The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-18

It ever was. In the old days .
great many backaches used TO be
ascribed to corsets, and nowadays
we prescribe corsets for many
cases Of backache.
This apparent paradox has been
explained by DR.. Frank Ober OF
Boston. He points out that thirty
years ago Drs. Reynolds and
Lovett Of Boston published their
studies on the relationship be-
tween corsets and chronic back
ache. They spent a long time in
the experimental study Of body
balance and fatigue as related to
posture and support.
In the days when corsets were
more common than they are now,
they decided that the ordinary
corset, which was worn for
aesthetic and fashionable pur-
poses, could be divided into three
classes: neutral, bad and good.
Most ready-made corsets are Of
the neutral kind. They do not pro-
duce bad posture, nor do they cor
rect bad posture. The bad corsets
produce backache, and they have
three common characteristics.
First: they are too long behind
and too short in front; second:
they exert the most pressure at the
waist line; third: they accent the
curves over the lower part Of the
back. but otherwise do not follow
the anatomy Of the back.
The good corset should be short
behind and long in front, especially
at the bottom. They should be
fitted snugly around the pelvis,
curved in at the waist line in back,
but showing no curve in front.
These principles still apply. A
good corset will help a lame back
and a bad corset will make lame
back worse.
Nowadays it Is easier to induce
q man TO wear corset for correc-
ton of backache and posture diff
Guilty than it is woman.
A healthful corset should come
up to the following requirements:
II should be long enough in front
to support and to lift the abdomen.
1t should follow the curves Of
the back snugly; that is, the back
steels Of the corset must be bent
so that this occurs.
1t should be long enough behind
TO give a good hold over the but
tocks and should not reach the
shoulder blades above.
1t should not be tight around the
waist in front.
The most important feature 10
the way 1t fits over the hip bones.
Few corset makers realize how
essential ii Is to secure this re-
quirement. The corset must fit
snugly so that the crest Of the
pelvis fits into . sort Of pocket. II
this Is not done, the corset will
slide up and be useless.
Finally. along with the use Of q
properly fitted corset for back
ache, physical therapy to restore
the tone Of the muscles, massage
and special exercises should be in
stituted.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
G. X. C.:-'Ts buttermilk q good
substitute for whole milk? II one
were to drink at least two glasses
Of buttermilk each day, but never
drank any whole milk, would he
be getting the important things
the whole milk gave him?"
Answer: Buttermilk contains
on the average, 3 per cent protein,
one-half Of one per cent fat and
4 per cent carbohydrate. It Is
therefore the same as whole milk
except for fat, of which whole
milk contains per cent 1t con-
bhiHS tuc eoseutidi NitAiniHo eX-
cept d. On account Of its low fat
content, it is a good substitute
for milk in a reducing diet.
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