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Vol. 67, No. 2, February 1987, pp. 223-225
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Thermoplastic Minerva Body Jacket—A Practical Alternative to Current Methods of Cervical Spine Stabilization: A Clinical Report

Pamela J Millington, Joanne M Ellingsen, Brian E Hauswirth and Peter J Fabian

Ms. Millington is Physical Therapy Supervisor, Neurology-Neurosurgery Section, Physical Therapy Department, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53193 (USA).
Ms. Ellingsen is a senior staff physical therapist, Neurology-Neurosurgery Section, Physical Therapy Department, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Mr. Hauswirth and Mr. Fabian are physical therapists in private practice, Preventative and Rehabilitative Physical Therapy, 919 Sir Francis Drake Dr, Suite 101, Kentfield, CA 94904.

The halo body jacket and plaster Minerva body jacket have been the preferred orthoses when maximal stabilization of the cervical spine is required. This report identifies some disadvantages of these orthoses, introduces the thermoplastic Minerva body jacket (TMBJ), and discusses its advantages in the rehabilitation of patients with cervical spine instability. A preliminary roentgenographic study was conducted to evaluate the cervical spine motion of five male subjects wearing the TMBJ. The TMBJ, in addition to providing comparable cervical spine stability, offers several advantages over current methods of stabilization.

Key Words: Cervical vertebrae • Orthopedics • Orthotic devices • Physical therapy


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