3+ 4/2002 - Společnost pro pojivové tkáně

Figure 30
Figure 30. Life quality. Canton, China,
1999. Two scoliotic patients, hypercorrected.
Notice the wide range of trunk movements,
that are corrective. The little boy, at
that time 12,is now more than 16 years old.
Irecently received photos. He has only 16˚
by Cobb.
CONCLUSION
The brace that we conceived acts not
only on Cobb's angle of scoliosis, but also
on rotation, rib state and over all on the
wedge shape. In an unexpected case, a congenital
4/5 missing vertebra Th6 has been
formed during brace-time. From the first
essay, 1970, brace has permanently been
bettered: we aimed at getting comfort and
the most possible degree of freedom in
movements. Main idea has always been the
presence of concave sided free expansion
16
spaces. Nine mechanisms, passive but also
and mainly active contribute to straighten
spine, re-build a normal body shape and
develop a symmetric breathing. In a so
complex theme, errors have been numerous
and we tried to avoid them, especially
in treating flat or hollow back and lumbar
kyphosis. Fabrication generally is performed
on plaster moulds,but probably will
be mostly computer-assisted in a near
future. Gymnastics lead by physiotherapeuts
acts in the same way as brace, aided
with elective breathing.
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