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We are looking into getting an Arc David Brace for my son Brayden who is 2 years old. He has subluxation going on in his shoulder and we are hoping this Brace helps! I was just wanting to get opinions from anybody who has used this brace.

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Hi , Well I am glad this suject for bracing came up. I do know that I had a brace when I was very little in the 50s. Braceing is inportant for sure , but I still remember bracing and how much it hurt trying to sleep with it on even today. This is far and away something more inportant that I belive. If your baby really start crying trying to sleep with it on , please concider having the brace lower a little for sleeping? I think my brace was to high at shoulder level with to sleep that way pull other muscles laying down I bet. My mom told me years latter that see used a me a stuff aniamal as a distraction. Hopfully this helps??

Tom

Trying to remember what my mom said back then?? I am going try to describe just what she said happen with me with bracing back in the 50s . I have seen a form of the type of brace that ,kinda looks like what was used on me, I had back then? The brace had the arm raised to shoulder level , I had a fracture elbow and scapula with the erbs at birth and brace maybe 2. If they have today a brace lower to the side for sleeping I think it might be a good thing. Because I had a broken scapula to, using a pillow help support my erbs all my life. I believe using pillows to support my erbs arm and shoulder help a lot after driving Semis for years. Strange is when my mom told me I would sleep on the stuff animal in away that cushion the brace an shoulder. Just a thought about bracing I thought was important to say? Trying to remember was a challenge, I hope this may help????

Tom