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View our privacy policyAt the London Orthotic Consultancy (LOC), we’re excited to be leading the way in clinical orthotic research for scoliosis brace design. Since we started our scoliosis treatment programme, our LOC Scoliosis Brace has been recognised worldwide for its innovative design, ongoing improvements, and life-changing results.
When we launched the LOC Scoliosis Brace in 2022, we began collecting data from patients who chose to take part in our research. This helps us continuously refine our approach, and we’re proud to work on this in partnership with St George’s University Hospital London.
Our findings have been shared at some of the world’s most prestigious conferences on scoliosis treatments, including the Scoliosis Research Society, the leading global organisation dedicated to scoliosis research.
You can see a full list of the conferences where we’ve shared our work below.
In 2023, we were honoured to be invited to join the NHS BASIS study (Bracing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Study).
This important, long-term study is running until 2031 and brings together surgeons, researchers, and scoliosis patient representatives. Together, they’re working to improve the evidence base around scoliosis bracing.
Over 20 hospitals across the UK are taking part, and the study is inviting young people aged 10–15 with a scoliosis diagnosis to participate in this randomised controlled trial.
The study is comparing two types of back braces: one worn most of the day, and another designed for night-time use only. A customised version of the LOC Scoliosis Brace has been chosen for the night-time group.
Our team has shared insights and findings at several prestigious conferences. Below are the key events and topics we’ve contributed to:
Beyond Cobb: Quantifying In-Brace Axial Vertebral Rotation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with EOS 3D Imaging
Anna Courtney, Sam Walmsley, Catherine Hendy, Jason Bernard, Timothy Bishop, Darren Lui, The London Orthotic Consultancy, London, United Kingdom and St Georges University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
ESMAC Annual Conference 2025, Basel, Switzerland
AI-driven markerless gait analysis for orthotic fine-tuning: Reliability and validity of OpenPose for knee angle measurement in clinical practice [poster]
Saeed Forghany, Sam Walmsley, Anna Courtney, Richard Jones.
Role of CADCAM-produced Lumbosacral Bracing in Managing Spondylolysis: Comparison Between Acute versus Delayed Presentation, with Sub-analysis of Satisfaction and Return to Sport in Adolescent Athletes. [poster]
Krunal Patel, Anna Courtney, Connor Mumford, Catherine Hendy, Sam Walmsley, James Geddes, Timothy Bishop, Jason Bernard, Darren Lui.
Role of CADCAM-produced Lumbosacral Bracing in Managing Spondylolysis: Comparison Between Acute versus Delayed Presentation, with Sub-analysis of Satisfaction and Return to Sport in Adolescent Athletes. [poster]
Krunal Patel, Anna Courtney, Connor Mumford, Catherine Hendy, Sam Walmsley, James Geddes, Timothy Bishop, Jason Bernard, Darren Lui.
Role of CADCAM-produced Lumbosacral Bracing in Managing Spondylolysis: Comparison Between Acute versus Delayed Presentation, with Sub-analysis of Satisfaction and Return to Sport in Adolescent Athletes.
Krunal Patel, Anna Courtney, Connor Mumford, Catherine Hendy, Sam Walmsley, James Geddes, Timothy Bishop, Jason Bernard, Darren Lui.
Rapid custom spinal braces for pain management in multiple myeloma patients.
Connor Mumford, Anna Courtney, Sam Walmsley, Tim Bishop, Jason Bernard, Darren Lui.
Investigating the Impact of In-brace Correction Exceeding 100% on Skeletal Outcomes, Comfort and Compliance. [poster]
Anna Courtney, Sam Walmsley, Tim Bishop, Jason Bernard, Darren Lui.
Can an immediate increase in standing height, when wearing a corrective scoliosis brace, predict in-brace skeletal correction?
Authors: Courtney A, Walmsley S, Lui D, Bishop T, Bernard J
Can an immediate increase in standing height, when wearing a corrective scoliosis brace, predict in-brace skeletal correction?
Authors: Courtney A, Walmsley S, Lui D, Bishop T, Bernard J
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