A few words in defense of posture correctors
Every time, when we or someone else touches on the topic of “flat back” with the help of modern gadgets, disputes flare up. It happened the last time . Someone believes that proofreaders are useless, someone believes that it is better to "go to the gym", someone believes that the use of such devices is not as safe for health as everyone is trying to convince.
We will tell you what we know.
The first thing we always warn about: we must be able to separate the two concepts. By a healthy spine, in simple terms, we understand its development without pathologies. A flat back is a concept from the field of aesthetics.
Posture Corrector - partially work in this plane. A word with the same root as “dignity” should not “lose touch” with these meanings. Indeed, part of the marketing of corrector manufacturers is aimed at convincing users of the emotional component of the “even back”: they say, friends and colleagues will perceive you differently, and you yourself will feel more confident. Think this is funny? Not at all: there are studies on how poses affect motivation and emotions.
It is impossible to deny that violations of posture, which are visible even with the naked eye, are associated with unpleasant sensations and back pain. In some materials, such facts are described almost as another “Plague” of the 21st century, which has already swept over 70% of the population.
In this sense, proofreaders become the prevention and prevention of such undesirable consequences as chronic pain, which provoke many to seriously change their life, work, and give up their hobbies. And again
Yes, but not only in the direct paradigm of corrector - spine. It is no coincidence that the concepts of correctors appear with a heart rate monitor and breathing tracking . Indeed, there is some evidence that sitting exactly, for example, at the workplace, breathing normalizes, which affects heart rate, the person does not experience stress, his head hurts less, etc. With the help of correctors, it becomes controlled!
Well, then you can already argue: less stress, smoother breathing? Less risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, etc.
Some studies confirm a direct relationship between a sedentary lifestyle, sedentary and all kinds of exacerbations that are not directly associated with the spine, in other words, not hernias, etc. In one ofsuch studies on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease even feature the Lumo Lift corrector as a tool, as one of its functions including an activity tracker!
The company's early device, Lumo Back, also took part in one of the studies on the sedentary lifestyle of office workers.
This can also be used as confirmation that correctors are related to medicine. They seek application and, in general, find it.
It can rightly be reproached that most of the electronic correctors that we usually write about are not related to the whole back: indeed, the same scoliosis is distinguished by the parts of the back.
Most correctors are attached in the area of the thoracic region. However, when you straighten your back into a “line”, you somehow activate the whole mechanism, and this is also true.
The corrector will not be able to cure. This is something like a "dietary supplement." If a person has any kind of pathology, then it’s not very reasonable to use any means, be it a corrector, corset, or bandage without a doctor. Self-built "posture" pose can only do harm.
Otherwise, when the treatment method is chosen, nobody will prohibit using one of the correctors as an additional tool of self-control.
Any, but still training a muscle corset. Unlike supporting devices with a corrector, your muscles do not stop working: you straighten yourself, you return to the previously fixed position.
The corrector can act as a means of reducing back pain when you find a comfortable posture, and it can be really difficult to remember, a sensitive corrector will help you return to it. This is a temporary measure of disguise, but it works. Next up is the doctor. In recent years, or decades already, a new discipline has emerged - postorology , which studies the relationship of posture with back pathologies, including chronic pain.
The corrector is a trainer. If you don’t feel something suspicious, but want to independently develop a certain posture, posture, then with a corrector - yes, it’s possible.
It is worth starting with the fact that the treatment of spinal curvature can be carried out by conservative and surgical methods. We usually rarely put under a knife, for example, if the curvature is already about 60 degrees.
Basically - they are sent to neurology and there, yes, there is also a gym. Physical therapy classes take place according to a certain scenario, and they are quite sparing.
So those who recommended strengthening with the help of the bar should clarify that it is advisable to go to the doctor on an MRI in front of the hall, because otherwise, out of ignorance, you can ditch yourself cool.
Stretching and hanging, it would seem, are the most common methods of prevention that you can - even at home on the door jamb, not everyoneshown! They can lead to overstretching of the joints and joint tissue, so that the thing is also individual.
For those who have one answer: go to the pool, it should be recalled that in domestic practice, the pool with progressive forms of scoliosis is also prescribed not to everyone , individually.
Again, returning to the gym and barbell, we must remember about the bandage. And also remember that if it does not hurt, it does not mean that there is nothing. There are cases when a hernia for a long time does not bother a person, and he “strengthens” the spine with a bar until he leaves the hall with a cane.
