Varieties of corsets, belts and other orthopedic products

Sometimes a person is faced with various problems of the musculoskeletal system, with severe impaired posture and the like. Independently the body can not always cope and recover, so various corsets, belts and other orthopedic products come to help.

Thanks to orthopedic products the patient after a trauma or surgery for a short time can get out of bed and return to normal life. Such orthopedic devices fix the spine and support it in the right condition, unload the ligaments and promote the treatment of the disease or a favorable rehabilitation period.

Doctors classify orthopedic devices at the place of application: products for cervical, thoraco-lumbar and lumbosacral spine. Also, such products are classified by the type and rigidity of the structure: tires, belts, posture correctors( semi-rigid and soft), bandages.

Among the problems with the spine in childhood are most often violations of posture, in adulthood - degenerative-dystrophic changes( herniated discs, osteochondrosis and the like).

Depending on the disease and its severity, the physician selects the correct orthopedic device with varying degrees of rigidity and fixation. For example, to correct the posture use soft corsets and correctors. In spondyloarthritis and osteochondrosis, to prevent injuries and strains with severe physical exertion, an average degree of fixation is necessary. With hernias in the postoperative period, you need to use models with strong fixation.

Cervical orthoses can be rigid, semi-rigid and soft. They are used in cervical arthrosis( at the stage of exacerbation), arthrosis of the joints( intervertebral), with weakness of the neck muscles, with rehabilitation of the cervical vertebrae after trauma. Due to the fact that cervical orthoses are available in different colors, a person can easily pick them up to match the color of their clothes. There are models of flesh color that can be easily hidden under clothing.

Products for the chest-lumbar department( correctors, corsets, bandages) also have different degrees of rigidity. They are used for correction of posture, for treatment of uncomplicated compression fractures, for immobilization, for osteochondrosis, in the presence of inoperable tumors on the spine and the like.

There are also such posture correctors, which are indispensable for the treatment and prevention of the initial stages of scoliosis, especially in childhood. As a rule, such proof-readers are from the first to the fourth size. Such proof-readers are put on like a knapsack and contribute to the formation of a correct posture. Every day, these devices should be worn for two to three hours.

Products for the lumbosacral department are available in the form of belts and corsets. They are used for violations of muscle tone in the lumbar region, with exacerbations of sciatica, with osteochondrosis, and also in the postoperative period. Corsets can be of two types: rigid and semi-rigid.

Belts are made of elastic fabrics with the addition of wool. Thanks to this, the product has a warming effect and provides a fixation. Corsets have rigid inserts, and also regulators under a figure. In some models there are braces fixing the corset.

Such products are recommended to be worn before heavy physical work to prevent stretching and overstrain of the back muscles, and also to protect the spine from injuries. Corsets and belts are selected individually.

Orthopedic products are recommended for those who are being treated with manual therapy. Thanks to such products, the results of the treatment are fixed. Warming belts can be worn in the cold season.

There are several groups of protective corsets and belts :

The first group - belts for protection from cold. Any person in the cold season is recommended to warm the lumbar spine. Earlier, for this used scarves, as well as belts from fur and wool animals. Now for these purposes it is possible to use special warming belts from a woolen fabric or a cotton fabric. These belts fit tightly to the figure. They put on a naked body to give them a reflexotherapeutic effect. It is recommended to wear such belts all the time during cold weather.

The second group - corsets for protecting the spine from overloading during work. Typically, this corset is made of dense and low-elastic fabric, with plastic or metal inserts, the width of which is 20-25 cm. Such inserts cover one or two vertebral motor segments. In this case, it is very important to wear the corset correctly: when working, uncontrolled movements, excessive movements, with fatigue in the back.

The belt can be worn under clothing or on it. The time of wearing is the time of work or physical activity. Such corsets perform simultaneously two functions - warming and fixing, so simultaneously with such a corset it is not necessary to wear a warming belt.

The third group - corsets for protecting the spine from movements with pain in the back. Such corsets are made of a low-elastic fabric with plastic or metal inserts 30-35 cm wide. These inserts cover the mobility of the entire lumbar region. Such corsets should be worn in the prone position on a T-shirt or a T-shirt. To rise it is necessary cautiously through position on a side.

During the rest you do not need to wear a corset. However sometimes doctors nevertheless advise to sleep in such corset. But during sleep, the corset needs to be fixed to the minimum voltage so that during the flip from side to side, you can quickly tighten the belt and make a coup with minimal pain. After turning over, the belt must again be converted to minimum voltage. The time of wearing such a corset is individual. Most often, doctors prescribe it to wear until the period of acute pain passes.

Today, there are a lot of different belts and corsets for the treatment and prevention of various diseases, pain and the like. There are belts with magnets, with paraffin, with electric action, with spinal sprain and the like. Thanks to this, the physician can choose the individually needed orthopedic product.

Do self-medication and pick your own corset yourself is not worth it. This should be done only by a doctor. Corset or belt is selected depending on the shape and disease.

Based on the above, you can draw such conclusions:

• In the cold season it is recommended to warm the lumbar spine. For this you can wear a cotton or woolen belt. In addition, simultaneously with it you can not use a strengthening corset.
• In case of chronic pain syndrome or for the prevention of exacerbations, it is necessary to use a corset, the width of which is 20-25 centimeters.
• During an exacerbation of the disease it is necessary to use a corset, the width of which is 30-35 centimeters. However, you can do with a corset with a width of 20 centimeters, controlling the correctness of movements in the spine.