Underworks Posture Perfect Band
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Description of Underworks Posture Perfect Band
Stand tall and feel good! Look good and feel good with this easy to wear posture support band. It gently and comfortably pulls the shoulders back to prevent slouching giving you the right posture. Proper posture aids in circulation so you feel good instantly. A new six way hook and eye system lets you adjust the size to custom fit your need.Completely undetectable under clothing. Widely used by dancers and equestrians.Highly recommended by chiropractors and physical therapists. Washable and durable. Made in U.S.A. from polyester and spandex.Apparel reviews of Underworks Posture Perfect Band
Customer Review: Good for the price
Rating: 4 Stars
For the price this is a great product! I immediately noticed a difference in my posture and with the brace on it was hard to slouch. The material is strong and well made. The only con to this product is that it fits extremely and uncomfortably tight in the armpits.Customer Review: Depends on what you're looking for
Rating: 4 Stars
I tend to slouch quite badly, and was just looking a quick, inexpensive fix to that problem. This solved it.
I will say, as a preamble, if you tend hunch over as well, this product probably won't help as much as others - it obviously only focuses on shoulders). I began wearing this in the winter, so I wore a thin vest, then the brace, then a t-shirt and I didn't get the sore armpits many people complained about - EXCEPT for one day when I accidently wore the thing upside down. If you look carefully at the product, you'll realize there is a right side up, and a wrong side up, though it is NOT clearly marked. Wearing it the wrong way round makes it sit quite high, and then it does hurt to wear. Overall, in terms of interaction with clothes, it's a bit thicker and wider than a bra-strap, and sits in the same general area so figure out how that would work with your clothing style. The first several days I did get sore shoulders, but that passed- I really do believe that it is more a case of my using muscles to sit upright that I didn't use before, rather the brace. As one reviewer mentioned, you are constantly aware of the brace being there - if you weren't, then you're probably sitting slouched over.
Customer Review: Didn't Help
Rating: 2 Stars
This product did not help me at all and was too inexpensive to bother to return. It ended up going to Goodwill.Customer Review: treatment by torture
Rating: 1 Stars
I only bought this because I spend a lot of my time leaning over and slouching when I am at my drawing board or computer for several hours, so I wanted something to support my back, and align it into a healthy posture, and this looked the least awkward looking device.
I expected it to be uncomfortable at first, until I get used to it; but this is treatment by torture.
Since this comes with no instructions what so ever, I followed the advice of one of the other reviewers who said you should wear it OVER a T-shirt, so I put it on and headed to the library for a test drive.
After 10 minutes I started feeling numbness in my forearms and tingling in my fingers (although It was on the lowest possible pressure and I am a relatively thin person ) it was pressing so hard it cut off the circulation to my arms and hands,
My shoulder was sore for 2 days after that incidence.
I decided to give it another chance so I wore it under the T-shirt in direct contact with the skin, this time it actually fitted , and I didn't get a the numbness again.
However, I think there is something wrong with the design, it is supposed to straighten your back by pulling your scapulas back and down, this means that the elastic pulling material should be between your shoulder blades; instead, the elastics here are the rings surrounding the shoulders (if you look at the product photo on this page you'll see what I mean) so all the pressure and pull is concentrated in this area, which explains the sore armpits you get after wearing it for even a short time.
And since there is nothing supporting it from the opposite direction, whenever you move your arms it begins to ride up your neck, and begins to pull your shoulders upward.
It is a real shame, because this product is small and could have been a great thing with a few minor adjustments, like padding the shoulder straps (they feel like rubber bands under your arm pits) and having a frontal strap to align it and prevent is from riding.
In conclusion, it only works by painfully reminding you to "...Straighten your back and don't slouch!" you get the same effect by staying at your mothers'!
Customer Review: THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Everyday I wake up in pain, my neck, my back, my shoulders...everything aches..i am a secretary so i spend long hours sitting in front of a computer...it is so hard for me to hold my shoulders back al the time and constantly my neck cracks and gets stiff...so i decided to try this product...
The pros:
-It really does help hold your shoulders back
-You can sleep with it on and drive, etc.
the cons:
-before i got used to it, my armpits were a little tender
-also if you sweat at all during the day it gets on the brace because how it loops under your armpits, so you have to wash it often to get the deoderant, etc. off.
- it does ride up a little bit but whenever i first put it on after being washed it is tight and sturdy and stays right in place.
I suggest you buy several (like 3 or 4) so that you can wash them often. I used to wear it to bed but now i just wear it while at work and i take it off wheni get home so basically i wear it 8 hours a day.
It isn't really that visible through clothes however if you wear a shirt with a lower cut back and wide shoulders, you can see it peak through...ive gotten some odd looks before. You cant really reach up when this things on and u need to keep your arms pretty close against your body.
Overall- definately 5 stars.. my chiropractor recommended this because i have several posture problems due to my shoulders slouching forward. this product doesnt completely hold your shoulders back by itself but the feeling that its there is the reminder to go with it and let your shoulders sit how it is correcting them. GREAT PRODUCT!