Research at the University of Manchester in the 1970s showed that   cantilever bras could relieve breast pain. A bra designed to ensure that 75% of the weight of the breasts was distributed across the back (and not through the shoulders) was individually fitted to women who had breast pain. The majority of women found that this either cured or alleviated pain and discomfort.

More recent research at the University Hospital of Wales has suggested that wearing inappropriately styled bras may actually increase the amount pain experienced. They found that if patients did not wear their normal fashion bras, then the level and frequency of pain decreased.

For more information, see Wilson and Sellwood and the University Hospital of Wales.

Bra-Doctor individually makes for each woman - to ensure the fit is right and the support is optimal. All our bras are designed to the cantilever system and distribute the weight of the breasts across the back (not the shoulders) to support them, not compress them back onto the body.