Patent Publication Number: US-11376184-B2

Title: Static and dynamic compression therapy system

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/237,200, filed Oct. 5, 2015, and entitled “Static and Dynamic Compression Therapy System”; U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/237,192, filed Oct. 5, 2015, and entitled “Head and Neck Compression Therapy System”; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/237,209, filed Oct. 5, 2015, and entitled “Head and Neck Compression Garment,” all of which are incorporated herein in their entirety. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure relates generally to the use of compression garments and compression garment systems and to methods for applying pressure to a portion of the body (e.g., a portion of a head and a neck of a body). 
     BACKGROUND 
     Various types of compression garments are available, for example, such as for treatment of lymphedema, edema, wound healing, etc. For example, garments may include inflatable cells (or other actuatable elements) to provide therapy to patients and may be positioned about any body portion of a person or animal. Specifically, the garments may be positioned about body portions that exhibit swelling due to a build-up of lymph and that would benefit from compression therapy provided by the garments. For example, such cells may be inflatable to one or more different pressures in a variety of sequences to provide the therapy to the patient by moving lymph from one region to another. In other words, such compression garments may be placed around at least a portion of an individual&#39;s body for use in applying pressure to the body at an affected extremity. These compression garments may be donned (e.g., put on) and doffed (e.g., taken off) by patients themselves or with help from others. 
     SUMMARY 
     An exemplary compression garment system described herein may include a garment configured to be donned on a head and a neck of a body and a controller. The garment may include a static garment portion configurable to apply a static pressure to a portion of the head and a dynamic garment portion including one or more pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to the head and neck. The controller may be configured to control pressure applied by the one or more pressure applying regions (e.g., the pressure may be applied to one or more portions of the head and neck at different times during a compression therapy period). 
     In one or more embodiments, the one or more pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck to move lymph at least from the head towards the neck and downward therefrom. In one or more embodiments, the static garment portion may be configurable to apply a static pressure to a portion under a chin of the head. In one or more embodiments, one or more pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion under the chin. In one or more embodiments, the dynamic garment portion may include a first neck garment portion positionable proximate a right portion of the neck of the body and a second neck garment portion positionable proximate a left portion of the neck of the body. The first neck garment portion may include pressure applying regions separate from pressure applying regions of the second neck garment portion. In one or more embodiments, the controller may be configured to control pressure applied by the first and second neck garment portions alternately. In one or more embodiments, the first neck garment portion may be positionable proximate a right side and a right posterior side of the neck of the body and the second neck garment portion may be positionable proximate a left side and a left posterior side of the neck of the body. 
     In one or more embodiments, the garment may define an open region proximate an anterior portion of the neck of the body adjacent the trachea when donned on the body. In one or more embodiments, the dynamic garment portion may include a right cheek garment portion positionable proximate a right cheek of the head of the body and a left cheek garment portion positionable proximate a left cheek of the head of the body. At least one of the one or more pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion of each of the left and right cheeks. In one or more embodiments, the static garment portion may include one or more under chin connection elements. The one or more under chin connection elements may include a static compression surface positionable proximate under the chin of the head. The one or more under chin connection elements may be configured to connect the right cheek garment portion and the left cheek garment portion. In one or more embodiments, the dynamic garment portion may include a posterior head garment portion positionable proximate a posterior of the head of the body. At least one of the one or more pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the posterior of the head. In one or more embodiments, the one or more pressure applying regions may be configured to move lymph from a portion under the chin, a portion of each of the left and right cheeks, and a portion of the posterior of the head towards a portion of the neck. 
     In one or more embodiments, the garment may further include one or more nasal connection elements positionable proximate a nasal bridge of the head of the body. The one or more nasal connection elements may be configured to connect the right cheek garment portion and the left cheek garment portion. In one or more embodiments, the garment further may include one or more forehead connection elements configured for use in donning the garment on the head of the body. In one or more embodiments, the static garment portion may be further configurable to apply a static pressure to a forehead and temples of the head. 
     In one or more embodiments, each of the one or more pressure applying regions may include one or more cells configured to receive a fluid (e.g., air). In one or more embodiments, each of the one or more pressure applying regions may include one or more actuatable elements configured to apply pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck. In one or more embodiments, at least a portion of the one or more pressure applying regions may define an arcuate shape. In one or more embodiments, at least a portion of the static garment portion may include at least a portion of the dynamic garment portion controlled to apply a static pressure to a portion of the body. 