The most harmless means of prevention is moderate choreopathy, as well as Pilates. However, its effectiveness is still being proved, given that the author of this directionstill self-taught .
The seller’s natural desire is to sell, but we have never imposed anything. At Geektimes there is a review of the Lumo Lift we import, there is a story about how it and why it could be applied in practice, however we always put it on equal terms with other products and developments.
Therefore, if I say that a corrector is needed, then this is also an abstract corrector. It can be used, taking into account its aesthetic characteristics, and as a prevention of curvature, honestly considering the lifestyle.
If you understand that work is mainly sedentary, there are no physical loads, there is no time for sports, then sooner or later, imperceptibly, but muscle tone will decrease. Corrector as a reminder - why not ?! But, once again: do not have illusions, and if the back hurts, then neither the corrector, nor the belt of dog hair, nor the horizontal bar ... Better to the doctor.
However, here I should make a remark so that you understand what we mean by the corrector. In our understanding, this is a mechanical or electronic device that does not perform independent supporting functions and is not an "alternative" to your muscles. Correctors remind you when it's time to straighten up a bit, return to the desired position by the means that are available to them: vibration / sound. And will it be Lumo, "Master of Posture" or something from this collection, Is your personal choice.
Want another example? We believe that we ourselves can cope and remember when and how to keep our backs. This is logical when it comes to the same office: it’s easy for an adult to control himself. But there are episodes of our life when we do not attach importance to how and what we do. For example, you need to bend down and raise something: it would seem to be an instant action, and no one will attach any serious significance to this. And nevertheless:
In the case of the back, however, the count goes on for seconds. One wrong move - and: hello, hernia!
Two electronic assistive devices are known in Russia: " Posture Master " and " Lumo Lift ". The latter is more through our efforts.
Also, recently we wrote a short review about the “sound corrector” Oskor and mentioned the recent Asana project with Boomstarter. It is worth adding that at the request of "Posture Corrector" in the search you will receive supporting corsets.
The use of such systematically is an extremely dangerous thing, as this leads to muscle atrophy, so use the support devices with caution without consulting a specialist.
Well, and what we highly discourage is the butterfly corrector. If in the case of bandages there is some kind of orthopedic story, then butterflies are a dumb force: they tightened it tight, looked even, and then it formed in half.
Take care of yourself!
We will tell you what we know.
Flat back - not equal to healthy back
The first thing we always warn about: we must be able to separate the two concepts. By a healthy spine, in simple terms, we understand its development without pathologies. A flat back is a concept from the field of aesthetics.
Posture Corrector - partially work in this plane. A word with the same root as “dignity” should not “lose touch” with these meanings. Indeed, part of the marketing of corrector manufacturers is aimed at convincing users of the emotional component of the “even back”: they say, friends and colleagues will perceive you differently, and you yourself will feel more confident. Think this is funny? Not at all: there are studies on how poses affect motivation and emotions.
It is impossible to deny that violations of posture, which are visible even with the naked eye, are associated with unpleasant sensations and back pain. In some materials, such facts are described almost as another “Plague” of the 21st century, which has already swept over 70% of the population.
In this sense, proofreaders become the prevention and prevention of such undesirable consequences as chronic pain, which provoke many to seriously change their life, work, and give up their hobbies. And again
Are posture correctors related to health in this case?
Yes, but not only in the direct paradigm of corrector - spine. It is no coincidence that the concepts of correctors appear with a heart rate monitor and breathing tracking . Indeed, there is some evidence that sitting exactly, for example, at the workplace, breathing normalizes, which affects heart rate, the person does not experience stress, his head hurts less, etc. With the help of correctors, it becomes controlled!
Well, then you can already argue: less stress, smoother breathing? Less risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, etc.
Some studies confirm a direct relationship between a sedentary lifestyle, sedentary and all kinds of exacerbations that are not directly associated with the spine, in other words, not hernias, etc. In one ofsuch studies on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease even feature the Lumo Lift corrector as a tool, as one of its functions including an activity tracker!
The company's early device, Lumo Back, also took part in one of the studies on the sedentary lifestyle of office workers.
This can also be used as confirmation that correctors are related to medicine. They seek application and, in general, find it.
Corrector and back
It can rightly be reproached that most of the electronic correctors that we usually write about are not related to the whole back: indeed, the same scoliosis is distinguished by the parts of the back.
Most correctors are attached in the area of the thoracic region. However, when you straighten your back into a “line”, you somehow activate the whole mechanism, and this is also true.
