| Support Brace and Improved Function | | | | problem if the person wearing it fights the bands |
| I am a Physiotherapist and a Pilates teacher. I | | | | instead of working with it. |
| certainly recommend the use of a good upper back | | | | As a Physiotherapist I do recommend the use of a |
| support brace in people with weak postural muscles | | | | posture brace for the shoulders both for daily use in |
| in their upper back. This weakness is usually due to a | | | | your work as well as for sport. |
| persons habits rather than their skeletal make up. | | | | I am however a big advocate of exercising these |
| Poor muscle tone in the upper back will result in | | | | muscles to improve body alignment instead of relying |
| round shoulders and a poking chin. This is due to a | | | | on a brace. |
| weakness in the core abdominal muscles as well as | | | | By wearing a support and working with it, a person |
| the upper back and scapular stabilizers. The muscles | | | | can improve their muscle strength and resting tone |
| between the scapular support the neck and the | | | | and get to the point of not needing a posture |
| shoulders. The upper arm should sit in the same | | | | shoulder brace. |
| vertical line as the ear. In most people the arm line | | | | The use of a brace in conjunction with proper advice |
| rests forward of the ear. | | | | and a Pilates training program is most likely to give |
| This is the classic round shoulder posture. | | | | the best outcome. I train pure Pilates as well as |
| This habitual body position can cause arm pain, neck | | | | educate people about their habits and daily functional |
| pain, upper back pain and headaches. | | | | working positions; this is the best program for people |
| The use of an upper back support to position the | | | | with pain from their posture and pain from their |
| scapular is of great value. | | | | work. |
| However the use of a support can exacerbate the | | | | |