A four-year-old boy with severe scoliosis has been made a special "halo" frame to help straighten his spine ahead of surgery at the RVI in Newcastle.
Kyle Brookes, 4, is facing a long-stay in hospital as he awaits complex surgery to fix his condition - often known as curvature of the spine. But in the mean time his doctors at the Newcastle hospital have commissioned a specially-built device which enables him to have life-changing "halo gravity traction" treatment which can improve his condition dramatically.
The little lad is originally from Blackpool but due to the specialist nature of the treatment he needs is being looked after by experts in the North East. As part of this, his consultants asked medical engineers to build a "halo gravity traction device" which can be attached to Kyle's wheelchair or his walking frame and helps to keep him safe during vital physio.
