Idk if you’re genuinely asking (or still asking). I doubt Aspen can make that type of videos due to the array of indications for this type of rx only brace, but if you genuinely are looking for ideas I’m happy to share what I’ve done (definitely always ask your surgeons and/or DPT if you’re further in recovery etc!) . I realize it’s been 11 months so you may no longer need said advice. If this was rhetorical I appreciate the snark! It’s never fun to sleep or spend bedrest in a hard collar or CTO/CTO4 but i do appreciate that they exist for many reasons. I hope you’re safe and getting better sleep ❤️🩹
There are quite a few tricks that I’ve learned from my own experiences. These are prescription only braces so anyone in One likely has a team of doctors if not a surgeon and a hospital that has put them in one and for me personally the reason I was put in one disrupted my sleep quite a bit more than the brace itself, which actually offered some relief but physical therapist and those who have been in similar situations often have some recommendations. Aspen does offer a specific product that is intended for when you have to lay completely supine. It’s called the ICU back. I wish that it existed or my doctors were aware of it at the time that I had to lay completely flat without a pillow for days in the hospital. Surgeons, and physical therapy will typically try to wean you off a brace after a certain point depending on the indication and so thankfully in my experience nighttime or when I was laying flat was one of the first things to go. Sometimes it takes a long time for that time to come but wear a brace 24/7 actually requires you to re strengthen those muscles once it’s indicated that you can wear it less/have healed. I was also in a CTO4 which is similar to the longer brace shown here, but it has a bar on both the front and the back. Surgeons have different preferences of whether you lay flat or on your side for different issues as well as in the case of accidents so it’s going to vary as to what’s permitted but body pillows and pregnancy pillows and getting a lot of pillows helped a lot. Also, depending on what is particularly uncomfortable about the brace Can sometimes be troubleshooting because sometimes it’s an issue that can be resolved like if the padding needs to be replaced, or irritation of the wounds and dressing that is underneath the brace or a number of other examples that may be irrelevant to you now. I’m honestly I was in so much pain and discomfort that the brace actually offered me some relief but I know that my indication is different than others but I also didn’t get restful sleep. There should be tutorials on getting restful sleep in hospitals in my opinion because it’s near impossible to get restful sleep in hospitals. At home, Certain beds and even a hospital bed can help with the full spine braces (although in my experience hospital bed mattresses are not ideal long-term however, the movement they provide is very helpful). Some people have come up with some tricks that help quite a bit. I’ve noticed that those who are in halo, braces, and CTLSO braces for longer periods get the most creative, especially when their braces are literally customized to their body not to mention the halo being surgical. There is another brace in this family that they don’t depict that I actually found much more comfortable and supportive than the others called the multipost. It has the same back as the CTO shown, but is a cervical collar. I find it more suitable when laying down. They also have another bra that has a different indication, but it is somewhat of a trick that I’ve discovered. It’s unfortunate for many of us that we just have to get used to it, but I don’t know how many people I have encountered that have been indicated for this type of brace who were not also in extreme pain, muscle spasms, neurological symptoms, and so forth simultaneously, and it really is the job of the prescriber to assist with That side effect but for me personally I.e. taking pressure off my brain stem and spinal cord was the priority. Sleep is so important for healing, and the prescribers know that, but I really wanted to be able to maintain the ability to walk and live and I still have an Array of issues. Hopefully trauma surgeons and neurosurgeons are paying attention and are willing to offer patients sleep aids if it’s safe for their bodies so they can get that rest. And I know a lot of physical therapist to get pretty creative as well who could probably help. One of the worst parts for me was having an incision that the brace had to go over but keeping in mind that if a specific major surgery failed it would potentially have to be redone. Helped me keep that in mind. I still have to wear a cervical collar in specific circumstances, as well as if symptoms increase and if certain types of injury take place due to the nature of my spine and my past surgeries. I also still have been indicated to wear a CTO for a certain activities. I hope that whether you are a patient, a family member or a provider that you are safe and healing. I would say the indication that I had to be in this place to begin with, wasn’t allowing me to have proper sleep. The brace was not the primary cause of my sleep disruption, but it is definitely not a normal feeling to sleep in something hard, especially something like a CTO, which goes down to your waist and I eventually got used to it, but I very much anyone is handing these out to individuals who don’t need them and I would hope that anyone prescribing is closely monitoring and also assisting with sleep as well as eventually the weaning process oh once healing or surgery postop has progressed. Edit: there are some things I found helpful with the lining and other aspects because I would sweat through the padding for example, but for some reason this will have trouble posting. So leaving it at this
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How does anyone get proper sleep with this on ? Vista needs videos on that