     In one or more embodiments, the compression garment system may also include a torso garment portion positionable proximate a torso of the body. The torso garment portion may include one or more torso pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the torso. The controller may be configured to control pressure applied by each of the one or more head pressure applying regions, the one or more neck pressure applying regions, and the one or more torso pressure applying regions to move lymph at least from the head towards the torso. In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion may be coupled to the garment configured to be donned on the head and neck. In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion may include a right axillary garment portion positionable proximate a right under arm region of the torso and a left axillary garment portion positionable proximate a left under arm region of the torso. The right and left axillary garment portions may include one or more axillary pressure applying regions and the one or more axillary pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the right and left under arm regions. 
     An exemplary compression garment system described herein may include a garment configured to be donned on a head and a neck of a body and a controller. The garment may be configurable to apply static pressure to one or more portions of the body. The garment may include a plurality of pressure applying regions controllable to apply dynamic pressure to a portion of the body. The controller may be configured to control pressure applied by each of the plurality of pressure applying regions; the pressure being applied to one or more portions of the head and neck at different times during a compression therapy period. 
     In one or more embodiments, the plurality of pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck to move lymph at least from the head towards the neck and downward therefrom. In one or more embodiments, the plurality of pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply dynamic pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck after the garment may be configured to apply static pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck. In one or more embodiments, the garment may be further configured to be donned on a torso of the body and the plurality of pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply dynamic pressure to the torso of the body. 
     An exemplary method of compression therapy described herein may include donning a garment on at least a portion of a head and neck of a body. The garment may include a plurality of pressure applying regions. The method may also include applying a static pressure to at least under a chin of the head using an under chin garment portion of the garment. The method may further include applying a dynamic pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck of the body using the plurality of pressure applying regions. Applying a dynamic pressure may include applying pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck at different times during a compression therapy period. 
     In one or more embodiments, the method may also include controlling the dynamic pressure applied to one or more portions of the head and neck of the body by the plurality of pressure applying regions to move lymph at least from the head and neck downwards. In one or more embodiments, applying a dynamic pressure to the head and neck of the body using the plurality of pressure applying regions may include applying dynamic pressure to the head of the body by at least one of the plurality of pressure applying regions and thereafter applying dynamic pressure to the neck of the body by at least one of the plurality of pressure applying regions (e.g., application of pressure to the head of the body and to the neck of the body). 
     In one or more embodiments, the method may further include donning the garment on at least a portion of a torso of the body (e.g., the garment configured to be donned on at least a portion of the torso of the body may be coupled to the garment configured to be donned on at least a portion of the head and neck of the body). The method may include applying a dynamic pressure to the torso of the body using the plurality of pressure applying regions. In one or more embodiments, the method may also include applying a static pressure to a forehead and temples of the head using a forehead garment portion of the garment. In one or more embodiments, the method may further include applying a dynamic pressure under the chin of the head using at least one of the plurality of pressure applying regions. 
     The above summary is not intended to describe each embodiment or every implementation of the present disclosure. A more complete understanding will become apparent and appreciated by referring to the following detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a front perspective view of an exemplary compression system located on a body. 
         FIG. 1B  is a rear perspective view of the exemplary compression system of  FIG. 1A  located on the body. 
         FIG. 2A  is an exemplary side view of a head and a neck of a human body illustrating the directional flow of lymph through the head and neck using the exemplary compression system. 
         FIG. 2B  is a perspective view of a head and a neck of a human body illustrating specific lymph nodes and the directional flow of lymph through the head and neck using the exemplary compression system. 
         FIG. 2C  is an exemplary back view of a human body illustrating specific lymph nodes and the directional flow of lymph through the body using the exemplary compression system. 
         FIG. 3  is a plan view of an exemplary head garment portion of a compression garment system such as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B  including one or more pressure applying regions. 
         FIG. 4  is a plan view of an exemplary neck garment portion of a compression garment system such as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B  including one or more pressure applying regions. 
         FIG. 5  is a plan view of a torso garment portion of a compression garment system such as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B  including one or more pressure applying regions. 
         FIG. 6  is a plan view of the exemplary head garment portion of  FIG. 3  coupled to the exemplary neck garment portion of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 7  is a plan view of the exemplary head garment portion of  FIG. 3  coupled to the exemplary neck garment portion of  FIG. 4  and the exemplary torso garment portion of  FIG. 5  couplable to the exemplary neck garment portion of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 8A  is a cross-sectional view of one or more cells (e.g., inflatable cells) of an exemplary compression garment that may be used with one of the exemplary garment portions such as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3-7, and 9-10 . 
         FIG. 8B  is a cross-sectional view of one or more cells including actuatable elements (e.g., without inflatable cells) of an exemplary compression garment that may be used with one of the exemplary garment portions such as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3-7 , and  9 - 10 . 
         FIG. 9  is a front perspective view of another exemplary compression system located on a body. 
         FIG. 10  is a rear perspective view of the exemplary compression system of  FIG. 9  located on the body. 
