For scoliosis, the amount of time your child will wear the brace each day depends on his orthopedic doctor’s prescription.  It may be 20-23 hours or less or it might be a night time brace, depending on the extent of the curvature and age of the patient. For other purposes such as injury or post surgery, your doctor will provide the answer  depending on the condition.

Your doctor will monitor how fast the child is growing and the bones maturing so that the correction can take place during the growth period, usually adolescent years.

The custom fitted scoliosis brace should not hurt but it is important to know that, in order for it to be effective, it applies pressure to the side of the chest to correct the curve.  It may be uncomfortable at first but if it continues to hurt, your orthotist can see if it needs to be adjusted.

A brace is an effective nonsurgical way to prevent the curve from getting larger. Braces are usually prescribed for children who are still growing and the curves have exceeded 25 degrees.

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine into a “C” or “S” shape.  One hip may be higher than the other or one shoulder raised, or the child may lean to one side.  There is congenital scoliosis which is caused by vertebral anomalies,  idiopathic scoliosis which may not have an identifiable cause or neuromuscular, which has developed as a symptom of another condition such as cerebral palsy, physical trauma, spina bifida.