If the color of the brace (drawings, stickers, paintings) is important in brace treatment (idiopathic scoliosis)?
Is more likely to be used from the usual white brace? Does anybody have experience with this subject?
Dear Dr. Korbel,
The children prefer colored braces. In my opinion this kind of braces increases the compliance and duration of brace wearing through daytime. Especially, in little children.
I agree. Roses and little flowers does it for the little girls and military motif does it for the little boys.
An interesting idea! I would suppose that allowing the patient to select the color/outer design of the brace would enhance a feeling of ownership, and increase compliance. Now compliance can be measured with heat sensors this might be an interesting study.
Dear Dr Adobor,
Thank You for Your answer.
Boys and girls predisposed to choose colors (military or pink flowers) is confirmed by study? Do You know some publications? This is an interesting observation.
I'm sorry my assertion is not backed by any scientific evidence. Just an observation.
I feel that girls prefer use beautiful color in brace and boys like masculine color
Dear Profesor Grass, Tahnk You for Your answer.
All assume (girls prefer pink, beauty, flower sticker in brace-boy prefer military, car, bike, aeroplane sticker in brace).
If anyone knows research study-what effect used it has colored brace versus white brace?
To my best knowledge there is no research study on this issue sofar. Dr. Korbel, you should start a study now.
As we know bracing is uncomfortable, often adversely affects self image, and imposes some difficulties with social and athletic activities. I am agree that colored brace improve bracing acceptance, and idea of Pr Tanchev is very interesting.
The color of the brace does, in most cases, play an important role of acceptance/compliance in children. To let them choose the color or painting is also important, from my point of view.
I do not have any statistics but lots of children experience…
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