Patent ID: 9119707
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. A garment adapted to be worn by a wearer, the garment comprising: an outer layer configured to be worn over at least a portion of a wearer's torso, wherein the outer layer has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, an inner surface and an outer surface, and a neck region and a waist region; and at least one sensory motor stimulation member disposed at the inner surface of the outer layer, wherein, when the garment is worn by the wearer the at least one sensory motor stimulation member contacts a portion of a wearer's skin, and, when the wearer moves the at least one sensory motor stimulation member alters a normal stretch of a portion of the skin contacted by the at least one sensory motor stimulation member, thereby stimulating wearer's cutaneous nerve receptors to cause wearer's muscles to respond appropriately, wherein the at least one sensory motor stimulation member comprises: vertebra patches extending longitudinally along the posterior portion from a center of the posterior portion towards the neck region and from the center of the posterior portion towards the waist region; and two serratus straps each extending from the vertebra patches towards the anterior portion, wherein, when the garment is worn by the wearer, an end of each serratus strap is configured to be located over a serratus muscle attachment point of the wearer.