Patent ID: 8795213

Claim:
An orthosis ( 100 ) for the treatment of congenital, developmental and degenerative spinal deformities or misalignments in a patient, comprising a thoracic Bolero component attached to a pelvic shorts component, wherein (i) said thoracic Bolero component ( 101 ) is adapted, in use, to cover the patient's shoulders and shoulder blade area and is made of non-elastic material, (ii) the pelvic shorts component ( 110 ) adapted, in use, to encircle the patient's pelvis and made of elastic-material and reinforced with non-elastic materials, (iii) a non-elastic strapping system adapted, in use, to encircle the patient's pelvis transversely as a pelvic band ( 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 ) attached to the pelvic shorts component ( 110 ) and providing a stable fitting, resistant to transverse plane rotations and proximal migration, and (iv) a minimum of four removable, corrective elastic bands ( 130 , 130 ( 2 )A, 130 ( 3 )A, 130 ( 4 )A) adapted, in use, to run obliquely around part or all of the circumference of the patient's torso and each of said bands has a first end connected directly to said thoracic Bolero component ( 101 ) and each of said bands has a second end connected directly to said pelvic band, said corrective bands being adapted, in use, in tension and fastening position according to the specific movement required, to be applied to a segment of the torso involved in order to correct the deformity, relieve pain, improve posture and prevent progression of the deformity.