Can a back brace cause a hernia?

[physiobob]

I would suggest you need a physical assessment which is beyond the scope of this forum

[Techlofer]

Its a back brace, with the usual straps that go around the waist, not a hernia brace with straps that go down and around the legs and come up. I wear the back brace about four hours or so, mainly when I go out, or walk or use the cycle. Its this thing that worried me, that I am already overweight, meaning there would be the pressure of the larger belly, and then the brace would crunch everything inside, so what if the pressure was going down?

Actually since the past few days, I've started doing some physiotherapy on my own by looking up the net, simple exercises done by lying down which are meant to strengthen the abdominal area and also reduce the stomach fat. The thing is, the problem seems to have become somewhat better. Yesterday, I didn't have a single instance of any strange feeling or slight pain around the groin. Maybe if I am careful, I won't need to undergo surgery...