Perceptions of body image, happiness and satisfaction in adolescents wearing a Boston brace for scoliosis treatment.

Aims: To explore the impact of bracing on the perceptions of body image, happiness and satisfaction of adolescents with scoliosis.

Design: The study was designed as compare of 134 girls and 16 boys who wore a Boston type brace for scoliosis treatment and a control group of 99 healthy girls and 51 healthy boys. All them were secondary school pupils living in Athens Greece and were interviewed.