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Old 07-19-2012, 11:42 AM #21
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Went and bought the zipper bra today from Intelliskin. It is a little hard aroind the shoulders, The one with out the zipper was a little softer but I liked the zipper and th look of the black one under T-Shirts. i wore it for 2 hours while at the drawing board. My shoulder started getting sore after awhile anyway. I will try it without it for awhile as you arenot supposed to wear it too much at first.

First impressions: very similar to the alignmed posture shirts, but easier to wear under shirts. not alot of shoulder support,but good scalpular support. I tried on the Eve shirt and thought it had better support, but I am waiting for a long sleeved one to come out for winter before I spend more $$$$.

My spinal Q brace gives much much better support everywhere,just a bit bulky and hot and I cant wear it for very long either.
Thanks so much for sharing. I was thinking of ordering one, but my PT said I could have compression issues as I am not able to wear my Bra strap on my left shoulder.Do you think it compresses at that point? I also have issues with the car seat belt, I am usually pulling it off my shoulder.
My left shoulder is tighter and does come forward, so I thought it might be a good idea to have the posture cue bra. Of course she is good at manual therapy and we are working on external rotations, but I just thought the posture cue bra might be able to hold the position of the shoulder after therapy as I feel like a million bucks after therapy and the good feeling does last a couple of hours , I wonder if it would help to hold it longer with the posturecue bra .

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Thanks so much for sharing. I was thinking of ordering one, but my PT said I could have compression issues as I am not able to wear my Bra strap on my left shoulder.Do you think it compresses at that point? I also have issues with the car seat belt, I am usually pulling it off my shoulder.
My left shoulder is tighter and does come forward, so I thought it might be a good idea to have the posture cue bra. Of course she is good at manual therapy and we are working on external rotations, but I just thought the posture cue bra might be able to hold the position of the shoulder after therapy as I feel like a million bucks after therapy and the good feeling does last a couple of hours , I wonder if it would help to hold it longer with the posturecue bra .
It doesnt seem to be that tight for me around the shoulders,or have as much compression as the Eve shirt. but then I have small shoulders. I havent worn it enough to see how I feel about it,but I'll keep you posted. You can order it and then return it if you are not satisfied. Or if you are in SOCAL they let you come and try them on which was very helpful!
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It doesnt seem to be that tight for me around the shoulders,or have as much compression as the Eve shirt. but then I have small shoulders. I havent worn it enough to see how I feel about it,but I'll keep you posted. You can order it and then return it if you are not satisfied. Or if you are in SOCAL they let you come and try them on which was very helpful!
I might order it and give it a try. Thanks for keeping me posted.
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I wore my intelliskin bra under a dress last night-it worked great!
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Hi Stos2- I have the same problem with bra straps and seat belts. I think the bra looks promising as they are wider straps- almost vest like, but still unsure. If you try this out will you let me know your thoughts? As it stands now, I can really only wear a regular bra for about 6 hrs before pain gets bad.

Hi JKl626- how many hours at a time do you wear the bra? I'm kind of thinking if just for 3-4 hrs at work (a computer) this could be good.

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I got my Intelliskin Posturecure zipper bra Wed. I can absolutely tell the difference. It feels so much better when I'm wearing it. I can also feel more pain creep back in after I take it off. I would recommend it since you can return. The best money I've spent since surgery.
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I wore my intelliskin bra under a dress last night-it worked great!
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Thanks! I am really inspired to get one! How long were you able to wear it?

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I got my Intelliskin Posturecure zipper bra Wed. I can absolutely tell the difference. It feels so much better when I'm wearing it. I can also feel more pain creep back in after I take it off. I would recommend it since you can return. The best money I've spent since surgery.
Laura, how long can you wear it? I haven't ordered mine yet, but I maybe in So Cal this month so thought I would try one on in person for size, and then purchase it.
It does not bother the bra strap area on the shoulder when you wear it then?

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I can wear for hours at a time. Definitely doing any chores or for in the car. After re-reading their web site it looks like I was supposed to build up to wearing for longer periods of time. But to be honest it just feels better when it's on. There is NO compression in the shoulders at all. It's like an oversized sports bra or mini vest. So think of how the sleeves differ. It pulls your shoulders back very gently- very comfortable. I will probably get another. I would say if you can go in for fitting definitely do that. I got lucky and mine fits perfect.
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I can wear for hours at a time. Definitely doing any chores or for in the car. After re-reading their web site it looks like I was supposed to build up to wearing for longer periods of time. But to be honest it just feels better when it's on. There is NO compression in the shoulders at all. It's like an oversized sports bra or mini vest. So think of how the sleeves differ. It pulls your shoulders back very gently- very comfortable. I will probably get another. I would say if you can go in for fitting definitely do that. I got lucky and mine fits perfect.
I am going to be in So Cal to see Dr.Ando next week so I will definitely go to the store and get a fitting. Thanks for your thoughts and letting me know that it doesn't compress at the shoulders. I am excited to get one.
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