Orthopedic products for the spine are special fixing devices that support the spine in the correct position and unload ligaments, thereby facilitating the treatment and prevention of diseases.
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The concept of orthopedic products for the spine
Freedom and ease, the ability to fully control the movements of your own spine - this is one of those joys of life that appreciate only when the threat of their loss arises. Among the reasons for such a threat may be diseases of the musculoskeletal system, strong disorders of the posture, transferred operations. And often the body itself cannot quickly recover, cope with the problem. The patient also wants to get up as quickly as possible from the hospital bed as soon as possible, to start conducting a full life, and in this desire to help special external orthopedic products come to the rescue (or orthosis). These orthopedic devices fix the spine, maintain it in a functional position and unload ligaments, thereby facilitating the treatment and prevention of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, as well as creating a favorable rehabilitation background in the postoperative period.
Orthopedic Products for Spine
Orthopedic devices for the spine are usually classified at the place of application:
- Cervical Products
- Products for the breastside department
- Lumbelling products
As well as by type (and hardness) of the design:
- belt
- Bandagi
- tires
- Corsets (hard and semi-rigid)
- Posture proofreaders (soft and semi-rigid)
Among the problems with the spine in children more often there are disorders of posture, and in adults - degenerative-dystrophic changes (for example, osteochondrosis, the hernia of intervertebral discs).
Depending on the nature of the disease, models of orthopedic devices with varying degrees of fixation and rigidity are required. So, soft correctors and corsets are allowed to correct the posture. In osteochondrosis, spondylititrics, for the prevention of stretching and injuries with heavy physical exertion, the average degree of fixation is required. With hernias or in the early postoperative period, models are preferred with strong fixation (with the possibility of its phased regulation).
Orthopedic products for the cervical spine
Cervical orthosis are soft, semi-rigid and hard. The testimony for their use are cervical osteochondrosis (in the stage of exacerbation), arthrosis of the joints (intervertebral), the weakness of the muscles of the neck, the rehabilitation of the cervical vertebrae after the injuries suffered (for example, head holders). The cervical orthosis is now produced in various colors - you can pick up tone to clothes, there are also models of corporal color, making items least noticeable by.
Orthopedic products for breast and lumbar spine
Products for the breastside department (corsets, hyperextinuses, bandages, proofreaders) also have different degrees of hardness. They are used in the correction of posture (for example, at kyphosis and scoliosis), for the treatment of simple compression fractures (when the body of the vertebrae in the chest department is damaged), with osteochondrosis, for immobilization (after operation on vertebrals), in the presence of non-cultural spine tumors.
Separately, it is worth mentioning about postover correctives, which are indispensable for the prevention and treatment of initial stages of scoliosis, especially in childhood. As a rule, there are distinguished correctors from 1 to 4 sizes (1 - the smallest). Posture proofreaders wear like a routing and contribute to the formation of reflex to the correct position of the back. Wearing such devices tedious no more than 2-3 hours daily.
Products for the lumbar-sacrive department are most often produced in the form of corsets and belts. They are used in impaired muscle tone in the lumbar section, with osteochondrosis, exacerbations of the radiculitis and for the period of recovery after surgical interventions. Corsets are three types: semi-rigid and hard.
Belts can be made of elastic tissues with the addition of wool - thus, products provide fixation and have a warming effect. Corsets have rigid inserts and regulator for fitting on the figure. Some models are equipped with suspenders that firmly fix the belt-corset and do not let it fall. Similar belts and corsets are worn before heavy exercise, in order to prevent overvoltage and stretching the muscles of the back, wrap vertebrae from injuries. Belts and corsets should be selected individually, strictly in size.
Orthopedic products for the spine are also recommended for those who are treated according to the method of manual therapy, since the use of them between sessions is fixed by the healing effect. Warming belts can be worn in the cold season constantly, and all other products are worth using in strict coordination with the doctor.
Now there are so many orthopedic products for the spine, what to choose the right model will only help a professional. Therefore should not be engaged «Amateurium» - incorrectly selected corset or bandage is able to harm and not help.
