Hi Connie,
I must say the first couple of days of wearing the brace was not fun for Tikka. The brace dug into her thighs and that had to be adjusted. Fortunately, once that was done, she adapted very well. I think she was surprised mostly by the "tilt" that the brace forces you into. One side comes up under her arm and made her tilt to the side. This helps to straighten the curve, and when that happens, you stretch upwards a bit and , then, the underarm piece isn't so annoying. But, that whole process takes about 2 weeks. I often kidded her that she grew 2 inches but Tikka always says "I didn't grow... I stretched!"
During the first few days she wore the brace, she had to rest often. We went shopping for clothes in the mall and had to take many sit down breaks. A good brace makes you work hard! One side pushes you into the "relief" side where there is room to move. The stomach muscles get stretched and it was quite a workout. She needed about 1 week to build up her strength. Now, she has no issues and can do most anything in the brace with no real discomfort.
We decided to take up to two weeks to get used to wearing the brace 23/7. However, I think it actually only took her about 8 days. Now, she feels weird without it!
All the best,
Tikka's Mom
I must say the first couple of days of wearing the brace was not fun for Tikka. The brace dug into her thighs and that had to be adjusted. Fortunately, once that was done, she adapted very well. I think she was surprised mostly by the "tilt" that the brace forces you into. One side comes up under her arm and made her tilt to the side. This helps to straighten the curve, and when that happens, you stretch upwards a bit and , then, the underarm piece isn't so annoying. But, that whole process takes about 2 weeks. I often kidded her that she grew 2 inches but Tikka always says "I didn't grow... I stretched!"
During the first few days she wore the brace, she had to rest often. We went shopping for clothes in the mall and had to take many sit down breaks. A good brace makes you work hard! One side pushes you into the "relief" side where there is room to move. The stomach muscles get stretched and it was quite a workout. She needed about 1 week to build up her strength. Now, she has no issues and can do most anything in the brace with no real discomfort.
We decided to take up to two weeks to get used to wearing the brace 23/7. However, I think it actually only took her about 8 days. Now, she feels weird without it!
All the best,
Tikka's Mom
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