Όνομα Περιοδικού:e-Journal of Science & Technology e-Περιοδικό Επιστήμης & Τεχνολογίας
The aim of the present work is to confirm the effective time of use of the brace, for an
accurate assessment of treatment from the therapist. Experiments were performed on a Dynamic
Derotation Brace (DDB). Two devices have been designed, a data holder and a reader which give to
the therapist the opportunity to certify the achievement of the brace’s effective time. The accuracy of
the recorded time is immunized by a system of switches, which are placed at appropriate points without
giving direct access to the patient. The DDB together with the embedded data holder applied in 50
patients. After six months from the first application of the DDB, the therapist using the data reader is
able to read and verify the exact time of use of the brace. Forty four patients had fully followed the
treatment for the time period set by the therapist (23 hours every day), three followed the treatment to a
satisfactory degree (18-20 hours every day) and the rest applied the treatment for a shorter period of
time than prescribed by the therapist (less than 18 hours every day). Both devices offer great potential
in the way of making more effective the treatment of scoliosis and may be to achieve control of pressure
in the desired points of the body.