When the LA Brace over-corrects the spine is this a negative thing?
The answer is always – No. Assuming a good in-brace correction and compliant brace wearer then the end result (curve in spine, 2 years after end of bracing) of effective bracing is always somewhere between the in-brace angle and the original out of brace angle. Therefore if a curve is overcorrected it will still drift back towards the scoliotic side once brace treatment has completed. For example Kris had a left side 26 degree curve which over-corrected in his brace to a right side 5 degrees. As long as he continues to wear his brace then his end result will likely be 5-10 degrees to the left side which would not even be considered scoliosis. (It is considered scoliosis when curve is greater than 15 degrees).
However, with other braces where the in-brace correction is poor and/or the child does not wear the brace full time then the end result will be worse than the original pre-brace angle and possibly progress to surgical threshold.
