An assistance device to help people with trunk impairment maintain posture

摘要: People with trunk impairment cannot lean forward because of the dysfunction resulting from events such as cervical cord injury (CCI). It is therefore difficult for people to work at a table they may easily fall their wheelchair, and it also hard them return original position. This limits activities daily living (ADLs) impairment. These problems can be solved some extent equipment wheelchair belt or spinal orthosis that help person maintain his her posture. However, move freely this equipment. Furthermore, if used long time, there risk physical pain skin issues. In study, we developed device assists when forward. supports so take meals prevents falling over without hindering performance are sitting normally. The effectiveness our proposed was verified by experiments involving having meal, operating colliding curb. Our improving ADLs quality life (QOL).