As short as 4 weeks or as long as 4 to 6 months depending upon the injury.
The brace is to help you heal just like if you were to break an arm or leg you wear a cast or brace of some kind...same as with the back. However, you don't need to wear a brace if you were to go home and stay in bed for the next 8 weeks. So I guess it is your choice.  In these situations, a rigid brace may be needed. Here again, the brace is specifically for immobilization and support. It should be worn whenever the patient is out of bed for more than 10 minutes. This brace will be worn for approximately 3 to 4 months after surgery. Your surgeon will let you know if such a brace is necessary. Ideally however, the brace may replace the need for surgery. The brace for scoliosis is a rigid plastic brace and must be worn 18 out of 24 hours per day. Ongoing brace adjustments are necessary to maximize the scoliosis correction. If you are required to wear a brace to treat adolescent scoliosis, it will be necessary to visit the clinic every three months Symptoms. If the fracture is caused by a sudden, forceful injury, you will probably feel severe pain in your back, legs, and arms. You might also feel weakness or numbness if the fracture injures the nerves of the spine. If the bone collapse is gradual, such as a fracture from bone thinning, the pain will usually be milder.  Know how to apply your brace before leaving the hospital. Wear your brace all the timeeven during sleepunless otherwise instructed by the surgeon. You will wear the brace until your spine has healed or fused, which may be as short as 4 weeks or as long as 4 to 6 months. Applying your rigid brace. Begin by lying flat on the bed. Slide the front half of the brace up your chest wall until its firmly under your chin. When to wear your brace. You will wear the halo ring brace day and night for about 3 to 4 months. An orthotist will schedule appointments every 2 to 3 weeks to check your brace and pin sites. Your doctor may prescribe a neck or back brace for you to wear after a spinal injury or surgery. A brace does three things: 1  immobilizes your spine during healing. 2  stabilizes injured areas. 3  controls pain by restricting movement. When to wear your brace. You will wear the halo ring brace day and night for about 3 to 4 months. An orthotist will schedule appointments every 2 to 3 weeks to check your brace and pin sites. You'll perhaps need surgery.). You will wear the brace for just a short period of time; the brace will support your spine as the vertebra or vertebrae heal. In a stable fracture, the vertebra can still carry its normal load without the risk of further injury. This includes wearing it for as long as you're told to: if you're supposed to wear the brace 24 hours a day, you have to make a commitment to doing that, even if it seems inconvenient. You shouldn't have to wear the brace very long because you don't want to become dependent on it. Once you know how long to wear the brace each day, you need to figure out what activity is most important to you. Normally, your doctor and nurse will work with you so that for your most special interests, like being on the swim team, you will be allowed that period of time out of your brace. Within the first week, you will wear your brace for short periods of time and gradually increase the time each day. Within two weeks of wearing your brace, you will be a pro! To learn about sore spots, how to help prevent them and the day you can discard your brace ... click below. Your doctor will recommend the best kind of brace for your fracture. Some braces used for spinal fractures include: 1  the halo brace, which is used for cervical spine fractures. 2  This is a form of traction. 3  Traction pulls parts of the spine in different directions in order to alleviate nerve compression or to realign the spine. This includes wearing it for as long as you're told to: if you're supposed to wear the brace 24 hours a day, you have to make a commitment to doing that, even if it seems inconvenient. You shouldn't have to wear the brace very long because you don't want to become dependent on it.
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