METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREFABRICATED RETRACTING ELEVATED SCAPULOTHORACIC ORTHOSIS

摘要

This invention is an apparatus and method for applying force to a patient's upper torso and cervical region comprising a pair of panels (21, 22) adapted to fit under the arms of a patient and to cover the patient's chest and back. A pair of sleeves (25, 26) have tubular portions (27) with slits (33) adapted for adjustably receiving the patient's arm. Transversely extending means (45) are used for maintaining the panels against the patient's chest. A bulbous disk contacts the rear of the patient's lower neck and back and applies a spreading force over the patient's neck and back. Strap means (66) are connected to the front surfaces of the sleeves' upper portions and are adapted to apply a force to the disk. Transversely extending means are provided for pulling the panels towards one another across the patient's back.