This is a very practical new booklet, which will be available for the next few meetings, giving helpful advice on what clothes are best suited to a changing shape and how to alter clothes that do not fit.
This was developed after the Helpline received many calls about body shape, e.g.:
I caught sight of myself in a shop window and was shocked to see how old and bent over I look now
I don’t have the trim figure I used to have and none of my clothes in my wardrobe fit any more
I look 8 months pregnant these days
If you have sustained spinal fractures you may begin to notice that your clothes do not fit in the same way as they used to. Your dresses or shirts can poke open at the back of the neck and may also feel tighter across your back. A shortened chest cavity can mean all bought clothes are too long and trousers can end up under the bust line. The loss of the waistline and a protruding tummy can make skirts pull across the abdomen and hemlines become uneven… If any of this sounds familiar – pick up a leaflet.