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Activities such as low-impact play, walking, or standing can all increase the benefits of halo-traction therapy. However, patients are limited to leaving the traction for only a short time span. They can leave for activities such as repositioning, changing clothes, daily medical care, showering, or using the toilet.
The management of scoliosis is complex and is determined primarily by the type of scoliosis encountered: syndromic, congenital, neuromuscular, or idiopathic. [1] Treatment options for idiopathic scoliosis are determined in part by the severity of the curvature and skeletal maturity , which together help predict the likelihood of progression.
The Providence brace is a nighttime spinal orthosis for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The brace is used to curb the natural progression of scoliosis and prevent further curvature of the AIS patient's spine. The Providence brace was developed by Charles d'Amato and Barry McCoy, and is manufactured by Spinal Technology, Inc.
The Milwaukee brace, also known as a cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis or CTLSO, is a back brace most often used in the treatment of spinal curvatures (such as scoliosis or kyphosis) in children but also, more rarely, in adults to prevent collapse of the spine and associated pain and deformity. It is a full-torso brace that extends from the ...
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Advocate Children's Hospital was formed in 2012 when Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn merged with Lutheran Children's Hospital in Park Ridge. [8] Following a trend for children's hospitals in the Chicago region, Advocate Children's Hospital expanded in 2018 when the hospital added 11 beds to their neonatal intensive care unit. [9]
Comer Children's Hospital features one of the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Centers in Chicago and the region. [28] The hospital features an American Academy of Pediatrics verified Level IV NICU. [29] The hospital has multiple patient care units to care for a variety of pediatric patients from age 0-21. [30] 28-bed pediatric emergency department
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