Spinal bracing utilizes these primary objectives:
Controlling back pain by limiting motion and unloading discs, vertebrae and other spinal structures by compressing the abdomen.
Stabilizing weak or injured structures by immobilizing the spine.
Providing three-point force systems to provide correction or prevent progression of a deformity.
The segment of the body that is being controlled generally classifies spinal bracing terminology. Sacroiliac (SIO), lumbosacral (LSO), thoracolumbosacral (TLSO), cervicothoracolumbosacral (CTLSO), cervical (CO) and cervicothoracic (CTO) orthoses. Control is described in terms of spinal flexion, extension, rotation and lateral bending