A 21-year-old member asked:
What is a body jacket?
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Dr. Paul Cohenanswered
Family Medicine 30 years experience
Brace yourself...: A body jacket is a rigid brace used to protect your spine by immoblizing it. It is custom fit for the individual; usually by an experienced orthopedist; and the user needs to be instructed in how to both put it on; and take it off. It can also be utulized to treat children with severe curvatures of the spine(or scoliosis).
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Dr. Laura Wuarinanswered
26 years experience
"straight jacket": In the old days it used to be called a straight jacket, . This is a clothing that wraps around you to prevent arms from scratching or hurting self or others. It is used only when there is serious risk of danger.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
An orthopedic cast: Is used to immobilize the trunk after spinal injuries or surgery.
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Last updated Nov 25, 2013
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