         FIG. 11  is a block diagram of an exemplary method of compression therapy that may be implemented using one of the exemplary compression systems of  FIGS. 1A-1B and 9-10 . 
         FIG. 12  is a block diagram of another exemplary method of compression therapy that may be implemented using one of the exemplary compression systems of  FIGS. 1A-1B and 9-10 . 
         FIG. 13A  is a block diagram of yet another exemplary method of compression therapy that may be implemented using one of the exemplary compression systems of  FIGS. 1A-1B and 9-10 . 
         FIG. 13B  is a block diagram of one of the processes illustrated by the exemplary method of compression therapy of  FIG. 13A . 
         FIG. 13C  is a block diagram of another one of the processes illustrated by the exemplary method of compression therapy of  FIG. 13A . 
         FIG. 14  is on exemplary illustration of a portion of a torso garment including a tightening apparatus (e.g., a lacing system) to assist in donning the garment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     In the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying figures of the drawing, which form a part hereof, and in which are shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments which may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from (e.g., still falling within) the scope of the disclosure presented hereby. 
     Exemplary apparatus, systems, structures, and methods shall be described with reference to  FIGS. 1-14 . It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that elements from one embodiment may be used in combination with elements of the other embodiments, and that the possible embodiments of such apparatus and systems using combinations of features set forth herein is not limited to the specific embodiments shown in the Figures and/or described herein. Further, it will be recognized that the embodiments described herein may include many elements that are not necessarily shown to scale. Still further, it will be recognized that the size and shape of various elements herein may be modified but still fall within the scope of the present disclosure, although certain one or more shapes and/or sizes, or types of elements, may be advantageous over others. 
     The present disclosure relates generally to compression garments that include garment portions that are configured to be donned on at least a portion of a body (e.g., person, animal, etc.) and configured to apply pressure to that portion of the body, compression garment systems that include compression garments and apparatus for controlling pressure applied to at least a portion of a body, and methods using such compression garments and compression garment systems (e.g., methods of donning a garment, methods of controlling pressure applied to the body, methods of applying a static and/or dynamic pressure, etc.) 
     Compression garment systems (e.g., such as compression garments described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,179,796 entitled “Lymphedema treatment system,” U.S. Pat. No. 6,645,165 entitled “Lymphedema treatment system,” U.S. Pat. No. 6,860,862 entitled “Lymphedema Treatment System,” and U.S. Pat. No. 6,966,884 entitled “Lymphedema Treatment System,” which are herein incorporated by reference and which may modify and be modified with features described herein) may be used for various reasons including therapy for people with lymphedema, animals requiring therapy, wound therapy, etc. As used herein, the term body refers to not only humans but any other animal species that may benefit from the concepts and features described herein. These compression garments may be placed around at least a portion of an individual&#39;s body and used to apply pressure to the body at an affected extremity (e.g., head, neck, arm, torso, a shoulder, etc.). Some embodiments described herein may include a compression system having a garment configured to be positioned on (e.g., wrapped around, placed adjacent, located in proximity to, etc.) at least a portion of a body (e.g., human body, arm, torso, a shoulder, head, neck, etc.). The compression garments may be donned (e.g., put on) and doffed (e.g., taken off) by individuals themselves or with help from others. The garment may also include one or more cells (e.g., compartments) distributed along a length of the garment configured to receive a fluid (e.g., air) to perform compression therapy. 
     The compression therapy provided by the compression garment systems may help to treat lymphedema. Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that may be inherited, caused by cancer treatments, caused by parasitic infections, etc. For example, lymphedema of the head and neck may cause swelling around the head, neck, submandibular area, cheek, nose, eyelids, etc. Compression garments described herein covering the head and neck may be used by an affected individual to provide a therapeutic benefit. Specifically, the compression garments may be configured to manipulate lymph nodes or vessels by applying pressure to move lymph toward more beneficial locations (e.g., toward drainage areas, away from affected regions, etc.). For example, compression therapy using the systems described herein may be performed around the head and neck area to help treat lymphedema in the head and neck area by, e.g., moving lymph towards the torso. 
     The compression garments described herein may be configured to apply pressure to the affected regions of the body to apply compression therapy. The compression garments may include various portions that each includes controllable pressure applying regions. Each controllable pressure applying region may be configured to apply pressure to a specific portion of the body (e.g., at a specific time during therapy). The controllable pressure applying regions may work in combination with one another to help provide therapy by applying a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph in a desired direction (e.g., from the head towards the neck, from the neck towards the torso, etc.). Such application of a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph (e.g., pressure being applied to one or more portions of the head and neck, at different times during a compression therapy period) may be referred to as applying dynamic pressure to the body. 
