UPPER BODY SUPPORT APPARATUS AND UPPER BODY SUPPORT METHOD

摘要

To provide a practical technique for assisting the motion of the upper body of a subject or improving a posture.;An upper body assisting device includes shorts 19 and an upper body strap 30. The upper body strap is secured to the shorts 19 at the front of the left thigh, and passes from the left thigh along a location near the left greater trochanter to the left ilium, the right shoulder, the front of the right underarm, the back of the left underarm, the left shoulder, and the right ilium. The upper body strap passes from the right ilium to the front of the right leg along the greater trochanter, and then is secured to the shorts 19 at the front of the right leg.