Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 jumping in on this post, but on the web, i found this picture of a providence brace. curious if this looks the same as the one gloria's child is wearing. it has some similar features of a charleston (lucas wore one of these), but it is a bit more open. i'm included a picture of a charleston as well. deshea Hi Gloria, just a question, is the providence brace similier to the ton brace? That is what Santi has been wearing for the last few months. It is also a bending brace and is only worn at night. It bends to the opposite side of the curve attempting to push the curve into a straighter position. It goes all the way down to his pelvis just like the TSLO braces do. Just curious, they call these braces so many different things, and then they often modify them and call them "custom" which is what Santi will wear for a while now. Good luck, Kelli and Santiagogigiabc@... wrote: Hi , Thanks!!!! The Providence brace is worn only at night. It is a bending brace. It slants him to one side and he can't bend at the waist when it is on. Our ped ortho recommended it. I did have a brochure on it but of course I can't find it. Maybe you can ask your doc about it. Gloria FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Deshea, Yes that is the brace. also wore the ton one. We have a new dr and he prefers the Providence. likes the Providence better because it is more opened. It sure doesn't look like it would work but it has. gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Kelli, Yes it is like the ton one but less constricting. can move a lot more in the Providence. He wore the ton for 2 years and it worked as well.But our doctor moved out of state and we got a new one. When grew out of the ton one, the new dr ordered the Providence one. got a bad rash with the first one but not with the Provdence. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 gloria, it was me. please find the e-mail forwarded below. also, just an aside since i was looking into bracing options for possible future need (i hope!), and i found that some health insurances (aetna) for example will not cover the providence, spinecor or copes brace because they are considered experimental without substantial scientific literature supporting their use over traditional boston/tlso, charleston/bending or milwaukee braces. just a nugget of information that i gleaned from the internet! deshea jumping in on this post, but on the web, i found this picture of a providence brace. curious if this looks the same as the one gloria's child is wearing. it has some similar features of a charleston (lucas wore one of these), but it is a bit more open. i'm included a picture of a charleston as well. deshea Hi Gloria, just a question, is the providence brace similier to the ton brace? That is what Santi has been wearing for the last few months. It is also a bending brace and is only worn at night. It bends to the opposite side of the curve attempting to push the curve into a straighter position. It goes all the way down to his pelvis just like the TSLO braces do. Just curious, they call these braces so many different things, and then they often modify them and call them "custom" which is what Santi will wear for a while now. Good luck, Kelli and Santiagogigiabc@... wrote: Hi , Thanks!!!! The Providence brace is worn only at night. It is a bending brace. It slants him to one side and he can't bend at the waist when it is on. Our ped ortho recommended it. I did have a brochure on it but of course I can't find it. Maybe you can ask your doc about it. Gloria FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 That figures. We have Aetna insurance. Noelle (12-2-01)Ian (8-15-04) Fwd: Re: question for Gloria gloria,it was me. please find the e-mail forwarded below.also, just an aside since i was looking into bracing optionsfor possible future need (i hope!), and i found that somehealth insurances (aetna) for example will not cover theprovidence, spinecor or copes brace because they areconsidered experimental without substantial scientificliterature supporting their use over traditional boston/tlso,charleston/bending or milwaukee braces. just a nugget ofinformation that i gleaned from the internet!deshea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 jennifer, don't lose heart! i think it was an old document and perhaps they have changed over the course of a year or two with new published studies. how's ian doing? deshea That figures. We have Aetna insurance. Noelle (12-2-01)Ian (8-15-04) Fwd: Re: question for Gloria gloria,it was me. please find the e-mail forwarded below.also, just an aside since i was looking into bracing optionsfor possible future need (i hope!), and i found that somehealth insurances (aetna) for example will not cover theprovidence, spinecor or copes brace because they areconsidered experimental without substantial scientificliterature supporting their use over traditional boston/tlso,charleston/bending or milwaukee braces. just a nugget ofinformation that i gleaned from the internet!deshea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 He's doing great actually! The only trouble he has is sitting on the floor (can't do that at all) and sitting in some shopping carts. Some of the carts are fine, but some are tilted backwards a bit and I have to stuff blankets behind him in those carts. He also can sit in a regular chair okay although he seems to get uncomfortable after a while. He can also pick things up off the floor now which makes him very happy . I do think the cast is itchy for him because he keeps scratching his belly and his chest above the cast quite a bit. But, I am sure that is normal. How is Lucas doing? Noelle (12-2-01)Ian (8-15-04) Re: Re: question for Gloria jennifer,don't lose heart! i think it was an old document and perhapsthey have changed over the course of a year or two with newpublished studies. how's ian doing?deshea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 i'm glad ian is doing so well. i bet over time he will be able to sit on the floor. i think that lucas ends up curling the bottom of the cast where the waterproof tape is over time because at first he seems a little uncomfortable sitting at a 90 degree angle and has to lean back a bit, but over the course of a couple of weeks, he is able to. lucas is also a bit itchy. i just make sure that everywhere i peak in the skin looks good. i bet it's just dead skin piling up -- okay, i don't even want to think about that, but i bet it has some truth to it. deshea He's doing great actually! The only trouble he has is sitting on the floor (can't do that at all) and sitting in some shopping carts. Some of the carts are fine, but some are tilted backwards a bit and I have to stuff blankets behind him in those carts. He also can sit in a regular chair okay although he seems to get uncomfortable after a while. He can also pick things up off the floor now which makes him very happy . I do think the cast is itchy for him because he keeps scratching his belly and his chest above the cast quite a bit. But, I am sure that is normal. How is Lucas doing? Noelle (12-2-01)Ian (8-15-04) Re: Re: question for Gloria jennifer,don't lose heart! i think it was an old document and perhapsthey have changed over the course of a year or two with newpublished studies. how's ian doing?deshea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Yucky to think about dead skin, but I am sure you are probably right! LOL! I do think you may be right about the cast ends curling up because I couldn't get a diaper tucked in there for the life of me the first 2 weeks, but now I can do it with no problem. Noelle (12-2-01)Ian (8-15-04) Re: Re: question for Gloria i'm glad ian is doing so well. i bet over time he will beable to sit on the floor. i think that lucas ends up curlingthe bottom of the cast where the waterproof tape is over timebecause at first he seems a little uncomfortable sitting at a90 degree angle and has to lean back a bit, but over thecourse of a couple of weeks, he is able to. lucas is also abit itchy. i just make sure that everywhere i peak in theskin looks good. i bet it's just dead skin piling up -- okay,i don't even want to think about that, but i bet it has sometruth to it.deshea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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