Which posture corrector is recommended

If you want to correct your hunchback after sitting for a long time at work or school, currently the invisible mesh model with the best feedback from users is the back-back invisible mesh model. When adjusting your posture during the sports recovery period, the adjustable support model from Sairuikang is preferred. If it is used for children, the children's special model from Japan's IKEDAYA is more suitable. However, the premise of all recommendations is that you must first confirm that your posture problem does not require medical intervention, otherwise the expensive model will be in vain.

Two friends around me had very different outcomes after using braces. One works in new media operations. He works at his desk for 10 hours every day. His neck is stretched forward so much that it almost touches the screen. He wore the back-back brace for two months. He said that the biggest effect is that "it hurts slightly when you want to slump your waist, which is equivalent to the colleague sitting next to you stabbing you in the back at any time to remind you." Now that I take it off, I rarely sag unconsciously. The other one was diagnosed with 18-degree scoliosis early on. He bought a model worth tens of yuan from an internet celebrity and wore it blindly. After wearing it for half a month, he went to the hospital for pain. The doctor scolded him, saying that his scoliosis was caused by high and low shoulders. The corrector presses both shoulders at the same time, which makes the spine even more crooked.

Don’t believe it. When I accompanied my friend to the rehabilitation department, what the doctor said was very true. The posture corrector is essentially an “external reminder tool”, just like the auxiliary wheels when learning to drive. It is not an instrument that can cure all diseases. If you already have pathological problems, such as scoliosis exceeding 15 degrees or compensatory hunchback caused by lumbar protrusion, don’t buy it blindly. Take a picture first and follow the doctor’s advice to choose a suitable one, otherwise it will put extra burden on the spine.

There is a lot of quarrel on the Internet right now. One group says that braces are a tax on IQ. If you wear them for a long time, your muscles will become dependent. If you take them off, you will become more hunched. In fact, both statements are correct. It all depends on how you use it - don't wear it for more than 2 hours a day. When wearing it, don't slump on the orthotic device and rely on it to pull you. Consciously and actively use force to straighten your waist. Slowly develop muscle memory, and there will be no dependence problem. If you wear it for eight hours a day and don't even take it off for walking and eating, your core muscles will be lazy for a long time, but they will collapse if you don't take it off.

If you usually wear work clothes or school uniforms and don’t want to be seen, choose the thin ones without steel plates. The hard steel plate ones will make your back rash in the summer, and it will be very embarrassing to have a big bulge in close-fitting clothes. My operating friend who wears a white shirt can’t spot the good-backed one, but the size is too small. If the bust is over 90, it is recommended to buy two sizes larger, otherwise it will make you unable to breathe. If you are using it during the recovery period, don’t worry about the money. The support strips of the Sericon model can be broken according to your body shape and will not get stuck when the force is applied. The price is only 200 yuan. If you wear it casually for fun, there is no need to spend this money. If you are choosing one for your child, don’t go too big. The IKEDAYA model is divided into age groups and can be adjusted to fit your child’s height. However, the fabric is prone to lint and needs to be washed frequently.

By the way, don’t believe the propaganda about “wearing it for 30 days to cure hunchback”. If you really want to change your posture, spend less time on the sofa scrolling through your phone and take time to practice some core exercises on a tablet. It’s much more effective than wearing braces every day.