Group Members: Weihang, Justin

Weinstein, Stuart L., Lori A. Dolan, James G. Wright, Matthew B. Dobbs. “Effects of Bracing in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis.” New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 16 (2013): 1512-1521. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1307337

These authors are all doctors(of medicine or philosophy) which shows their qualification to speak on the subject. This articles speaks to the benefits of bracing scoliosis. We would use the data in this article to help support the use of this innovation. 

Choudhry, Muhammad Naghman, Zafar Ahmad, Rajat Verma. “Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.” The Open Orthopedics Journal 10, (2016): 143-154. doi: 10.2174/1874325001610010143 

One of the authors works in a hospital and the other two are a part of an orthopedic research unit. This provides a decent introduction to the subject of scoliosis. It provides a history and definition of scoliosis.

Saint Louis, Catherine. “Study Affirms Benefit of Back Braces as Scoliosis Treatment.” New York Times, September 19, 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/health/new-study-lends-conclusive-support-to-a-scoliosis-treatment.html

This author has a wide range of topics she writes about so she may not be specifically qualified to talk about this topic in particular. However, she is referring to an article in a popular journal. This also speaks to the benefit of braces as a treatment for scoliosis. It also briefly talks about how studies of braces; effectiveness has produced inconsistent results.