You've probably heard about it: 'Full figure women have substantial front loads that often lead to bad posture which can be relieved by posture bras.' Whether it is true or just a commercial ploy is immaterial; what matters is if you slump, slouch, roll forward or otherwise have a forward-oriented posture and feel uncomfortable about it, maybe a posture bra is the answer or part of the solution.
A posture bra is a support bra whose essential function is to remind you to straighten up your back ---pull your shoulders back and up--- to reduce the pressure on your back muscles and realign your spine to the correct curvature. Such a bra would feature criss-crossed bands in the back, no wires under the bra cups, and maybe front and back extended to the waist or covers much of the torso in the 'longline' designs. The bra's extended back and front panels and the (often) reinforced back bands serve to limit your forward movement, making it somewhat difficult for you to bend forward, in effect forcing you to maintain good posture.
This way, your tendency to slump or slouch forward is eliminated little by little, eventually correcting your posture.
That is, if you do your part by doing the appropriate back and neck muscles exercises, since the posture bra alone will not be sufficient. Simply follow the pressure exerted by the bra, actually employing your muscles to pull your shoulders back and up, and repeating the exercise every now and then. The exercise will build up your muscles where it counts.
Posture bras are generally of three types: the standard front-closure, the sports pullover, and the 'longline'. The first type appears like a normal bra but with criss-crossed back bands and appropriate for women with lesser problems. The second type has no closures and is pulled over the head (hence the name) to wear it. The last bra type has long front and sometimes also back panels for greater support, designed for women with full-figure breasts or more slumping posture.
What posture bra you need depends on your personal requirements. Women with large breasts may need longline-type bras, as well as those with already poor posture or have rather weak upper back muscles. For thin women or those with small breasts, bras fitted with elastic bands in a normal fit would probably suffice. To simply cancel a tendency to slouch or prevent slumping, the front closure type would be enough most times.
Whatever you need or choose, remember that comfort and fit are the major considerations in selecting which posture bra to buy and use. By 'comfort' it means comfortable when your back is straight and uncomfortable when it is not. Then you know your posture problem is being acted on by the bra.
A posture bra is intended to help correct a posture problem, as its name indicates. It is not made to carry all the work and needs your participation to be truly effective. To find the best bra for you, you can visit http://www.orlinas.com for your pre-purchase research.
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