PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking aid that has a simple structure and a low cost compared with a conventional technique.SOLUTION: A walking aid 1 is worn by a user A and used to help the user A in walking. The walking aid includes: a long elastic body 2 that is arranged in the front side of the thigh part along the straight muscle of thigh of the user A when it is worn a first fixture 3 that fixes the upper end of the elastic body 2 for the user A in an area upper than the hip joint of the user A and a second fixture 4 that fixes the lower end of the elastic body 2 for the user A in an area lower than the hip joint and upper than the knee joint of the user A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】構成が簡単であり、従来技術と比較して低コストな歩行支援器具を提供する。【解決手段】利用者Aに装着されると共に利用者Aの歩行を補助する歩行支援器具1であって、装着時に利用者Aの大腿直筋に沿って大腿部の前側に配置される長尺状の弾性体2と、利用者Aの股関節より上方において弾性体2の上端を利用者Aに対して固定する第1固定具3と、利用者Aの股関節より下方かつ膝関節の上方において弾性体2の下端を利用者Aに対して固定する第2固定具4とを有する。【選択図】図1