     The controllable pressure applying regions of the compression garments may also apply static pressure to the body. For example, the compression garments may apply a constant pressure when a portion of the garment is positioned on the body over a therapy time period (e.g., static pressure over the therapy time period) or may apply a pressure that may be controlled to change over time during the therapy time period (e.g., dynamic pressure). In one or more embodiments, the dynamic pressure may be applied to the portion of the body through one or more cells in the compression garment. The one or more cells may be configured to receive fluid. Alternately, or in combination with one or more fluid receiving cells, such pressures may be applied using one or more actuatable elements in the compression garment configured to apply pressure to the body (e.g., electrically controlled materials suitable to provide compression). 
     An exemplary compression garment system  100  including a garment  101  (e.g., compression garment) configured to be positioned around at least a portion of a body (e.g., a human body  10  as shown in  FIGS. 2A-2C ) is shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B . The garment  101  may be positioned relative to the body in a variety of different ways (e.g., relative to a head  14 , a neck  11 , an anterior portion of the body  10 , a posterior portion of the body  10 , a forehead  15 , under a chin  18 , a left and right cheek  16 ,  17 , a torso  20  as shown in  FIGS. 2A-2C ). For example, as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B  the garment  101  is positioned around the head, neck and torso of the body. In one or more embodiments, the garment  101  may also cover the arms, waist, legs, or any other portion of the body. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B  the garment  101  is positioned on the head, neck and torso of the body. In other embodiments, the garment  101  may include only portions positioned on the head and neck of the body. Still further, in other embodiments, the garment  101  may include only portions positioned on the head of the body. The garment  101  may include a head garment portion  120  positioned proximate the head and a neck garment portion  110  positioned proximate the neck. 
     In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  and the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled to one another. For example, the head garment portion  120  and the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled to one another at the posterior of the body, the anterior of the body, along the portion in which the head and neck garment portions  120 ,  110  intersect, etc. Still further, in one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  and the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled to one another along the entire portion in which the head and neck garment portions  120 ,  110  intersect (e.g., where such portions lie next to one another) or only along portions thereof (e.g., leaving openings at the coupling region for the garment to flex and adapt to the body of the user). 
     The garment  101  may also include a torso garment portion  140  configured to be positioned proximate the torso of the body. In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  may be couplable to the neck garment portion  110  (e.g., the torso garment portion  140  may be separate from the head garment or the head and neck garment, may be removably couplable to the head garment or the head and neck garment, for example, using hook and loop fasteners, etc.). For example, torso garment portion  140  and the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled to one another at the posterior of the body, the anterior of the body, along the portion in which the torso garment portion  140  and neck garment portion  110  intersect, etc. Still further, in one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  and the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled to one another along the entire portion in which the torso garment portion  140  and neck garment portions  110  intersect (e.g., where such portions lie next to one another) or only along portions thereof (e.g., leaving openings at the coupling region for the garment to flex and adapt to the body of the user). 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B , the garment  101  may also include an open region  115  between the neck garment portion  110  and the torso garment portion  140  proximate the anterior portion of the neck and adjacent the trachea when the garment  101  is positioned on the body. The open region  115  may allow access to the airway of an individual wearing the garment  101 . 
     The garment  101  may include pressure applying regions (e.g., as shown in  FIGS. 3-7 ) located at regions of the garment  101 . Each of the pressure applying regions may be controllable or configurable to apply pressure to a portion of the body. For example, the head garment portion  120  may include head pressure applying regions that are controllable or configurable to apply pressure to one or more portions of the head (e.g., to the forehead, cheeks, under the chin, posterior head), the neck garment portion  110  may include neck pressure applying regions that are controllable or configurable to apply pressure to one or more portions of the neck (e.g., posterior neck regions, side neck regions, etc.), and the torso garment portion  140  may include torso pressure applying regions controllable or configurable to apply pressure to one or more portions of the torso (e.g., torso regions under each arm, the anterior torso, the posterior torso, etc.). As shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B , the garment  101  may include an exterior material covering the pressure applying regions. 
     The head garment portion  120  may be configured to be donned on the head of the body. In other words, the head garment portion  120  may be positioned on and secured to the head of the body (e.g., secured using fasteners across the nose, fasteners across the forehead, fasteners under the chin, fasteners over the top of the head, etc.). For example, such fastening apparatus may allow one garment to be adjusted for use with different size and shaped body parts. In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  may be described as configured to be positioned around both sides of the head of the body from the posterior of the head to the anterior of the head. 
