Have occasional back pain caused by poor posture (office job) are essential to conditionally. Now have experienced in 2014 for the first time of a "Geradhalter". Since I have especially problems with my thoracic kyphosis, I was delighted with the effect of this part for now. You spend the day actually upright and has the back less pain. However, I have the belts to feel a relevant effect, attracting relatively fixed. As a result, provide pain in the arms, pain spreading to the shoulders, which is then against the backache balance must ... a perfect middle ground I have not yet found the part. But the principle is fine. I will now stop by the assortment of "Geradhalter" times by purchase (different model and belt widths are available on the market), they ausgiebt test long and sign me again when I've found something better.