Fit Geno Back Brace and Adjustable Posture Corrector And Trainer for Women and Men, Back Straightener, Scoliosis and Hunchback Correction, Back Pain, Spine Support, Pink, Medium (Waist 34-41 Inch)

Every body benefits from proper posture. Thus, this product is one I highly recommend. It would be more correct to call all posture correctors, in general, posture reminders or posture monitors. They are not straitjackets or suits of armor that force or immobilize wearers into proper correct posture. Their purpose is to make it uncomfortable when you stray from your maintaining good posture as a reminder to resume proper posture. However many people have no idea what proper posture entails in the first place. 98% of all people practice less than proper posture. There are many good videos online for your consultation that demonstrate proper posture. Proper posture has enumerable positive benefits and outcomes. Primary would be the lessening or eliminating of everyday common back pain. Other benefits include overall attractiveness for everybody - regardless of gender, body shape, weight, age or physical condition, enhancing breast appearance for women, improving one’s stride, elevating one’s self esteem through improvement of one’s appearance and mobility, and much more. Everyone's body benefits from proper posture. Having said that, this particular model is one I highly recommend. Many posture correctors only address shoulder position, and most if not all of these absolutely DO prove their value as one exercises, lifts weights, does household chores, walks or runs on the treadmill, or sits at a computer desk. However this model goes much further, adding tension adjustments to the shoulder straps, middle back, and abdominal / lower back. Wide straps wrap around the abdomen, which I prefer to pull very tight, are there to remind me to pull your stomach in, a critical aspect of maintaining of proper posture. And for stomach breathers, the wide waist straps pulled tight are a continual reminder to fill your lungs with air when you breathe rather than expanding your abdomen. It also features stiffened stays along the spine for further support, all of which makes it a terrific value among other designs. I notice that at specific times I am most aware of my less than ideal posture, and I wear it during these intervals. They include doing kitchen work, as I cook and prep three meals a day, meaning I spend a good amount of time in the kitchen slouching. Another very productive opportunity is wearing it on my lengthy dog walks. Another is when sitting at my desk typing as I am doing right now. In my case I again prefer pulling the adjustments tight, which in my case while sitting at my desk makes the underarm straps uncomfortable over time. In this scenario I slip a folded sock under each strap to help alleviate that particular discomfort. Some commenters state that the Fit Geno Back Brace Posture Corrector is uncomfortable, because yeah, that’s whole point - to make it uncomfortable for you whenever your body tries to resume slouching. I will edit this review if there are any additions.

I ordered a TLSO brace, but shipping was going to take too long, so I ordered this to try in the interim. I suffered a compression fracture of my T5, which healed wrong, causing a deformity and also taking 2" off my anterior height. It's very painful for me to both stand and walk, and often to even sit, so I had to have something. This isn't quite supportive enough for MY injury, but it does help quite a bit and is the most supportive of any other brand of this type that I've tried. Most thoracic fractures are T12 or lower, so my T5 fracture is very uncommon. Thus, I don't think there's anything negative about this brace at all. As I said, it's the best of any brand I've tried, and I think it's because it has two long metal strips going down the back and two shorter ones along the sides, offering much more support. That may make it sound uncomfortable, but it amazingly isn't at all. It also doesn't require someone else to help you put it on after it's been adjusted to your personal fit either, which most rigid TLSO braces do. I think Fit Geno put a lot more thought into the design of this brace than other companies. Most just have thicker material or magnets and neither type was of benefit to me. I had to walk a good distance from street parking on another block to my doctor and PT appointments just a few days ago. Normally, I would've been in terrible pain before even getting there, but this brace made a huge difference. Normally, I wouldn't be able to sit in a regular chair afterward either because the pain would be so bad that I had to lie down, but my pain was greatly reduced and made it possible to sit without the pain becoming any worse. This brace is pretty decent for me, so it may be perfect for people with different injuries. If your injury is farther down than the T5, since that is not common at all, this may work just fine for you. I'd recommend giving it a shot, as it is much less expensive than the rigid TLSO braces, and much more comfortable, too! This isn't labeled as a TLSO brace, so I'm not trying to say that it is. I'm just saying that it's a pretty good substitute for one, and you may not even require that type of brace, so I would recommend it over any other brands that are labeled to do the same as this one. My injury is very uncommon in its location and not correctable since it healed wrong. If those two things don't apply to you, then save yourself the time and trouble of ordering and having to return the wrong brace and just order this brace, period. Good luck. I hope this was helpful.

Kinda difficult to put the top straps on by yourself. But once correctly set up, it works exactly as advertised. Only after a couple of days using it my posture has already improved even when I’m not wearing it. Definitely recommend.

I only have tried this for two days. First time I needed help to get on and adjust. It feels like it is doing something good for my back. It is brand new so it is not what I would call comfortable but it is definitely helping to sit up straighter. Lightweight and soft. It says 28 days and you will see a difference. I am bent over from using rolater am I believe this will Correct my posture my waist was 39 inches so I got med-large just right.

I imagine most people who reviewed this item were short or have short torsos. This product was nothing like I’d expected after all the rave. I thought that when it got a positive mark for posture, that the category included consideration for it covering a full torso. This product seems to be made for smaller people. The size was right, large, but the lengthy of the braces themselves was very short, like, VERY. I thought because it costs more than the other brand that I’d bought, that it would BE better. but because the Velcro straps are slender, they don’t give so but so much support along your lower back. And that’s if it can get to your lower back because the entire product the length of the braces is very short it has no support whatsoever for your lower back so much so that when I tried to put it on for a certain amount of time -while I could feel an improvement in my upper back, it seemed like my lower back became completely irritated, and my leg even started to hurt. Very weird. The only reason I bought a new brace was because I left my favorite one and the only one I’ve ever bought up in Cambridge Massachusetts. So since I had to replace it, I decided to try this Fit Geno because of all the good reviews. I had to learn the hard way, but luckily Amazon is pretty good on refunds and returns. I’m gonna order another one by the original brand I’d bought through Amazon. It has much better all-over support AND supports THE LOWER BACK as well as the upper back. The wider, single Velcro panel allows for extra support in the lower back as well as longer metal braces that run the entirety of the spine for those of us with normal and longer torsos. Thankful for the return policy. “ If ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

Don't be fooled into thinking this is a back brace - it is 20% back brace and 80% posture correction. S0 if you have a bad back, like I do, it's just one more "close but no cigar" brace for your arsenal. For the price it is pretty good, and even though I am not thrilled, it is worth keeping. BUT here's how they could make it great: 1- The overall length should be 8-10 inches longer so that it supports the entire back. As is, it mostly supports the mid to high back 2- The shoulder straps should be adjustable right on the front where it is easy to get to them. Right now you really have to take it off to access the shoulder straps so it is a time consuming pain to get them just right. 3- the shoulder straps need to be completely redesigned so that they are much more comfortable - too much material is going under the shoulder making it uncomfortable in the armpit. You need more padding up top and the portion going under the armpit should be much thinner. 4- it would be great if it had more adjustable straps overall, so it could be used for better back support.

My back says "Thank you!". :) This is the best brace I've used so far... it really adjusts to a point that is just right for my spinal condition. It does get warm though... not so fun on a hot day working in the sun.

I owned many different types of back braces for years. This far is the best so far. Not only you will feel good for a couple of days for not wearing it(at least thats what happened for me), you can definitely feel your posture is getting better. I recommended it to everyone whos having back problem.