back brace


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Noun1.back brace - a brace worn to support the backback brace - a brace worn to support the back  
brace - a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"
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COURAGE: Shannon, eight, in her back brace; FAMILY: Shannon with mum and dad
Only 1hour a day to play.. for the next eight years; SHANNON'S BACK MISERY
BRAVE: Em in back brace' DELIGHT: With medal yesterday' BATTLE: In a brace at gym
METTLE WINNER; Form broken back to a Commonwealth bronze medal in just SIX MONTHS
Josh, of Castleford, West Yorkshire, spent two weeks in hospital on the Spanish island before flying home in a neck and back brace.
Brit paralysed in 35ft Mallorca balcony plunge defies medics by walking again; Josh Meakin, who was sat on the balcony eating a McDonald's when he fell, has now urged other youngsters to be sensible while on boozy trips to party resorts
The 27-year-old appeared in the High Criminal Court yesterday, wearing a back brace and crutches, where he and the 34-year-old man pleaded not guilty to possessing drugs with intent to distribute.
Man 'hurt while fleeing police'
"I had two fractures to my back, I couldn't walk without a back brace. I have to be very careful with what I do.
Attack changed my life forever; CLUB ASSAULT VICTIM TELLS OF HIS LONG BATTLE TO RECOVER
Other approaches include pain medications, wearing a back brace, and physical exercise.
Cementing fractured vertebrae? Evidence lacking, review finds
The haul included seven wheelchairs, 66 Zimmer frames, 59 pairs of crutches, one back brace and, to the surprise of the Healthwatch team, two artificial limbs.
False legs find their way home
Tennell has suffered (https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/February/20/7-Things-You-Didnt-Know-About-Bradie-Tennell-US-Figure-Skating-Champion-Competing-At-First-Olympics) several fractures in her vertebrae that landed her in a back brace and off the ice for months at a time.
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Captain Mark said: "I suffered with mental health struggles after not being able to participate in sport for several years due to a spine condition." He had three years of treatment, including two spine surgeries and six months in a back brace.
INSPIRATION of the week
As a child, Eilidh, from Fortrose on the Black Isle, was diagnosed with scoliosis, a deformity of the spine which meant she had to wear a back brace between the ages of seven and 11.
We accessorise with jewellery, hats & scarves so why not prosthetics? After spending her childhood wearing a back brace, Eilidh Earle-Mitchell is using her expertise to help design and create eye-catching prosthetic limbs
He had to wear a back brace for months and is likely to have problems for the rest of his life.
Police plea over savage attack; new cctv images released in hunt for gang who left man with broken spine after brutal battering

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