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I wanted to dedicate this week’s post to some of the new products and ideas we’ve been working on at EmBraced In Comfort.  It’s been a long time since I talked about our products, because I want to bring you as much news from as many different sources as possible, but the more people that come to me for help, the more that say “I wish I had known sooner”.  So, I feel a certain responsibility to keep spreading the word.

We have come so far since September of 2009.  Back then, we had a functional bodysuit, but it was not pretty and not as well made as I had hoped.  We’ve grown and developed and our design for the basic bodysuit has improved by leaps and bounds.  We’ve also started making specialty Brace-Tees and Brace-Shorts for people wearing all types of braces – most common are Boston Brace or Rigo-Cheneau brace wearers, who come to us and want a tight-fitting, soft tee, with seams that don’t press into their bodies, that protect their underarms from brace components that press into their armpits and a LOT of patients like the very long length, that allows them to fold the bottom up and over the bottom of the brace.  The bottom of the Tee is elasticized, so it can withstand a lot of pulling and will hold tighter than the bottoms of traditional t-shirts or tanks.  We’ve also had patients that want their armpits protected, but want a Tank-top look - so we answered with the “Sleeveless Tee with Underarm Shield”.  So, we’ve been able to serve customers precisely where they need it – after all, most of our products come from the ideas and needs presented by patients.   We don’t turn anyone away.  Last year my son went into a brace, and that launched me into a whole new need: bodysuits, Tees, and shorts for Boys and Men.   As you can imagine, the design would be quite different than for women. 

On top of the garments we make, we continue to pursue innovative solutions for problems that patients have with comfort in their Spinecor “Comfort” Shorts.  We’ve added many services under the “Tailoring Services” part of our website (http://embracedinco660.corecommerce.com/Tailoring-Solutions-c3/), based on the requests of customers.  One interesting thing we found is that if you are having trouble with the shorts constantly riding up, you can actually get a lot of relief by extending the legs.  The reason is that, for some women or girls, the elastic of the Spinecor short falls on the fullest part of the thigh.  So, if there is any tugging or pulling, the garment will always shift up and, therefore, ride up. If the elastic is moved lower on the leg, lower than the fullest part, then they don’t ride up as much because they have to defy the increase in diameter of the leg. 

Working hand-in-hand with patients helps EmBraced In Comfort to address very specific needs.  We listen to all feedback and continually try to improve based on that feedback.  One advantage to manufacturing in -house is that we can make changes quickly and efficiently, with very little inventory to flush through the system.  And, for American patients, it is a novelty to buy Made In the U.S.A. products.  Our fabric is a beautiful organic cotton spendex blend, that is knitted in California and Assembled in Michigan.  We take pride in that fact.

I will close with a photo montage of all of our latest products.  Please visit our website (which also has a new look) - and, if you have needs that we don’t already address, write to me – I don’t like to leave any patient in pain or discomfort if I can at all help it!  Just today I got an idea from a parent of a patient to make PADDED strap covers for the Spincor strap bottoms.  I already made plain moleskin ones, but padded ones may help many more people, and that is always our goal – helping people to feel more comfortable in their braces through comfortable and functional undergarments.

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