In this study, each clothing pressure at 24 points of the subject’s shoulder was measured by the air-pack sensor system. And each pressure sensitivity threshold at same points was measured by the Semmes-Weinstein pressure aesthesiometer to investigate the burden of jacket weight on each region of the shoulder.
The results are as follows. (1)Both clothing pressures at the side neck and shoulder were higher than those of other parts when the subject wore the jacket. (2)The pressure sensitivity threshold at the side neck was lower than those of other parts. (3)From the relationship between the clothing pressure and the pressure sensitivity threshold, it is considered that the subject felt the jacket heavy when its weight gave pressure to the side neck with the low pressure sensitivity threshold.
