Posture Garment Spiral Strap Muscle Retraining
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a device that continuously trains and develops body muscles to improve posture, particularly during static and dynamic activities, and can be adjusted according to individual physiological parameters such as age, body size, and muscular development, as poor posture leads to discomfort, pain, and inefficient movement.
Innovation Solution
A posture improvement garment that provides sensorimotor stimulation through a combination of gripping, pressure, torque, and angle applied to the skin, using a stretchable material with a strap system that twists the legs in a spiral manner to stimulate underused muscles and relax overused ones, promoting muscle memory and balance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional postural therapy techniques (shoulder taping, breathing exercises, chiropractic manipulation) are used, then posture improvement can be achieved, but the patient must take time and energy to visit therapy offices repeatedly
Solution Approach 1:
The garment enables self-service posture correction by incorporating sensorimotor stimulation elements that automatically provide therapeutic effects during daily activities. The device includes sensorimotor stimulation elements that provide proprioceptive feedback and muscle stimulation without requiring professional therapy visits, allowing patients to correct their own posture continuously during waking hours
Solution Approach 2:
The garment provides continuous posture correction throughout the day during various activities. Unlike intermittent therapy visits, the wearable device delivers sensorimotor stimulation continuously or repeatedly during daily movements, ensuring consistent therapeutic action without interruption
2Reliability
If sensorimotor stimulation is applied through garment gripping and pressure, then muscle retraining and posture improvement occur, but the garment structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple therapeutic functions into a single integrated garment structure. The sensorimotor stimulation elements, gripping mechanisms, and pressure application points are merged into one unified wearable garment that performs posture correction, muscle stimulation, and proprioceptive feedback simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The garment is designed as a multi-functional device that simultaneously provides sensorimotor stimulation, mechanical support, proprioceptive feedback, and muscle training. This universal design consolidates multiple separate therapeutic devices into one versatile garment that addresses various posture and muscle issues
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The garment effectively retrains muscles to maintain proper posture, reducing muscle and joint pain, improving recovery, and enhancing biomechanics by using the body's natural spiral physiology to cue the nervous system for optimal anatomical alignment and efficient movement.
Implementation Method 1
grip layer adapted to contact the skin of a wearer when the garment is worn
Implementation Method 2
strap system that twists the legs in a spiral manner to stimulate underused muscles and relax overused ones
Implementation Method 3
at least a first strap associated with the main body portion that is releasably affixed to the first leg portion... the first strap overlies the first grip layer... positioned such that it extends in a spiral about the axis of the first leg portion
Data Source
AI summary
A garment includes a longitudinal arch support configured for supporting a longitudinal arch of a foot; and a transverse arch support that extends from the longitudinal arch support and is configured for supporting a transverse arch of the foot.