3D Printed Bespoke Back Braces for Scoliosis Treatment

3D Systems has teamed with several doctors to create a new a 3D printed Bespoke back brace to treat scoliosis in children. The brace is created by digitizing measurements of a patient, and then printing a very flexible, comfortable, brace via a selective laser sintering process. Children prefer these braces to that of the traditional variety. They can easily be hidden under clothing, and many of the children are showing them off to their friends, instead of trying to hide them, or taking them off. More details on this news can be found here: http://3dprint.com/5596/3d-printed-bespoke-back-brace/. Check out the image of one of these Bespoke back braces, created by 3D Systems below:
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This is yet another innovative uses of 3D printing, which has the potential to improve many lives in the years to come.

I was one of those people that needed to wear a brace. Boy do I wish I had this as an option. Would have made my life so much easier.

Where is the research to prove that this brace is effective?