| 摘要 |
A cervical brace for painful cervical disorders and injuries includes an elongated, posterior stabilizer molded to the shape of the wearer's posterior occipital, cervical and thoracic surfaces when in the medically desirable position characterized by the shoulders being in a square "military" position and the head retracted with the ear lobes over the superior point of the shoulders. The inferior portion of the stabilizer is fixed against the wearer's upper and mid-thoracic region by a pair of adjustable arm loops and optional trunk strap which also bring and maintain the shoulders to the square "military" position. A chin strap is attached to the superior portion of the stabilizer and is operable to apply a force posteriorly at the chin to draw the head posteriorly toward the superior portion of the stabilizer. A fulcrum is thus created at the cervicothoracic junction with the posteriorly directed force created at the chin counteracted by the anteriorly directed force of the inferior portion of the stabilizer against the mid-thoracic region. The stabilizer levers across the fulcrum point to maintain the head and cervical region in the medically desirable position.
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