Corsets are historically made up in a modular manner something that I would like to continue through into medical brace design as I feel it will make them a lot more flexible and adjustable to the patients shape and therefore be more comfortable to wear.
Corset makers stiffened the material structure by inserting boning which was often slid into ‘pockets’ which were built into the material. I do wonder if this could be done with a medical brace so it wasn’t so cumbersome while keeping the rigid panelling to provide the support and restriction which are needed while having material panelling in others to allow more flexibility in movement and more ease in fitting.
Corsets were traditionally custom made as without this the overall effect would be lost and it would be even more uncomfortable to wear – I do wonder if this is similar for the back brace. It is not really financially viable for the NHS to custom make every single brace. However if not completely custom designed I believe that at least a more suitable element of adjustability could be built in to the design.
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