Report on six-week MRI: Has the pain resolved and the oedema reduced? YesNoAt six weeks, the brace should be removed for sleeping. The exercise program should be progressed to re-educate core muscle activation in positions of daily living.The occasional patient who continues to exhibit significant pain and is locally tender over the fracture site should continue to wear the brace 23 hours a day until symptom free. Core exercises are continued unchanged for these patients.Next
