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DONJOY® Back Brace II TLSO
Key Features
- Rigid anterior and posterior panels restrict forward flexion and trunk rotation.
- Panels are easily removed and can be thermoformed for customized fit.
- Telescoping sternal Y-Bar can be adjusted to desired height or locked into position.
- Sternal Y-Bar can be bent and custom fitted to the desired angle.
- Quick release shoulder buckles allow for easy donning and doffing.
- Features the patented Mechanical Advantage Pulley System.
- HCPCS L0464
Description
DONJOY® BACK BRACE II – TLSO
The DonJoy Back Brace II TLSO accommodates the appropriate motion restriction throughout the healing process. The lightweight design includes a patented Mechanical Advantage Pulley System, a quick-release shoulder strap buckle, and an easy to use thoracic adjustment. All these features allow for the patient to control and relieve acute pain often associated with anomalies of the spine such as osteoporosis, compression fractures, spinal stenosis, strain, and excessive kyphosis.
Sizing Chart
| Size | Measurement |
| SM | 30 – 35 inches |
| MD | 35 – 40 inches |
| LG | 40 – 45 inches |
| XL | 45 – 50 inches |
| 2XL | 50 – 55 inches |
Typical Indications
Ideal for Low Back Pain, Low Back Sprains/Strains, Lumbar Disc Displacement, Osteoporosis, Disc Herniation and Degneration, Post-Operative Laminectomy, Post-Operative Disectomy, IDET Procedure, Spondylolisthesis, Post-Operative Fusion, Spinal Stenosis, Compression Fractures, and Scoliosis. Intended for acute pain relief by thoracic postural extension alignment, compression fractures of the thoracic spine, early onset through variable stages of osteoporosis, pre and post-surgical protocols, thoracic mechanical back pain and kyphosis.
- "A Cochrane Review found that lumbar supports are “effective for improving functional status” in patients with acute, subacute and chronic low back pain based on 3 high quality trials with a total of 410 patients." - Cochrane Rev. CD001823, 2008).
- "A 2009 clinical trial studying 197 patients with subacute low back pain found significantly more LSO users, 60% versus 40%, totally weaned off medication by trial’s end." - Spine. 2009;34930:p215).
- "The authors of a 2011 pain management study praise the rapidity of symptom relief - viewing lumbar supports as a safe, non-invasive, cost-effective , non-pharmacologic tool for home use in pain flare-ups." - Prac Pain Manage.p106).
- "Research studies find no adverse effects on either abdominal or back muscle strength." - Joint Bone Spine. 2008 75(1):58, J Spinal Disord. 1992.;5(3):260).
- "A 2012 study of 40 patients with chronic low back pain found no negative changes in the paravertebral muscles after 6 months of use." - Fukushima J Med Sci. 2012;58(1):60-65)
