A shoulder brace has: a support structure strap retractors such as flat spiral torsion springs mounted to the support structure and left and right shoulder straps each having a first strap part connected to the support structure and a second strap part connected to a free end of a respective spiral torsion spring. A method has the following stages: positioning a support structure against a users upper back looping left and right shoulder straps around a users left and right shoulders, respectively and in which each of the left and right shoulder straps connects to the support structure via a strap retractor, such as a spiral torsion spring for applying tension through the respective left or right shoulder strap to pull the users shoulders back.
