CN110934676A

CN110934676A - Posture improving garment

Info

Publication number: CN110934676A
Application number: CN201810482866.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 崔伟
Original assignee: Huaian Jianye Clothing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huaian Jianye Clothing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-05-18
Filing date: 2018-05-18
Publication date: 2020-03-31

Abstract

The present invention relates to a garment wearable by a wearer. The garment includes a body portion adapted to be worn over at least a portion of a waist-pelvic region, a hip portion, and at least a portion of a leg of a wearer, the body portion including a first leg portion and a second leg portion, the first leg portion and the second leg portion each defining an axis. The garment also includes a strap system including a plurality of leg straps releasably attached to the body portion. Each leg strap includes at least one connector for attaching the leg strap to the body portion. Each leg strap covers a gripping layer that is capable of contacting the wearer's skin when the garment is worn.

Description

Posture improving garment

Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to body mechanics, and more particularly, to a posture improvement garment capable of being worn on the lower torso of a user, which is particularly adapted to improve the user's body alignment or posture by utilizing sensorimotor stimulation.

Background

The importance of good posture is well known to health care professionals. Posture generally refers to the adjustment of the body and, more particularly, to the relative static and dynamic positioning of the body and its limbs. Ideally, in a body that assumes a good posture, the spine does not bend sideways and the knee and ankle angles of the legs are small.

The effects of poor posture are well documented, including limited range of motion, where muscles such as chest muscles can permanently shorten due to the upper body position of the hunched back. Other effects of poor posture include discomfort in the form of headaches at the base of the skull and pain in the shoulders, arms and hands. In addition, poor posture can lead to jaw pain due to the forward position of the head, and decreased lung capacity due to decreased volume of the chest and lungs. One of the most common consequences of poor posture is the onset of low back pain, which increases with age. Finally, the hunchback upper body position of poor posture can make the appearance of the person old.

However, by setting a good posture, gravity can be more evenly distributed over the bones, ligaments, and muscles of the body. Maintaining good posture during passive (static) activities such as sitting and standing is equally important as well as maintaining good posture during dynamic activities such as walking, running and lifting. In theory, a somewhat S-shaped spine, which is a good posture feature, should preferably be maintained during both static and dynamic activities. Unfortunately, our increasing sedentary lifestyle, where sitting in front of a computer, driving a car, or watching television for many hours, has an adverse effect on posture. This static movement can result in forward extension of the head and neck, thoracic and lumbar flexion, stretching of the spinal ligaments, and also cause abnormal tilting and rotation of the pelvis. This also places increased stress on the buttocks, joints and other parts of the lower body. This stretching gradually causes pain in the neck, upper back, lower back and hips and leads to fatigue of the body muscles and ligaments. During dynamic activities such as running and lifting, poor posture results in inefficient body movement and increased stress on muscles and ligaments.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is a posture improvement garment or device particularly adapted to provide sensorimotor stimulation or proprioceptive awareness using a combination of skin clamping, pressure, torque and angle applied simultaneously to a user to exercise body muscles through muscle memory to achieve a proper posture, the device comprising a garment designed to be worn by the user and adapted to wrap at least a portion of the user's lower body, including the lumbo-pelvic region, buttocks and at least a portion of the legs or lower extremities. The garment is preferably configured to resemble a pair of shorts or pants.

Pressure is applied to the skin of the user by configuring the garment as a pair of shorts of relatively tight, conformable body so as to proprioceptively stimulate cutaneous nerve receptors of the skin. The garment is adapted to wrap at least a portion of the user's lumbo-pelvic region, hips, and at least a portion of the legs or lower extremities.

The garment may be made of a stretchable and taut material so as to provide the desired aptamer characteristics such that a specific pressure may be easily applied to the skin surface over specific anatomical landmarks for neuromuscular stimulation. In this regard, the garment is preferably made of an elastic material that is also preferably breathable and/or has moisture wicking functionality, such as may be provided by a material that includes a combination of lycra and spandex, fabric foam, nylon, and the like.

