Semi-rigid shoulder braces and related methods

摘要

Shoulder braces for inhibiting secondary anterior shoulder dislocations that are configured to allow for a wide range of motion for mobility and stabilization, include a brace body with a single arm portion configured to reside about a shoulder of a user and a torso portion, a plurality of shoulder straps extending over the single arm portion shoulder, a substantially rigid thermoplastic insert releasably held by the arm portion of the brace body. The insert can have a user-specific custom shape that substantially conforms to external anterior shoulder anatomy (over the gleno-humeral joint) of the shoulder of the user. The brace can also include at least one adjustable length laterally extending torso strap attached to the torso portion.