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Camptocormia (bent spine syndrome or BSS): Looking for others
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Type in " Upright Walker " I am using that to get around in. The regular walkers don't help at all as it burns the muscles in your arms. Agree the cane does not help at all. I have tried botox, phy theropy and just about anything I am willing to admit to including chiropractic. Lost money on that. Did try the star wars suit but if you touched me I would have fallen over. Braces don't help as I bend at the waist.and not much out there that will help that and have tried many but they tie me up. Since me first post which you can read above I have gotten much worse and can tell doing my daily activities but I still am fighting by staying busy. At times I feel at a lost but hopefully someone will come on here and have a solution that will work, hopefully.
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I do encourage you to give a serious review of the brace that I included pictures of in my earlier reply. The design specifically addresses what we are trying to counter: bending at the waist. The lower band is adjusted to press against your lower body, below the belt line and above the cervix, I would guess it would be about 1/4 the way down the zipper of a man’s trousers. The upper band rides directly on the sternum but below the throat. The strap goes around the back above the belt line, I think that would be L5-7. The results are very similar to having someone stand next to you, facing you, with one of their hands pressing just below your sternum while their other hand presses against your lower back, just as one would do when trying to position you for an upright posture.