Posture Correction Support

[tiggerblue10]

Has anyone used a posture correction support belt?

Over the years I have found myself slouching more and more and I get shoulder and upper back pain on a regular basis. I saw an ad on FB and looked up body correctors on Amazon and there are quite a few of these which claim to help with posture, neck and back support.

Before I purchase one I'd like to know if anyone here has used one and if it was helpful. Most of the reviews on Amazon give 4.5 - 5 stars.

Cheers!

[woofgang]

be careful with amazon reviews....used to be if there werelaods of reviews you could assume they were genuine.....but I found a whole bunch or reviews for something....might have been a tool, I can't remember that had a load of good reviews butwhen you read them they had obviously been written by the same person, even though they were verified purchases

[tiggerblue10]

Exactly Woof, that's what I thought. Not sure whether some of these brilliant reviews are made up.

I've ordered one so will see if it works.

[beso]

Ultimately your posture will improve only by building up the muscles that support your back. Adding support from a device will not do that, rather the opposite.

Some claim to simply remind you to sit up straight rather than support.

I would recommend you consider yoga. My posture also improved when I started riding unicycles. They do teach you to sit up much better especially improving the lower back.