     The head garment portion  120  may include a posterior head garment portion  128 , a right head garment portion  134 , and a left head garment portion  136 . The posterior head garment portion  128  may be positionable proximate a posterior of the head of the body. The right head garment portion  134  may extend from the posterior head garment portion  128  and be positionable on (e.g., wrapped around) a right side of the head from the posterior of the head to an anterior of the head. The left head garment portion  136  may extend from the posterior head garment portion  128  and be positionable on (e.g., wrapped around) a left side of the head from the posterior of the head to the anterior of the head. The posterior head garment portion  128 , the right head garment portion  134 , and the left head garment portion  136  (or each of such portions) may include pressure applying regions (e.g., each of the one or more head pressure applying regions for applying compression on regions of the body associated with each of such portions, one or more head pressure applying regions for applying compression on one or more regions of the body corresponding to one or more portions of the garment, etc.) that are configurable or controllable to apply pressure to the posterior of the head, the right side of the head, and the left side of the head. 
     The head garment portion  120  may also include a right cheek garment portion  122  and a left cheek garment portion  124 . The right cheek garment portion  122  may be positionable proximate a right cheek of the head and the left cheek garment portion  124  may be positionable proximate a left cheek of the head. Each of the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124  may include pressure applying regions (e.g., one or more cheek pressure applying regions) that may be configurable or controllable to apply pressure to a portion of cheek. The head garment portion  120  may also include an under chin garment portion  125 . The under chin garment portion  125  may include pressure applying regions (e.g., one or more under chin pressure applying regions) that may be configurable to apply pressure to a portion under the chin (e.g., at the “waddle” area). 
     The head garment portion  120  may be donned on the head of the body in a variety of different ways. For example, portions of the head garment portion  120  may be attached to other portions of the head garment portion  120  using a variety of different straps or connection elements. Any suitable connection apparatus may be used for donning the head garment portion  120  or any other garment portion described herein, such as flexible or rigid connection elements, hook and loop fasteners, straps connected to the garment, additional or separate connection garment elements or straps, mating hooks, elements shaped to form to a body part (such as the bridge of the nose), etc. 
     These straps and connection elements may keep portions of the head garment portion  120  (e.g., surfaces associated with pressure applying regions) close to the surface of body such that the head garment portion  120  may effectively apply pressure to a particular portion of the body (e.g., the cheeks, under the chin, forehead, temples), such as, for example, when fluid is provided to cells of pressure applying regions. In other words, the straps or connection elements may assist in preventing the head garment portion  120  from moving away from the surface of portion of the body when pressure is being applied using pressure applying regions (e.g., such as when fluid is provided to cells of pressure applying regions) and instead, e.g., stay near the portion of the body such that pressure may be effectively applied. The different straps or connection elements keep the garment portions from moving away from the body as pressure is being applied such that even pressure applying regions (e.g., to apply pressure evenly) at edges of the garment are maintained in position during application of pressure to body regions adjacent such edges (e.g., garment edges proximate the cheeks of the head, garment edges near the chin of the head, garment edges near under the chin, garment edges near the temples of the head, etc.). 
     For example, the head garment portion  120  may include the under chin garment portion  125 , one or more nasal connection elements  130 , a forehead garment portion  132 , a top head strap  137 , and a posterior head strap  138 , each of which may act as straps or connection elements to keep the head garment portion  120  in place. The under chin garment portion  125  may include one or more under chin connection elements  127  configured to connect the right cheek garment portion  122  and the left cheek garment portion  124 . The one or more under chin connection elements  127  may also be configured for use in donning the head garment portion  120  on the head of the body (e.g., tightening the head garment portion  120  into place on the head). In other words, the one or more under chin connection elements  127  may pull the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124  closer to one another when the head garment portion  120  is positioned on the head to assist in donning the head garment portion  120  on the head. 
     The one or more nasal connection elements  130  may be positionable proximate a nasal bridge of the head and configured to connect the right cheek garment portion  122  and the left cheek garment portion  124  to, e.g., maintain the head garment portion  120  and right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124  proximate the surface of the head and cheeks. For example, the one or more nasal connection elements  130  may include a rigid portion shaped to be positioned adjacent the surface of the nasal bridge of the head (e.g., which rigid portion may be connected to the right cheek garment portion  122  and the left cheek garment portion  124  by one or more flexible portions). 
     The forehead garment portion  132  may be positionable proximate a forehead of the head. The forehead garment portion  132  may include one or more forehead connection elements that may be configured for use in donning the head garment portion  120  on the head. In other words, the one or more forehead connection elements may pull one portion of the head garment portion  120  closer to another portion of the head garment portion  120  to position (e.g., secure) the head garment portion  120  on the head of the body. In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  may include one or more straps positioned proximate the top of the head and configured to assist in donning the head garment portion  120  on the head. For example, the top head strap  137  and the posterior head strap  138  may be positioned proximate the top of the head and the posterior of the head, respectively, and may assist in donning the head garment portion  120  to the head. In one or more embodiments, the top head strap  137  and the posterior head strap  138  may cover the entire top of the head. As shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B , the head garment portion  120  defines a head open region  135  proximate a top portion of the head and, e.g., between the top head strap  137  and the posterior head strap  138 . 
