace tx failure)
What is when the patient has reached skeletal maturity and weaning of the brace begins? (i.e., tx success)
LSOs have the ability to facilitate an ____ to reduce pain and improve posture control in patients with LBP
Hint: advantages of LSOs
What is an Increase in trunk muscle co-contraction?
One advantage to the clamshell TLSO
What is the separate front and back components allow for easier donning and doffing in supine
The mold for nocturnal TLSOs is taken while the child is
What is standing and sidebending toward the convexity of the curve
A contraindication to the need for an orthotic device in a patient with scoliosis
What is a neuromuscular disorder?
What is skeletal maturity?
What is a non progressing curve?
What is a curve less than 25 degrees?
LSOs are least effective when controlling this spinal motion
What is rotation?
Rigid TLSO that restricts only three spinal motions
What is Taylor Knight Spinal? (FEL control)
A neuromuscular disorder that may cause scoliosis
What is cerebral palsy?
What is muscular dystrophy?
What is a spinal cord injury?
Active curve correction when using the Boston TLSO is achieved by
What is the child moves away from the pads toward voids or reliefs that are located opposite to the curve