- What the corrector cannot do
The corrector will not be able to cure. This is something like a "dietary supplement." If a person has any kind of pathology, then it’s not very reasonable to use any means, be it a corrector, corset, or bandage without a doctor. Self-built "posture" pose can only do harm.
Otherwise, when the treatment method is chosen, nobody will prohibit using one of the correctors as an additional tool of self-control.
- What can the corrector
Any, but still training a muscle corset. Unlike supporting devices with a corrector, your muscles do not stop working: you straighten yourself, you return to the previously fixed position.
The corrector can act as a means of reducing back pain when you find a comfortable posture, and it can be really difficult to remember, a sensitive corrector will help you return to it. This is a temporary measure of disguise, but it works. Next up is the doctor. In recent years, or decades already, a new discipline has emerged - postorology , which studies the relationship of posture with back pathologies, including chronic pain.
The corrector is a trainer. If you don’t feel something suspicious, but want to independently develop a certain posture, posture, then with a corrector - yes, it’s possible.
Gym - a replacement for all these proofreaders
It is worth starting with the fact that the treatment of spinal curvature can be carried out by conservative and surgical methods. We usually rarely put under a knife, for example, if the curvature is already about 60 degrees.
Basically - they are sent to neurology and there, yes, there is also a gym. Physical therapy classes take place according to a certain scenario, and they are quite sparing.
So those who recommended strengthening with the help of the bar should clarify that it is advisable to go to the doctor on an MRI in front of the hall, because otherwise, out of ignorance, you can ditch yourself cool.
Stretching and hanging, it would seem, are the most common methods of prevention that you can - even at home on the door jamb, not everyoneshown! They can lead to overstretching of the joints and joint tissue, so that the thing is also individual.
For those who have one answer: go to the pool, it should be recalled that in domestic practice, the pool with progressive forms of scoliosis is also prescribed not to everyone , individually.
Again, returning to the gym and barbell, we must remember about the bandage. And also remember that if it does not hurt, it does not mean that there is nothing. There are cases when a hernia for a long time does not bother a person, and he “strengthens” the spine with a bar until he leaves the hall with a cane.
The most harmless means of prevention is moderate choreopathy, as well as Pilates. However, its effectiveness is still being proved, given that the author of this directionstill self-taught .
Do I need a corrector?
The seller’s natural desire is to sell, but we have never imposed anything. At Geektimes there is a review of the Lumo Lift we import, there is a story about how it and why it could be applied in practice, however we always put it on equal terms with other products and developments.
Therefore, if I say that a corrector is needed, then this is also an abstract corrector. It can be used, taking into account its aesthetic characteristics, and as a prevention of curvature, honestly considering the lifestyle.
If you understand that work is mainly sedentary, there are no physical loads, there is no time for sports, then sooner or later, imperceptibly, but muscle tone will decrease. Corrector as a reminder - why not ?! But, once again: do not have illusions, and if the back hurts, then neither the corrector, nor the belt of dog hair, nor the horizontal bar ... Better to the doctor.
However, here I should make a remark so that you understand what we mean by the corrector. In our understanding, this is a mechanical or electronic device that does not perform independent supporting functions and is not an "alternative" to your muscles. Correctors remind you when it's time to straighten up a bit, return to the desired position by the means that are available to them: vibration / sound. And will it be Lumo, "Master of Posture" or something from this collection, Is your personal choice.
Want another example? We believe that we ourselves can cope and remember when and how to keep our backs. This is logical when it comes to the same office: it’s easy for an adult to control himself. But there are episodes of our life when we do not attach importance to how and what we do. For example, you need to bend down and raise something: it would seem to be an instant action, and no one will attach any serious significance to this. And nevertheless:
In the case of the back, however, the count goes on for seconds. One wrong move - and: hello, hernia!
Proofreaders in Russia
Two electronic assistive devices are known in Russia: " Posture Master " and " Lumo Lift ". The latter is more through our efforts.
Also, recently we wrote a short review about the “sound corrector” Oskor and mentioned the recent Asana project with Boomstarter. It is worth adding that at the request of "Posture Corrector" in the search you will receive supporting corsets.
The use of such systematically is an extremely dangerous thing, as this leads to muscle atrophy, so use the support devices with caution without consulting a specialist.
Well, and what we highly discourage is the butterfly corrector. If in the case of bandages there is some kind of orthopedic story, then butterflies are a dumb force: they tightened it tight, looked even, and then it formed in half.
Take care of yourself!