     One will recognize that any number of straps or connection elements may be used to connect different portions of the head garment such that the pressure applying regions thereof are properly positioned adjacent desired regions of the head and maintained in positioned as pressure is being applied either dynamically or statically. 
     The neck garment portion  110  coupled to the head garment portion  120  is shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B . The neck garment portion  110  may be configured to be donned on a neck of the body. In one or more embodiments, the neck garment portion  110  may be described as configured to be positioned around both sides of the neck from the posterior of the neck to the anterior of the neck. The neck garment portion  110  may include pressure applying regions (e.g., one or more neck pressure applying regions) that may be configurable or controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the neck. 
     The neck garment portion  110  may include a first neck garment portion (e.g., right neck garment portion  112 ) and a second neck garment portion (e.g., left neck garment portion  114 ). The first neck garment portion may be positionable proximate a right portion or side of the neck and the second neck garment portion may be positionable proximate a left portion or side of the neck. In one or more embodiments, the first neck garment portion (e.g., right neck garment portion  112 ) may be described as being positionable on (e.g., wrapped around) a right side of the neck from a posterior of the neck to an anterior of the neck and the second neck garment portion (e.g., left neck garment portion  114 ) may be described as being positionable on (e.g., wrapped around) a left side of the neck from the posterior of the neck to the anterior of the neck. 
     In one or more embodiments, the first neck garment portion is separate from the second neck garment portion (e.g., one portion may include pressure applying regions separate from those in the other portion). In other embodiments, the first and second garment portions may be one piece. Each of the first and second neck garment portions may be configurable or controllable to apply pressure to the right and left sides of the neck, respectively. For example, the pressure applying regions of first and second neck garment portions may be controllable or configurable to apply pressure alternately between each of the first and second neck garment portions, or simultaneously. Specifically, the pressure applying regions of first and second neck garment portions may be controllable or configurable to apply pressure alternately during a therapy cycle of a therapy period (e.g., first neck garment portion then second neck garment portion then first neck garment portion and so on) between each of the first and second neck garment portions to help minimize the chances of an individual passing out as lymph passes from the head through the neck to the torso during compression therapy. 
     The garment  101  may also include a torso garment portion  140  positionable proximate a torso of the body as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B . In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  may be described as configured to be positioned around both sides of the torso from the posterior of the torso to the anterior of the torso. The torso garment portion  140  may include pressure applying regions (e.g., one or more torso pressure applying regions) configurable or controllable to apply pressure to one or more portions of the torso. In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  may be coupled to the head garment portion  120 . Further, in one or more embodiments, the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled between at least a portion of the head garment portion  120  and at least a portion of the torso garment portion  140 . In yet other embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  may not be coupled to either the head garment portion  120  or the neck garment portion  110 . Further, the torso garment portion  140  may include a collar portion locatable proximate the neck of the body (e.g., usable to cover the neck of the body with or without the neck garment portion, for example, removably couplable to the neck garment portion, overlapping with the neck garment portion when donned, etc.). 
     The torso garment portion  140  may include a posterior torso garment portion  150 , a right torso garment portion  151 , and a left torso garment portion  152 . The posterior torso garment portion  150  may be positionable proximate a posterior of the torso of the body, the right torso garment portion  151  may extend from the posterior torso garment portion  150  and be positionable to the anterior of the torso, and the left torso garment portion  152  may extend from the posterior torso garment portion  150  and be positionable to the anterior of the torso. In one or more embodiments, the right torso garment portion  151  and the left torso garment portion  152  may overlap proximate the anterior of the torso when the garment  101  is positioned on the body (e.g., as shown in  FIG. 1A , at least a portion of the left torso garment portion  152  overlaps a portion of the right torso garment portion  151 ). In one or more embodiments, the right torso garment portion  151  may define a right arm opening  153  proximate a right arm of the body such that the right arm may extend outward from the garment  101  and the left torso garment portion  152  may define a left arm opening  154  proximate a left arm of the body such that the left arm may extend outward from the garment  101 . 
     The right and left torso garment portions  151 ,  152  may be coupled to each other after donning the torso garment portion  140  on the torso of the body to attach (e.g., secure) the torso garment portion  140  to the torso. The right torso garment portion  151  may be coupled to the left torso garment portion  152  in any suitable manner. For example, the right and/or left torso garment portions  151 ,  152  may include fastening apparatus to, e.g., fasten or couple a region of the right torso garment portion  151  to a region of the left torso garment portion  152 . Such fastening apparatus may include hook and loop fasteners, or any other fasteners described herein. 
