Which back braces for sleeping are best? Consistent, quality sleep is a key part of a healthy lifestyle. Back pain can often disturb sleep, leading to low energy and productivity. If you’re looking a ...

When your back aches, even the simplest of activities can be challenging to accomplish; movements such as standing and sitting can become a dreaded part of everyday life. A back brace can reduce ...

For decades, doctors have been recommending that children with scoliosis wear a back brace so that the sideways curve of the spine doesn't get worse. But there was scant evidence to prove back braces ...

Some six million people in the U.S. suffer from scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine. These include approximately 2 to 3% of adolescents who are diagnosed each year with idiopathic scoliosis, ...

Compression forces on the lower spine may not decrease with a brace. But a brace may keep the back from buckling, and it may also limit twisting that can be damaging Most experts favor a more flexible ...

DENVER (CBS4)- A doctor at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, RMHC, has spent a week learning what life is like for his young patients who must wear a back brace. Dr. Jaren Riley, a pediatric ...

Many manual labor jobs call for minimal lifting at the very least throughout the shift, but not all employees are equally trained in proper lifting techniques. The end results can be herniated discs, ...

For many children with scoliosis, bracing is a crucial intervention that can avert the progression of spinal deformities. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Joshua Speirs, MD, outlines how braces are ...

No matter how sophisticated a back brace may be, it’s not going to correct scoliosis if a patient doesn’t wear it. And given the awkward, torture-contraption look of most braces available, kids and ...

Researchers have invented a new Robotic Spine Exoskeleton, a dynamic spine brace that enabled them to conduct the first study that looks at in vivo measurements of torso stiffness and characterizes ...