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 Diagram 10 shows out-lines of an extremely large and difficult subject, weigh­ing 293 pounds. Patient was unable to stand for more than a few moments at a time, owing to the great weight of abdomen which was entirely unsupported by the corset she was wearing, indi­cated by the broken outline. This corset pressed in under shoulder blades in back and hollowed in over the dia­phragm, pressing the ab­dominal contents downward. Breathing was difficult, owing to the constriction of the thorax. The dotted outline showing the body without corsets was not as bad as that with the corsets she was wearing. The black outline shows the correction by the physiological corset. The pa­tient's comfort, health and appearance were vastly im­proved. A decrease in weight of thirty-five pounds in two months occurred because of the patient's ability to walk and exercise while wearing the physiologically correct corset.

The following comparative measurements show the exact correction (in inches) :