hips and breathing

[xolibbyox]

hey
i have a boston brace and it seems like it makes my hips WAY bigger than they really are and also one seem a lot bigger... is it the same with anybody else????

and also...sometimes i have trouble breathing with my brace on mostly at night when i'm sitting or lying down... does this happen to anybody else???

[Cloudy]

hey

I get the samething somtimes, and about ur hips ur pelvis might of widened and u mightr need a new brace thats why im getting my new one

[cowgirl87]

as a 7yr boston wearer, i totally get where you are comin from!
I found that as far as breathing goes, i learned to breath more with my chest and less expanding my lower torso...i know it sounds confusing but put a book on your belly (without brace) and breathe normally,...see the movement? your brace prevents alot of that so it may take a bit to get used to it. and yeah..your whole spine and hips are being re-aligned so you may notice a difference there. hope i helped a bit!

[landa]

I found that as far as breathing goes, i learned to breath more with my chest and less expanding my lower torso...i know it sounds confusing but put a book on your belly (without brace) and breathe normally,..

yeah and i exactly see what you are talking about and indeed this is very simple.. it is just a case of concentrating within the chest area.. mor that the bottom belly...

[chic xx chic]

it is hard to breathe since your stomach is being sucked in. but when i lay down it helps. sitting up is tourture,

[Scoliosis_Gal]

me too

Libby,
i have no idea what a boston brace is...i didnt even know that they had different types of braces...my doctor doesnt go into detail very well. Anyway, i have had my brace for a little over two years now and i have always felt like my hips look HUGE! Luckily, if you wear lots of loose shirts it doesn't look bad. Everyone i know is so used to it that they dont even notice the diff on those days that i dont feel like wearing it
As for the breathing i actually fell it easier to breathe when i am laying down, but it is hard when i am sitting. My brace also leaves this line on my arms because the guy that fit it to me was mean and told me that i just had to deal with it.

[lil cutie]

hey
i have a boston brace and it seems like it makes my hips WAY bigger than they really are and also one seem a lot bigger... is it the same with anybody else????

and also...sometimes i have trouble breathing with my brace on mostly at night when i'm sitting or lying down... does this happen to anybody else???

hi i also have problems breathing. what i do is i start eating healthy and i exercise to lose some of my stomach (it's alittle big!) also wat i do is i loosened the straps alittle and every night i tighten them alittle so i get used to it! hope i helped!