Clear Life Scoliosis Now Has a Dedicated ScoliBrace Page — Here Is What That Means for Patients in Charlotte
We have published a dedicated ScoliBrace page on the Clear Life Scoliosis website. If you or someone in your family is navigating a scoliosis diagnosis and trying to understand whether bracing is appropriate — and which bracing system — this page was built specifically for that question.
The short version: Clear Life is a certified ScoliBrace provider in Charlotte, NC. ScoliBrace is a custom 3D scoliosis orthosis that we integrate with the CLEAR Institute multimodal protocol rather than offer as a standalone brace fitting. The new page explains what that means in clinical terms, who is a candidate, and what the process looks like from evaluation through monitoring.
The longer version is below.
Why We Built a Dedicated Page
Most scoliosis bracing content online falls into one of two categories: manufacturer marketing copy that presents a product as universally effective, or generic clinical summaries that don't help a patient understand what happens when they walk into a specific clinic.
Neither is particularly useful when you're trying to make a decision about your spine or your child's spine.
The new ScoliBrace Charlotte page is written from the perspective of how we actually use the system here — the evaluation process, the candidacy criteria, the radiographic standards we apply, and how ScoliBrace fits within the broader CLEAR protocol rather than standing alone. It also includes an honest comparison with other brace types, including where ScoliBrace has the strongest evidence and where other systems may be more appropriate.
That last part matters. Not every patient is a ScoliBrace candidate. Saying so clearly is what allows the recommendation to mean something when it is made.
What ScoliBrace Actually Is — and What It Is Not
ScoliBrace is a custom 3D over-corrective orthosis. The design philosophy differs from a Boston brace — rather than applying symmetric pressure to contain a curve, ScoliBrace places the torso in a mirror-image over-corrected position using spinal coupling mechanics. It is fabricated individually from weight-bearing radiographs, Cobb angle measurement, curve classification, and a full 3D surface scan. No two braces are the same.
What it is not: a quick fix, a product that works independently of clinical supervision, or a substitute for a thorough structural evaluation. A brace prescription is only as good as the evaluation behind it. That evaluation — including radiographic measurement and curve classification — happens before any bracing discussion at Clear Life.
For more on how we approach bracing decisions across all available systems, see our Bracing for Scoliosis overview. For context on how Cobb angle measurement drives those decisions, see our About Scoliosis page.
How ScoliBrace Integrates with the CLEAR Protocol at Clear Life
This is the clinical distinction that matters most. ScoliBrace is available from more than one provider in Charlotte. What differs is what surrounds the brace.
At Clear Life, ScoliBrace is integrated into the CLEAR Institute multimodal protocol — whole body vibration, mirror image traction, and neuromuscular re-education — so that the brace and the active treatment are reinforcing the same corrective pattern simultaneously. The neuromuscular system is being retrained while the structural position is being held. Those two inputs working together is meaningfully different from wearing a brace and coming back in three months for a check.
The published evidence for this combined approach is documented. My peer-reviewed case series on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis examined exactly this — two-week intensive CLEAR protocol combined with ScoliBrace fitting — and documented measurable radiographic outcomes. That paper is indexed in PubMed through Cureus. The methodology and results are on record.
For the full published research record, see the Dr. Justin Dick Research page.
Who We Are as a ScoliBrace Provider
Clear Life is listed in the official ScoliBrace certified provider directory for North Carolina. That listing reflects the certification, ongoing clinical use of the system, and the address and contact information for our Charlotte clinic.
Beyond the ScoliBrace certification, the clinical infrastructure at Clear Life includes a CLEAR Scoliosis Institute Fellowship and Board of Directors seat, ISICO World Masters credentials, SOSORT Provisional Membership, and dual imaging credentials as a CNMT and ARRT(N)(CT). Seven studies are indexed in PubMed. Adjunct faculty appointments are held at Life, Sherman, and Palmer chiropractic colleges.
None of that is mentioned to impress. It is mentioned because the credential stack determines the quality of the evaluation behind the brace prescription. A ScoliBrace fitting is a clinical decision — it should be made by a clinician whose evaluation standards are verifiable and whose outcomes are documented.
ScoliBrace and SpineCor — How We Choose
Clear Life offers both ScoliBrace and SpineCor. The choice between rigid and dynamic bracing is not default — it is made individually based on curve magnitude, flexibility, skeletal maturity, and the patient's clinical profile.
ScoliBrace is generally indicated for curves between 25° and 60° Cobb angle where structural over-correction is the appropriate goal. SpineCor is generally more appropriate for smaller, more flexible curves in younger patients, or for adults where pain management and postural support are the primary objectives.
The ScoliBrace Charlotte page includes a full comparison table between the two systems. If you are trying to understand which might be relevant for your situation, that table is the most direct reference.
What to Do If You Are Considering ScoliBrace in Charlotte
The first step is a clinical evaluation — not a product consultation. We obtain and review weight-bearing radiographs, measure Cobb angle, classify the curve, and assess skeletal maturity before any bracing recommendation is made. If ScoliBrace is indicated, the process from evaluation through 3D scan and brace delivery is explained in detail on the dedicated ScoliBrace page.
We see patients from Charlotte, Huntersville, Ballantyne, Matthews, Concord, Mooresville, Rock Hill SC, Fort Mill SC, and nationally for intensive scoliosis programs.
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