Back Pain Prevention in Multiple Myeloma Using an External Spinal Brace

"An off the shelf spinal brace which will be applied to the patients trunk. They will have straps and harnesses which the patient can fasten and remove if needed. The brace will need to be worn by the intervention group all the time for 3 months except when lying in bed. In the presence of lower thoracic (T8 downwards), thoraco-lumbar and lumbar (L1- L3) fractures, a thoracolumbosacral orthosis will be applied. For upper thoracic fractures (T1-T7) a cervico-thoracic or cervico-thoraco-lumbar orthosis will be used."

Standard surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, drug therapy as applicable and decided by the participants consultant as part of standard care