Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related Issues
The increase in incorrect posture in the daily lifestyle of many individuals has led to numerous issues. Of these, lower back pain is recognized as the most common posture-related medical condition. Existing effective solutions for posture-related issues are complex to use, and are diverse in natur...
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| author | R.A.H.S. Ranawaka S.D.M.W. Kularatne E.A.S.K. Fernando S.N. Niles T.S.S. Jayawardane R.K.P.S. Ranaweera |
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The increase in incorrect posture in the daily lifestyle of many individuals has led to numerous issues. Of these, lower back pain is recognized as the most common posture-related medical condition. Existing effective solutions for posture-related issues are complex to use, and are diverse in nature, ranging from the identification of the problem to the correction of posture. In this research, an attempt was made to provide an effective solution in the form of a short sleeve undershirt with carefully designed extensible structures matching the required reinforcement for different segments of the spine. The additional functionality of the proposed garment was verified through proper scientific testing using sEMG. The correction mechanism utilizes a combination of sensory tension applied to the wearer and the reinforcement of the spine with a specially made backbone structure attached to a custom-made garment. Woven narrow bands and warp knitted fabrics were used in the garment. The backbone structure is strategically placed on the garment to control the specific muscles related to correct postural balance. It was found that the garment reduces the activation of certain back muscles and promotes voluntary posture correction.
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| spelling | doaj-art-429e589e35ab4fd1b2ddfc295167478b2025-08-20T03:11:36ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Tekstilec0351-33862350-36962024-06-016710.14502/tekstilec.66.202400224416Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related IssuesR.A.H.S. Ranawaka0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2267-6071S.D.M.W. Kularatne1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7465-6649E.A.S.K. Fernando2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-759XS.N. Niles3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1161-0889T.S.S. Jayawardane4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-778XR.K.P.S. Ranaweera5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-3221Department of Textile and Apparel Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri LankaDepartment of Textile and Apparel Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri LankaDepartment of Textile and Apparel Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri LankaDepartment of Textile and Apparel Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri LankaDepartment of Textile and Apparel Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri LankaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka The increase in incorrect posture in the daily lifestyle of many individuals has led to numerous issues. Of these, lower back pain is recognized as the most common posture-related medical condition. Existing effective solutions for posture-related issues are complex to use, and are diverse in nature, ranging from the identification of the problem to the correction of posture. In this research, an attempt was made to provide an effective solution in the form of a short sleeve undershirt with carefully designed extensible structures matching the required reinforcement for different segments of the spine. The additional functionality of the proposed garment was verified through proper scientific testing using sEMG. The correction mechanism utilizes a combination of sensory tension applied to the wearer and the reinforcement of the spine with a specially made backbone structure attached to a custom-made garment. Woven narrow bands and warp knitted fabrics were used in the garment. The backbone structure is strategically placed on the garment to control the specific muscles related to correct postural balance. It was found that the garment reduces the activation of certain back muscles and promotes voluntary posture correction. https://journals.uni-lj.si/tekstilec/article/view/17999posture modificationposture correctionposture measurement orthosis garmentnarrow bands with predefined elasticity |
| spellingShingle | R.A.H.S. Ranawaka S.D.M.W. Kularatne E.A.S.K. Fernando S.N. Niles T.S.S. Jayawardane R.K.P.S. Ranaweera Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related Issues Tekstilec posture modification posture correction posture measurement orthosis garment narrow bands with predefined elasticity |
| title | Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related Issues |
| title_full | Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related Issues |
| title_fullStr | Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related Issues |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related Issues |
| title_short | Developing a Medical Garment for Upper-Body Posture-Related Issues |
| title_sort | developing a medical garment for upper body posture related issues |
| topic | posture modification posture correction posture measurement orthosis garment narrow bands with predefined elasticity |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/tekstilec/article/view/17999 |
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