Wearable assistance devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. Embodiments relate to bimodal wearable assistance devices that provide assistance in one mode, and no or reduced assistance in a second mode, for reducing muscle stress, fatigue, injury and/or pain in the lower back or other body segments, and enabling comfortable, free or increased range of motion. Other embodiments relate to interfaces for wearable assistance devices that can loosen/tighten.

In order to avoid chronic damage for people performing physical labor and to support the execution of activities, an exoskeleton is provided as a support device with a device for implementing rotational and translational human movements. The exoskeleton, which is coupled to at least one body part of a person, comprises at least one man-technology interface, a device for implementing rotational and translational human movements, and an actuating unit which, under certain circumstances, is supplemented by a sensor system and a controller.

An orthopedic brace featuring a posterior bracing system. The posterior bracing system comprises (i) a posterior panel including a plurality of locking slots and (ii) a first extension panel removably coupled to the posterior panel. The first extension panel includes a plurality of locking protrusions corresponding to and removably coupled to the plurality of locking slots.

The present disclosure provides a bracewear for spinal correction and a system for posture training. The system for posture training involves both active and passive corrective forces by using the bracewear and a biofeedback system to address the spinal correction, which can eliminate the adversity of conventional hard braces and reduce the psychological and physiological barriers to treatment.

The invention provides a wearing assembly for wearing on a user's shoulders, and a reminder device for generating vibrations or sounds to remind the user to adjust his/her current body posture. When the user is in a hunchback posture, the width of the user's back increases to exert enough outward pulling force on the reminder device and triggers vibrations or sounds. The wearing assembly includes two connecting belts and two shoulder wear pieces. The reminder device includes a casing, a fixed fastener, a movable fastener, a first guide member, a second guide member, a first contact end, a counting module, and a microswitch. When the first contact end moves and contacts the microswitch, the microswitch will enter a conductive state, so that the casing will produce vibrations or sounds. The counting module is used to accumulate the number of times the microswitch is contacted within a period of time.

A spine support device includes a support plate having front and rear faces, a central opening, and a pair of stabilizing stirrups formed on the rear face of the support plate in spaced parallel relationship to augment the support provided by the support plate when positioned at its front face in contact with a portion of a person's back surrounding a region of spinal vertebra visible through the central opening in the support plate. The support plate has opposing inner side edge portions at opposing sides of the central opening and opposite peripheral side edge portions spaced outwardly therefrom with the stabilizing stirrups therebetween. The opposing inner side edge portions and the opposite peripheral side edge portions of the support plate have respective alternating peak and valley shapes for accommodating interconnecting facets of the spinal vertebra region visible through the central opening in the support plate.

Exemplary embodiments contained herein include garments having biomechanical components including neurobands, posture mounts, expansion panels, and combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, a system and/or method may include an external spinal brace system. The system may include a plurality of support mechanisms including at least first and second support mechanisms. The first support mechanism may be coupled, during use, to the second support mechanism such that the first and second support mechanisms are inhibited from decoupling. In some embodiments, the system may include a coupling system. The coupling system may couple the plurality of support mechanisms to a subject such that the plurality of support mechanisms are positioned, during use, along at least a portion of the subject's spine. In some embodiments, the external brace system applies a posterior distraction force to the subject.

A posture training device is provided. The posture training device can include a belt with a body contacting portion having a body contact surface extending between a first edge and a second edge, an adjustable and releasable securing mechanism adapted to secure the posture training device around a midsection of a wearer. The posture training device can also include a vertebrae contact portion having a concave surface extending between a first end and a second end, and the concave surface can have a predetermined depth, such that the concave surface is configured to contact and support at least one vertebrae. A method of utilizing the posture training device to train the posture in a person is also provided.

To provide an assist device capable of suitably providing an assist force to a worker even when an upper extremity is positioned relatively low, an assist device capable of generating an assist force for a worker includes a supporting portion capable of supporting an armpit of the worker, wherein the supporting portion is arranged to be independent of a motion of an upper extremity of the worker, and wherein the supporting portion is a reaction force receiving portion against a load force of a grasped object by the worker.