     Further, for example, the garment  101  may include fastening apparatus  180  (e.g., fastening structures) configured to couple the right torso garment portion  151  to the left torso garment portion  152  (e.g., proximate the anterior of the torso). For example, the fastening apparatus  180  may include a right strap  181  couplable to the right torso garment portion  151 , a left strap  182  couplable to the left torso garment portion  152 , and a fastener  183  configured to couple the right strap  181  to the left strap  182 . The fastener  183  may include a right clasp coupled to the right strap  181  and a left clasp coupled to the left strap  182 . The right clasp may engage the left clasp to secure the fastener  183 . The right and left straps  181 ,  182  may be couplable on the right and left torso garment portions  151 ,  152 , respectively, using hook and loop fasteners. In other words, the right and left straps  181 ,  182  may be adjustable on the right and left torso garment portions  151 ,  152  and then coupled together using the fastener  183  (e.g., such as user releasable mating elements, etc.). This allows the right and left straps  181 ,  182  to be placed on the torso garment portion  140  in an initial fitting of the torso garment portion  140  on a patient, but then the torso garment portion  140  may be donned and doffed with more ease using the fastener  183 . For example, it provides the torso garment portion  140  to be easily released and re-engaged by the individual wearing the torso garment portion  140 . 
     In one or more embodiments, the fastening apparatus  180  may include a right fastening portion that is removably couplable to the torso garment portion  140  (e.g., at the right torso garment portion  151 ) and a left fastening portion that is removably couplable to the torso garment portion  140  (e.g., at the left torso garment portion  152 ). The right and left fastening portions may be coupled to the torso garment portion  140  using, e.g., hook and loop fasteners or any other suitable fastener. The right and left fastening portions may be coupled together using a zipper or any other suitable way to couple the portions together. This design allows the right and left fastening portions to be placed initially to fit the torso garment portion  140  and then the torso garment portion  140  may be donned and doffed (e.g., tightened and loosened) through zipping and unzipping the zipper. In other words, the right and left fastening portions may stay attached to the torso garment portion  140  and only the zipper would need to move to don and doff the torso garment portion  140 . 
     The right torso garment portion  151  may include a right chest garment portion  142  and a right axillary garment portion  144 . Each of the right chest garment portion  142  and the right axillary garment portion  144  may extend from the posterior torso garment portion  150  to the anterior of the torso. The right chest garment portion  142  may extend from a right shoulder of the torso towards a right anterior region of the torso (e.g., right side of chest, right side of lower abdomen). The right axillary garment portion  144  may be positionable proximate a right under arm region of the torso. 
     The left torso garment portion  152  may include a left chest garment portion  146  and a left axillary garment portion  148 . Each of the left chest garment portion  146  and the left axillary garment portion  148  may extend from the posterior torso garment portion  150  to the anterior of the torso. The left chest garment portion  146  may extend from a left shoulder of the torso towards a left anterior region of the torso (e.g., left side of chest, left side of lower abdomen). The left axillary garment portion  148  may be positionable proximate a left under arm region of the torso. 
     The compression garment system  100  may also include a controller  102  or control apparatus configured to control the pressure applied to the portion of the body by each of the pressure applying regions of the garment  101 . For example, the controller  102  may control the pressure applied to the portion of the body by each of the pressure applying regions independent from one another or at the same time. Further, for example, the pressure applying regions may be controlled in groups or combinations. In one or more embodiments, the controller  102  may be configured to control the pressure applying regions in a variety of different sequences (e.g., applying pressure in a predetermined manner) that may be, e.g., suitable for carrying out lymphedema therapy. 
     Further, the controller  102  may control the pressure based on one or more pressures measured by one or more pressure sensors associated with the garment  101  (e.g., sensors provided in the garment  101  proximate the pressure applying regions). One or more compression garments that may be modified with features (e.g., sensors) described herein may be similar to and include one or more features found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,860,862 entitled “Lymphedema Treatment System,” U.S. Pat. No. 6,966,884 entitled “Lymphedema Treatment System,” U.S. Pat. No. 6,179,796 entitled “Lymphedema treatment system,” and U.S. Pat. No. 6,645,165 entitled “Lymphedema treatment system,” which are herein incorporated by reference. 
     In one or more embodiments, a control apparatus or controller  102  (e.g., one or more processors employing one or more programs or routines carrying out one or more methods or processes and implemented with one or more types of memory) may be configured to control the system and/or one or more elements thereof (e.g., providing compression therapy by the one or more pressure applying regions, etc.). In one or more embodiments, the control apparatus may be configured to control the compression system using wired and/or wireless technology. 
