| 摘要 |
An upper body garment which selectively supports the muscles used during inhalation without hindering the movement of the spinal column. This upper body garment 10 is constructed by stitching, to a shirt 12 that adheres closely to the body, a plurality of band-form fabrics 14 which have stretchability that is lower than that of the shirt 12, along first lines that extend from the left and right acromia 16 to a portion P that corresponds to the center of the sternum, second lines which extend from this portion P corresponding to the center of the sternum, pass beneath the breast area, and extend to the left and right armpit areas 18, and third lines which connect the left and right armpit areas 18 of the second lines to each other on the back surface. As a result, an appropriate degree of pressure is applied in the direction of the muscle fibers of muscles used during inhalation such as the external intercostal muscles, latissimus dorsi muscles and the like along the first through third lines; accordingly, a force that expands the chest acts naturally so that the above-mentioned muscles can be supported selectively without hindering the movement of the spinal column.
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