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TheBostonbrace,atypeofthoraco-lumbo-sacral-orthosis(TLSO),isabackbraceusedprimarilyforthetreatmentofidiopathicscoliosisinchildren.

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Back brace

The Boston brace, a type of thoraco-lumbo-sacral-orthosis (TLSO),[1] is a back brace used primarily for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in children.[2] It was developed in 1972 by M.E "Bill" Miller and John Hall at the Boston Childrens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Since it lacks the metal superstructure of the Milwaukee brace, which was the most commonly worn brace until the development of the Boston brace,[3] the brace is typically not noticeable under clothing. The Boston brace is prescribed for correcting curves in the lumbar or thoraco-lumbar part of the spine. It is designed to keep the lumbar area of the body in a flexed position by pushing ...