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View our privacy policySpecialist scoliosis-specific exercise therapy may be recommended alongside bracing to support posture, movement, strength and confidence throughout treatment. This guide explains how the two approaches work together as part of a personalised treatment plan.
When you or your child is prescribed a scoliosis brace, specialist exercise therapy may also be recommended as part of the treatment plan.
At first, this can feel like a lot to take in. You may wonder why both are needed, or whether the brace should be enough on its own.
The reason is simple: your brace and your exercise programme do different jobs. Your brace helps guide your spine while you wear it. Specialist scoliosis-specific exercise therapy helps you build the strength, awareness and control needed to work with that correction in everyday life.
The LOC Scoliosis Brace is a bespoke three-dimensional (3D) brace, designed and made in-house at our Kingston clinic.
It is created around your body, your curve pattern and the clinical information available from your specialist. Its role is to support 3D in-brace correction, helping to address the curve, rotation and posture changes linked with scoliosis.
Your orthotist will also review and adjust your brace when needed, helping with fit, comfort and day-to-day wearability as your body changes.
Wearing a brace can take time to get used to. Your body is being guided into a more corrected position, which may feel unfamiliar at first.
Specialist scoliosis-specific exercise therapy can help you understand this position and feel more confident moving in and out of your brace.
It may help with:
Exercise therapy does not replace your brace when bracing has been recommended. It works alongside it as part of your wider treatment plan.
We work closely with Scoliosis SOS because they specialise in scoliosis-specific exercise therapy.
Their ScolioGold Therapy is an exercise-based programme that includes approaches such as the Schroth Method, with exercises tailored to each person’s spinal curve, age and physical ability.
This means your care can be more joined up. Your orthotist focuses on your brace design, fit and adjustments. Your therapist helps you work on posture, movement and strength.
At our Kingston clinic, patients can access orthotic care from LOC and specialist scoliosis specific exercise therapy from Scoliosis SOS in the same setting.
A scoliosis brace works best when it is worn as prescribed by your orthotist or consultant. But we know that building up wear time can be a big adjustment.
Exercise therapy can help your body get used to the position encouraged by the brace. It can also help you practise posture and movement when your brace is off, including during exercise, school, work or daily routines.
This can be especially helpful during brace weaning, when your clinical team advises it.
Scoliosis treatment is personal. Your age, growth stage, curve pattern, symptoms and goals all matter.
That is why we may suggest specialist exercise therapy alongside bracing where it is clinically appropriate. It can help you understand your body better, build confidence and make the treatment process feel more manageable.
Your brace supports your spine. Exercise therapy helps you move, strengthen and adapt around that support.
Together, they can help you feel more informed, more confident and better supported throughout your scoliosis treatment.
If you are considering scoliosis bracing, or you already have a brace and want to understand how specialist exercise therapy could help, we are here to talk it through.
You can book a scoliosis bracing consultation with LOC or speak to us about specialist scoliosis exercise therapy with Scoliosis SOS.
A bespoke brace can help reduce the risk of progression during growth and support curve management as part of a wider care plan. Our brace works by gently guiding your spine into a more corrective in-brace position, with follow-up and adjustments to support fit and comfort.
“LOC has been fantastic, friendly, understanding. Anna did not pull any punches about the wearing regime and gave us all the information we needed. Polly was in her brace for less than two years. LOC has provided a really incredible service.”
Zoe, Polly’s mother – Scoliosis patient (adolescent)
Speak to our team about your options, with no obligation to begin treatment.
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