Do hunchback braces work?

Whether the hunchback correction belt is useful or not needs to be judged according to the etiology of the hunchback. If the physiological hunchback caused by bad posture, deformity is relatively mild patients, hunchback correction belt has a certain effect, you can apply the hunchback correction belt for correction, if the orthopedic effect is not obvious, such as three months to half a year, for example, should actively cooperate with the examination to see whether the need for surgery or other ways of treatment. If the hunchback is caused by ankylosing spondylitis, the hunchback correction belt generally has no obvious effect, the patient’s symptoms will become more and more serious with the progress of the disease, it is not yet possible to cure, generally take symptomatic treatment to relieve the symptoms and try to control the development of the disease. It is recommended that patients with physiological hunchback, daily attention to correct sitting and standing posture, can play badminton or swimming and other physical exercise, the recovery of the condition is favorable. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis are recommended to have aerobic exercise (such as Tai Chi and walking) and appropriate physical therapy when their physical strength permits, and those with severe deformity and hunchback can choose surgical treatment.