Ep 134: Back pain in adolescent athletes (part 1) – who, why and what, with Dr Mitchell Selhorst
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The Disparity Between Bracing and Orthopedic Care
Dr. Mitch Sell: There's no benefit to bracing, okay? So hard braces where we're really trying to protect that spine. Our lumbar corsets where we're just maybe trying to provide a little bit of comfort and stability with them. We don't see bracing too often, but if you maybe are treating at another part of the country or another parts of the world, bracing may be the standard. He says some studies out of Japan where they're getting healing rates of 90% plus percent while using bracing.
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