Scoliosis in Teenagers: To Brace or Not to Brace Is Still a Question
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy - and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published research. Although some evidence points toward a benefit from using braces, research has failed to prove definitively that they work.