#body braid

[dashing-hyphen]

Do any of you with hypermobility use the body braid? It's like a series of braces all interconnected. I'm looking into it but it's EXPENSIVE, and I want to see what others think of it.

[dravenxivuk]

Spent the last hour wrestling with my Body Braid to try and get the hang of the Core Braid For Any Activity.

Because I am tall I got extenders, long ones definitely too long, couldn't work out how to get the shorter ones to support my knees despite watching the video 8 million times.

Went back to just the core system and followed the video again. Have it on but am exhausted and am not sure it'll give the lower back and hip support for the thing I want to wear it to on Saturday in its current configuration. And its digging into my armpits.

And now my knee hurts.

I think I'm going to have a nap.

Then tomorrow I'll see if I can get my corset on myself because that gives excellent back support. (Highly unlikely, usually I wear myself out and end in a tangled mess)

Then I'll be too tired to go out on Sat anyway so it won't matter.

[ratbastarddotfuck]

I saw tiktoks of people saying they cried from relief when they first tried on their body braid and I remember thinking "there's no way it's that good", but fuck, I get it now. I didn't even realise my shoulders were in pain until the relief just started flooding through me. Fuck. I feel like I'm breathing for the first time.

[leebrontide]

Anybody have one of these and want to tell me about it?

I have hypermobility of some unknown type (I'm supposed to go back to the geneticist in 2 years to see if they've named my issue yet). It's improved dramatically since I started taking testosterone (partly from getting more muscle, but also the T is just doing something good for my cartilage, even in bits with no muscle like on my ears)

But like...more than an hour sitting in a chair will fuck me up, and my knees are sometimes donked up from having not had fancy orthopedic inserts in my shoes till age 40.

Might this be a fit? My back is often my biggest issue.

[gon-and-killuas-mother]

HELLO???

i need it i need it i NEED

as soon as i saw the images of folks wearing them i started crying because this could help me get the exercise i need without overextending myself. my normal knee braces are too constricting and, in the absence of regular physical therapy, have actually weakened the connective tissues in my knees (the concept of "use it or lose it" applies a lot more when you have loose joints, sadly)

but this body braid looks like it could hold my entire body together, not just my knees! my back, my shoulders, my hips, even my knees and ankles with extension straps.

the full getup is over $300 which, yikes, but compared to wheelchair this is pocket change. and will probably be worth the investment.

[toweringclam]

The problem with rompers and boiler suits is that in the bathroom you're basically sitting there naked with you whole ass outfit on the floor..

This is only compounded by my body braid straps.

[stormviewcastle]

[ribcagefighter]

i should wear my body braid again it is literally a bitch and a half to wrap on and then i’m pissing all day #icedcoffee#welbutrin

ilove my body braid but god it;slike correcting over a decade of terrible posture and i swear if i have to sit up straight for another second im gunna SCREAM

kidding mostly. but i didnt really expect this to happen

[zegalba]

Zeng Wu

[lovelydulcecito]

Manifesting a good year 💞

Happy birthday to me! 🎉

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[ratbastarddotfuck]

.... What is a body braid?

It's essentially a full-body elastic brace designed to aid with proprioception and prevent hyperextention/provide extra support to weak joints. It also is very good at improving one's posture! A lot of EDS-ers have found success with them - I recommend looking up reviews on tiktok. It won't be a solution for everyone, so take your specific needs into account before purchasing.

As with many braces, it's NOT designed to be worn full-time as over-reliance can lead to atrophy. So always be careful. But it is supposed to be very useful for flares, workouts, and those in need of extra support.

It is adjustable for many body types - the website says "one size fits most" and recommends it for up to 160kg. I'm mid fat, and it fits me.

Here's a link to their website for more info! The body braid system costs $250 USD - so it is pricey. The core system- without the leg strap extensions - is $185. And the full system, including arm straps (which i don't have; they're a new addition) is $390.

Some people have found their insurance will cover it - if you're in Australia and on the NDIS, they may cover it depending on your plan. I'm not on NDIS; thankfully my mother was able to buy it for me with her tax return. I've been pining after it for a very very long time.

I only just received mine, so feel free to come back in a week or two and ask how it's going for me!

This is the core braid, in the "sitting" position.

This is the system with the leg straps. I have not yet tried the leg straps, as it's recommended to get used to the core braid first. But there are multiple ways to wear the thing, and plenty of ways to wrap it to best stabilise your own joints - you don't have to do it exactly as is instructed!

[purpleenma]

Sketched a Mirror Spock 🔥🖖

[omaano]

Are you still doing the trio prompts? If so, I humbly submit Rex/Obi/Cody for I1, or all of the "assigned baby by fandom" clones (Tup, Wooley and Comet) as K1

I'm still doing the trio prompts, and I'm finally about halfway done with them too! Thank you for the prompts, Anon, I could hardly pick (so in the end I didn't - but I'm posting them separately). I especially loved working on the "assigned baby by fandom" boys, thank you for picking such a lovely thing for them ❤️

Credit where credit is due: I've only ever seen Wooley as shiny-new in the show with no paint of his own, so I ended up using @yukipri's wonderful paint design for him (since I'm pretty sure that if Comet and Tup have their paint then Wooley should definitely has his worn in as well)

Polyamorous/platonic poses for sketching

and the other drawings I’ve made for them

[imaginal-ai]

"Closeness" (0004)

(More of The Couples Series)

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[bmorefashionnerd]

Tracee Ellis Ross

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 306

Danny is having such a good time right about now actually. Is he being carried like a football? Yeah. But pretty much every other ghost is avoiding him, and he got to see Vlad get his ass kicked. Sort of. He got to see him get scruffed like a misbehaving cat and then tossed to a ghost that apparently has some sort of mental-health obsession thing. 

But! Unimportant! Big halloween ghost knight? Yeah, apparently they’re also a halfa- which he guesses sort of makes sense? There had to have been some at some point before him and Vlad for that to be like, a proper term or whatever. But still! That is far more important than the fruitloop in his opinion! Learning how to wield swords! More important than any of that, thank you! 

Also dimension travel, sweet, cool, whatever, he technically does that all the time via going to the Zone. Magic. Swords. And an older halfa that doesn’t want to marry his mom! This is great! Best weekend ever! He’s going to get Sam and Tucker so many souvenirs while he’s there too, but magic swords!!