Patent ID: 9125442
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A41D,A61F

Abstract:
1. A garment for stimulation of a wearer's sensory motor system, the garment comprising: a form-fitting shirt comprising an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the form-fitting shirt fabricated from an elastomeric material; a spine band attached to the posterior portion of the form-fitting shirt and also fabricated from an elastomeric material, the spine band extending longitudinally across the posterior portion of the form-fitting shirt from a neck region of the form-fitting shirt to a bottom edge of the form-fitting shirt, such that in use, the spine band stimulates cutaneous nerve receptors in a portion of a wearer's skin underneath the spine band; and at least one additional band attached to the form-fitting shirt and also fabricated from an elastomeric material, such that in use, the at least one additional band stimulates cutaneous nerve receptors in one or more portions of a wearer's skin underneath the at least one additional band, wherein the at least one additional band comprises four or more shoulder bands, each radiating from the spine band and extending over a respective shoulder region of the form-fitting shirt toward the anterior portion of the form-fitting shirt, and the four or more shoulder bands comprise at least two inner shoulder bands and at least two outer shoulder bands, where the at least two inner shoulder bands are positioned between the at least two outer shoulder bands, and the at least two inner shoulder bands are spaced apart from the at least two outer shoulder bands, wherein the garment is configured to allow natural motion of the wearer while providing a viscoelastic resistance in a longitudinal direction along the spine band, which extends from the neck region to the bottom edge of the form-fitting shirt, for training body muscles through muscle memory.