back brace

collocation in English

meaningsofbackandbrace

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back
adjective[before noun]
uk
/bæk/us
/bæk/
at or near the back ...
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brace
noun
uk
/breɪs/us
/breɪs/
something that is used to support or connect things, or to make ...
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(Definition ofbackandbracefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One miner, who had broken his back several months before, went down the stricken pit, with abackbraceon, to rescue his fellow workers.
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In some cases, thebackbracemay also help decrease the amount of curvature in the spine.
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He was ordered by his doctors to wear abackbracefor 6 months in order to recover from his injury.
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He was in abackbracefor three months and had to learn to walk again.
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He wears abackbraceand self-medicates with pain pills, which he obtains from his ex-wife, drug dealers, and crime scenes he assists in investigating.
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Due to the conflict, he was forced to wear a neck andbackbrace.
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He was forced to wear abackbracefor the next few shows, which restricted his actions to the area around his microphone.
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The condition required her to wear abackbrace, although she was successful in national age group swimming competitions.
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She wore abackbracethroughout her time in the ninth grade.
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Conway also received a compression fracture of one of his thoracic vertebrae and has been fitted withbackbrace.
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The ride in these vehicles can be very punishing, therefore some drivers will wear abackbrace, neck brace, and kidney belt as extra protection although it is not required.
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Meira did not need surgery and the fracture was treated with abackbrace.
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Meira broke two vertebrae in his back and spent the next two days in the hospital being fitted for abackbrace.
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She was also required to wear back braces.
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Back braces, heat, and cold became part of a daily routine.
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There has been considerable research and information published in reputable journals on back braces for scoliosis.
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After 15 years on crutches he lost 140 pounds in 10 months and regained the ability to walk and run without his crutches, back braces or leg braces.
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