In the future, all spine braces will be smart

ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON TO REVOLUTIONIZE BRACING (Orthopedics This Week)
Columbia Engineers have crafted the first device that measures 3D stiffness of the human torso, providing hope for children with spine deformities such as idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis.
The related study, “Robotic Spine Exoskeleton (RoSE): Characterizing the Three-dimensional Stiffness of the Human Torso in the Treatment of Spine Deformity,” appears in the March 30, 2018 edition of IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
Co-author Sunil K. Agrawal, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Rehabi...