Idk if you’re genuinely asking (or still asking). I doubt Aspen can make that type of videos due to the array of indications for this type of rx only brace, but if you genuinely are looking for ideas I’m happy to share what I’ve done (definitely always ask your surgeons and/or DPT if you’re further in recovery etc!) . I realize it’s been 11 months so you may no longer need said advice. If this was rhetorical I appreciate the snark! It’s never fun to sleep or spend bedrest in a hard collar or CTO/CTO4 but i do appreciate that they exist for many reasons. I hope you’re safe and getting better sleep ❤️🩹
There are quite a few tricks that I’ve learned from my own experiences. These are prescription only braces so anyone in One likely has a team of doctors if not a surgeon and a hospital that has put them in one and for me personally the reason I was put in one disrupted my sleep quite a bit more than the brace itself, which actually offered some relief but physical therapist and those who have been in similar situations often have some recommendations. Aspen does offer a specific product that is intended for when you have to lay completely supine. It’s called the ICU back. I wish that it existed or my doctors were aware of it at the time that I had to lay completely flat without a pillow for days in the hospital. Surgeons, and physical therapy will typically try to wean you off a brace after a certain point depending on the indication and so thankfully in my experience nighttime or when I was laying flat was one of the first things to go. Sometimes it takes a long time for that time to come but wear a brace 24/7 actually requires you to re strengthen those muscles once it’s indicated that you can wear it less/have healed. I was also in a CTO4 which is similar to the longer brace shown here, but it has a bar on both the front and the back. Surgeons have different preferences of whether you lay flat or on your side for different issues as well as in the case of accidents so it’s going to vary as to what’s permitted but body pillows and pregnancy pillows and getting a lot of pillows helped a lot.
Also, depending on what is particularly uncomfortable about the brace Can sometimes be troubleshooting because sometimes it’s an issue that can be resolved like if the padding needs to be replaced, or irritation of the wounds and dressing that is underneath the brace or a number of other examples that may be irrelevant to you now. I’m honestly I was in so much pain and discomfort that the brace actually offered me some relief but I know that my indication is different than others but I also didn’t get restful sleep.
There should be tutorials on getting restful sleep in hospitals in my opinion because it’s near impossible to get restful sleep in hospitals.
At home, Certain beds and even a hospital bed can help with the full spine braces (although in my experience hospital bed mattresses are not ideal long-term however, the movement they provide is very helpful). Some people have come up with some tricks that help quite a bit. I’ve noticed that those who are in halo, braces, and CTLSO braces for longer periods get the most creative, especially when their braces are literally customized to their body not to mention the halo being surgical.
There is another brace in this family that they don’t depict that I actually found much more comfortable and supportive than the others called the multipost. It has the same back as the CTO shown, but is a cervical collar. I find it more suitable when laying down. They also have another bra that has a different indication, but it is somewhat of a trick that I’ve discovered.
It’s unfortunate for many of us that we just have to get used to it, but I don’t know how many people I have encountered that have been indicated for this type of brace who were not also in extreme pain, muscle spasms, neurological symptoms, and so forth simultaneously, and it really is the job of the prescriber to assist with That side effect but for me personally I.e. taking pressure off my brain stem and spinal cord was the priority. Sleep is so important for healing, and the prescribers know that, but I really wanted to be able to maintain the ability to walk and live and I still have an Array of issues.
Hopefully trauma surgeons and neurosurgeons are paying attention and are willing to offer patients sleep aids if it’s safe for their bodies so they can get that rest. And I know a lot of physical therapist to get pretty creative as well who could probably help. One of the worst parts for me was having an incision that the brace had to go over but keeping in mind that if a specific major surgery failed it would potentially have to be redone. Helped me keep that in mind. I still have to wear a cervical collar in specific circumstances, as well as if symptoms increase and if certain types of injury take place due to the nature of my spine and my past surgeries. I also still have been indicated to wear a CTO for a certain activities.
I hope that whether you are a patient, a family member or a provider that you are safe and healing.
I would say the indication that I had to be in this place to begin with, wasn’t allowing me to have proper sleep. The brace was not the primary cause of my sleep disruption, but it is definitely not a normal feeling to sleep in something hard, especially something like a CTO, which goes down to your waist and I eventually got used to it, but I very much anyone is handing these out to individuals who don’t need them and I would hope that anyone prescribing is closely monitoring and also assisting with sleep as well as eventually the weaning process oh once healing or surgery postop has progressed.
Edit: there are some things I found helpful with the lining and other aspects because I would sweat through the padding for example, but for some reason this will have trouble posting. So leaving it at this
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