I've used the Playtex Women's 18 hour original comfort strap bra before. So really I was just ordering more of a bra that I've found to be very supportive w/o trashing my shoulders. There's a limit to how much it can help, of course; once you're in DDD cup size, you're bound to have neck and back problems and no bra can prevent that.

That being said, this bra is about as supportive as you can get without buying one of those Goddess 18 hook front hook bras that has a back panel that encloses most of your back from your bottom thoracic vertebrae to nearly your last cervical vertebra (or at least the top thoracic vertebrae). Too bad this doesn't come in a front hook format. But it's still a good bra for the money.

Also, the toffee color is better than the beige, I think.