Scoliosis is often treated by having the patient wear a corset-like spinal brace, to help guide their curved spine back into proper alignment. Typically, in order to make these braces, a plaster mold ...

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Say the word "corsets" and a variety of adjectives can be conjured up -- such as "sexy," "old-fashioned" or, perhaps, "painful." To Diana Spring Sidley, a Lakewood dressmaker, corsets are about taking ...