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Thought instant spot trimming was impossible? Never underestimate the power of good posture.
Memphis, TN-based neurologist Moacir Schnapp, MD invented a posture correction device which can help women, and men, prevent that dreaded belly 'pooch,’ not to mention increase their height and avoid low back pain.
"Women want to have liposuction when really the only thing they need to do is stand up straight," explains Moacir Schnapp, MD of Mays and Schnapp Pain Clinic. He, along with his wife Elma Schnapp, MD developed the device. “Stand in front of a mirror relaxed and then stand up straight and you’re going to see the love handles disappear two inches.”
Posture says a lot about a person. It can convey confidence or a lack of it, but people often forget how posture affects their looks. Slouching not only reduces height, it compresses the abdomen which makes it squeeze outward. Even very thin women will get the belly pooch, Schnapp says.
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The patented iPosture device is a round, plastic disk about the size of a half-dollar. It's designed to be worn as a pendant, clipped to clothing or adhered directly to skin. It’s simple to use, with only one button to control it. This smart tool is a nanotechnology that measures gravity on a small scale. The user sits or stands at a comfortable posture, presses the button to set, and if she slouches more than three degrees, the iPosture gives a gentle vibration to correct it.
“This device was designed for people who are gadget phobic,” adds Schnapp.
For optimal results, Schnapp says the iPosture should be worn four hours per day the first two to four weeks. Schnapp says users have to be committed to using it, but don’t need to be rigid – be comfortable, not at attention. Over time iPosture works like behavior modification, where correct posture, “becomes second nature,” Schnapp adds. Eventually, as posture naturally improves, users wear it only once or twice a week as a way to refresh the posture memory.
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“You can tell when people have better posture because their clothes fit better and they have less stress on the back,” maintains Schnapp. “They have a different attitude.”
Schnapp says inspiration struck for the idea after he and Elma wrote their posture exercise book, “Young, Sexy and Healthy: The Ten Best Exercises for Your Posture,” a book which combines their more than 30 years of tailoring specific workouts for thousands of patients with spinal pain and musculoskeletal diseases. The book is a free gift with a purchase of an iPosture device.
“Posture directly affects how tall and thin we look –and how confident we appear to others – but we are all so busy we hardly have time to think about it,” insists Schnapp. “The iPosture is designed to do the thinking for us.”
The iPosture is licensed through the device company MYCO, a business Schnapp launched with his partner, Kit Mays, MD. It goes on the market in September.
To learn more about good posture, visit www.iposture.com. To keep up with the latest healthcare trends, stay tuned to Holli Haynie's national health column on Examiner.com.
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