Shorts/pants create sensations/cues on the skin by designing it in such a way and in a specific direction that the brain simultaneously commands opposite (anteroposterior and/or lateral), weak, undersofbearing, muscle contraction, strengthening and supporting the central and lower limbs of the wearer, specifically bends, compresses and directs the nerve receptors (peripheral nervous system 20-80 nerve endings/square inch in skin, muscles, tendons, joint linings, etc.) in the skin to be pulled. This natural reflex response is known as mutual inhibition, and this natural balance muscle stimulation system retrains the wearer's muscles each time the garment is put on, to form wearable, therapeutic shorts/pants that reduce muscle and joint pain, improve recovery from exercise, travel, and injury, and improve abnormal biomechanics that create muscle imbalances. In a preferred embodiment, the desired cues and responses are provided by a strap system that twists each leg in a serpentine manner to rotate the leg toward a muscle underutilized and weakened position. The spiral and helical physiology occurs naturally in the human body and is natural as a whole and both can be related by Fibonacci (Fibonacci) numbers or Fibonacci structures. Fibonacci numbers are natural counting systems. They occur anywhere in nature, from leaf arrangement in plants to floret patterns of flowers, bracts of pine cones, or pineapple firms. Thus, fibonacci numbers can be applied to the growth of every living body including single cells, wheat grain, hives, and even the human body.

This design stimulates the sensorimotor system (sensory includes the nervous system in combination with the (motor) musculoskeletal system), instantly prompting the lower body of the wearer to enter muscle balance and desired anatomical adjustments. This stimulates the user's anatomy at an conscious and subconscious level. This allows the wearer to move with even greater biomechanical efficiency, which means that less energy is used while enhancing and optimizing body mechanics and gait. This has the effect of reducing normal wear and tear on the joints and enhancing the virtuous cycle and recovery from exercise, travel and injury.

It will be appreciated that the user is exercising substantially every time he/she wears the garment. The garment allows weak muscles to work. When weak muscles work, they help balance the muscles so that the body works rhythmically with all sides in synchrony, allowing the body to exercise with greater efficiency, greater fluidity, and less consumption.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a garment adapted to be worn by a wearer is provided. The garment includes a body portion that is wearable over at least a portion of a wearer's lumbo-pelvic region, hips, and at least a portion of legs. The body portion includes a first leg portion and a second leg portion, each defining an axis. The garment also includes at least a first strap associated with the body portion releasably attached to the first leg portion, and at least a first grip layer associated with the body portion. The first tape covers the first clamping layer. The first clamping layer is capable of contacting the wearer's skin when the garment is worn. In a preferred embodiment, the first strap is positioned such that it extends in a spiral around the axis of the first leg portion. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second leg portions comprise a stirrup extending from the bottom thereof, and an adjustable arcuate strap attached to the leg portions at an upper end and attached to the stirrup at a lower end. Preferably, each stirrup includes a longitudinal arch support portion, a transverse arch support portion and a heel support portion.

Claims

1. A garment wearable by a wearer, the garment comprising: a body portion wearable on at least a portion of a waist-pelvic region, a hip portion, and at least a portion of a leg of a wearer, the body portion including a first leg portion and a second leg portion each defining an axis, at least a first strap associated with the body portion, at least a portion of the first strap releasably attached to the first leg portion, and at least a first gripping layer associated with the body portion, the first strap overlying the first gripping layer, the first gripping layer contactable with a skin of a wearer when the garment is worn.

2. The garment of claim 1, wherein the first strap is positioned such that it extends in a spiral about an axis of the first leg portion.

3. The garment of claim 1, wherein the first strap has a first end permanently attached to the body portion and a second end temporarily attached to the body portion by a connector.

4. The garment of claim 3, wherein the first strap includes a second connector between the first connector and the second end.

5. The garment of claim 4, wherein the first and second connectors are hook and loop connectors, the first leg portion including corresponding hook and loop connectors for attaching the first strap to the first leg portion.

6. The garment of claim 1, further comprising first and second abdominal bands associated with the body portion.

7. The garment of claim 6, wherein the first and second abdominal bands each have a front surface and a rear surface with a connector thereon, whereby the first and second abdominal bands can be connected with the first or second abdominal band on top.