This article is part of the supplement: 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities .

Oral presentation

Brace related stress in different braces for scoliosis treatment

Hans-Rudolf Weiss¹ , Mario Werkmann² and Carola Stephan¹

¹  Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre, Korczakstr. 2, D-55566 Bad Sobernheim, Germany

²  Orthomed Scolicare, Orthopedic Technical Services, D-55566 Bad Sobernheim, Germany

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from 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities
Boston, MA, USA. 13–16 May 2007

Scoliosis 2007, 2(Suppl 1):S10doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S10

Published:	12 October 2007

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The BSSQbrace questionnaire has been shown to be reliable with good internal consistency and reproducibility in estimating the stress scoliosis patients experience while wearing their brace. Eight questions are provided focusing on this topic. A maximum score of 24 can be achieved (from 0 for most stress to 24 for no stress). The subdivision of the score values is: 0–8 (strong stress), 9–16 (medium stress) and 17–24 (little stress).