**4. Concepts of treatment**

The DEFO scoliosis suits use different mechanisms to correct scoliosis in comparison with rigid or semi-rigid braces and it is important to understand the fourteen concepts.


glove which can put tension on the arm and resulting in derotation of the forearm to provide a functional position in supination rather than pronation (hand turning palm downwards). See **Figure 14** [43, 44].

A similar affect can be seen where DEFO suits will provide compression to stabilise the trunk and additional scoliosis specific panels can initiate lateral and/or rotational movement of the spine (See **Figure 15**).


### **Figure 14.**

*Shows the diagonal reinforcement built into the DMO long sleeved glove to provide a supinatory in-built rotation causing the wrist to be held in supination.*

### **Figure 15.**

*The scoliosis blueprint for a scoliosis suit showing the translation panel with angulated yellow arrows on the left, representing the resultant force expected from the positioning of the two (upper and lower yellow arrows) on the right side of the image.*


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