Does anybody has experience with temperature sensors in brace treatment (idiopathic scoliosis)?
We use temperature sensor in brace treatment since 2010. In my experience this device is very useful for both research and clinical decision making ! we explain its use to patients and families and they finally decide to buy it or not. They are small, cheap and easy to embed into the brace. If you have any other questions please tell me!
Dear Krzysztof
These articles may be useful for you:
1) J Child Orthop. 2010 Aug;4(4):343-7. Jun 3. Electronic monitoring of scoliosis brace wear compliance. Rahman T, Borkhuu B, Littleton AG, Sample W, Moran E, Campbell S, Rogers K, Bowen JR.
2) Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Apr 20;37(9):717-21. . Electronic monitoring improves brace-wearing compliance in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized clinical trial. Miller DJ1, Franzone JM, Matsumoto H, Gomez JA, Avendaño J, Hyman JE, Roye DP Jr, Vitale MG
The conclusions are: The Cricket is a reliable, accurate, and sensitive device to determine patient compliance with scoliosis brace usage
I have found that a reversible pelvic asymmetry cam be a cause of idiopathic scoliosis.
Correction of the pelvic asymmetry will correct the scoliosis immediately. Also see 34. DonTigny, RL: Sacroiliac 201; Dysfunction and Management: A biomechanical solution. Journal of Prolotherapy 3:644-652, 2011
Dear Sabrina,
Thank You for Your answer.
Yes, this is interesting subject. How They see parents, patients and what does this mean for the clinical treatment.
Dear Nelson,
Thank You for Your answer and conclusion.
I see these publications.
In the 1980s a surgeon from Oxford University published a paper of the results of measuring scoliosis brace compliance with a temperature sensitive sensor he called an E cell. He showed that measured compliance was much lower than patient reported compliance.
More recently Dr Lori Karol, from TSRH in Dallas has advocated using a temperature sensor in scoliosis braces, not so much for detecting non compliance, but has shown that informing patients there is a sensor in the brace, at the outset, markedly increases compliance.
Based on her theory, I have started implanting a sensor in all braces. The brace company gives me a printout of the brace usage as determined by the sensor, at each patient outpatient appointment.. I have seen complete compliance, no brace wearing for 5 days explained by a body rash, and a printout pattern explained by the patient pulling the brace off in the middle of each night. The sensors are very inexpensive in relation to the total cost of the brace. I recommend their usage.
Dr Edmond Lou from Edmonton has some experience, but I believe he has more recently been using pressure sensors.
I entirely agree with Dr.King. I recommend the usage of temperature sensors for scoliosis braces too.
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