Introduction: One of the most common spinal deformations we encounter is scoliosis. It is easiest to describe it if we speak on the dimensional curvature of the spine in all three planes. We can treat deformation with regards to certain parameters operatively or conservatively with the use of various spinal orthoses. Especially TriaC brace is the one which is the most appropriate form in some cases to treat the spine conservatively. Its primary goal is to reduce the progression of deformation and to align the curvatures into a normal anatomic position. Purpose: The purpose of the bachelor’s thesis is to present the construction of the elastic correctional spinal orthosis TriaC, its efficiency in the treatment of scolioses through time on the basis of the previously performed research. Methods: In order to produce the bachelor’s thesis, we used the descriptive method of collecting literature by means of domestic and foreign sources. The selected literature was collected through the international databases by the use of keywords. We selected it with regards to the timeframe 2008-2018. Because the TriaC brace was more used and researched in past, however, we also used older clinically relevant studies. Results: We found four useful articles on the topic of the TriaC brace. We compared them and presented them. For a better comparison, we used the second version of the elastic spinal orthoses – the SpineCor orthosis. Discussion and conclusion: TriaC brace is one of the flexible dynamic orthoses which was developed with the purpose of the comfort, cosmetics, and the option of control between the uses. Its recognizable characteristic is creating continuous correctional forces on the spine in all the positions and thus achieving the correction which is not only a consequence of outer forces but also internal forces which are created by muscles. It is the sole orthosis which begins building from the main upper curvature downwards. The orthosis is the most appropriate for the correction of lumbar curvatures. It is less appropriate for thoracic and double curvatures. The larger positive effect is shown in the field of cosmetics, adjustability, and comfort in comparison to other rigid orthoses.
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