support belt

Back stability strap

A support belt is a wide band worn around the torso to stabilize the lower back or abdomen during physical activity or recovery from injury.

Workers who lift heavy loads wear them to reduce strain: The warehouse requires employees to wear support belts.

Maternity support belts help distribute the weight of pregnancy.

Also called a back brace or lumbar support belt.

Related
  • braceDevice providing structural stability
  • back braceWearable spinal stabilizer
  • lumbarOf the lower spine
  • backReverse side; support
  • waistTorso's narrowest circumference

heavy lifting · weight lifting · strap · girdle · lifting · manual labor · posture · spine · orthopedic · elastic · velcro · compression · abdominal · maternity · hernia · truss · cinch · buckle

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Opposites
function

support beltchain belt

Waist accessory of links

corset · waist cincher · waist trainer · shapewear · body shaper

structural effect

support beltno support

free movement · unsupported · unbraced · unbandaged · unrestricted

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G