     The methods and/or logic and/or configurations described in this disclosure, including those attributed to the systems, or various constituent components, may be implemented, at least in part, in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. For example, various aspects of the techniques may be implemented within one or more processors, including one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs, or any other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry, as well as any combinations of such components, or other devices. The term “processor” or “processing circuitry” may generally refer to any of the foregoing logic circuitry, alone or in combination with other logic circuitry, or any other equivalent circuitry. 
     Such hardware, software, and/or firmware may be implemented within the same device or within separate devices (e.g., within the system, outside of the system, or a combination of both) to support the various operations and functions described in this disclosure. In addition, any of the described components may be implemented together or separately as discrete but interoperable logic devices. Description of different features is intended to highlight different functional aspects and does not necessarily imply that such features must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality may be performed by separate hardware or software components, or integrated within common or separate hardware or software components. 
     When implemented in software, the functionality ascribed to the systems and methods described in this disclosure may be embodied as instructions and/or logic on a computer-readable medium such as RAM, ROM, NVRAM, EEPROM, FLASH memory, magnetic data storage media, optical data storage media, or the like. The instructions and/or logic may be executed by one or more processors to support one or more aspects of the functionality described in this disclosure. 
     Further, the compression garment system  100  may include a pump  103  that may be controlled by the controller  102  to provide a fluid to/from the one or more cells (e.g. one or more cells  803  as shown in  FIG. 8A ) of each of the pressure applying regions, e.g., a fluid such as a liquid or gas in the cells, so as to apply a compression therapy when the compression garment  101  includes one or more fluid filled cells. For example, the pump  103  may be connected to one or more of the plurality of cells corresponding to the plurality of pressure applying regions by a plurality of lines or tubing  105  so as to provide flow of fluid thereto or removal of fluid therefrom. 
     Further, in one or more embodiments, as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B , the controller  102  may be connected to one or more components of the compression garment system via one or more electrical lines and/or wirelessly, as represented generally by dashed lines  104 . For example, controller  102  may be connected to communicate and control the pressure applying regions (e.g., such as electrically actuatable pressure applying regions of the garment configured to apply pressure to the body) either with use of physical electrical connections and/or wirelessly. 
     The controllable pressure applying regions of the garment  101  under control of controller  102  allows the system  100  to provide compression therapy to an individual (e.g., a patient) wearing the garment  101  such that lymph flows throughout the body  10  in desired directions, e.g., such as directions  40  as shown in  FIG. 2A . In other words, by controlling the pressure applying regions in a variety of different sequences (e.g., applying pressure in a predetermined manner), for example, lymph may flow generally from the head  14  of the body  10  towards the neck  11  of the body  10 . For example, the lymph may be controlled to flow from an anterior  30  of the head  14  towards a posterior  32  of the head  14  and downwards towards the neck  11 . Specifically, for example, the lymph may flow from the forehead  15 , the nasal bridge  19 , and under the chin  18  towards the right cheek  17  and downwards towards the neck  11  (e.g., right side of neck  12 ) and the posterior  25  of the torso  20 . This direction  40  of lymph may provide relief to an individual by moving excess lymph from the head  14 , and ultimately, moving such lymph towards the torso  20  (e.g., trunk, shoulders, chest, back, waist, etc.). 
     The various nodes located in the head  14  and neck  11  of the body  10  are shown in  FIG. 2B . For example, the submental lymph nodes  52  are located the under chin  18  of the head  14  and the parotid lymph nodes  50  are located proximate the right cheek  17  and the left cheek  16  (parotid lymph nodes of left cheek  16  not shown in  FIG. 2B ). The accumulation of lymph may occur near the parotid lymph nodes  50  and the submental lymph nodes  52  and may be pushed during compression therapy by the compression garment donned on the body  10  towards the posterior  32  of the head  14  as illustrated by directional arrows  40  (e.g., by controlling the pressure applying regions proximate at least the cheeks  16 ,  17  and under the chin  18  in a predetermined manner). With continued compression therapy (e.g., by controlling the pressure applying regions proximate at least the sides of the head  14  and the posterior  32  of the head  14 ), the lymph then moves towards the submandibular lymph nodes  54  and superficial and deep cervical lymph nodes  56  located proximate the neck  11 . The compression therapy is then configured (e.g., by controlling the pressure applying regions proximate at least the neck  11  in a predetermined manner) to move lymph towards the right infra and supra clavicular lymph nodes  58  and the left infra and supra clavicular lymph nodes  60 , which are located at the base of the neck  11  and proximate the right shoulder  24  and the left shoulder  23 , respectively, and downwards towards the torso  20 . 
     Various nodes located in the posterior  32  of the head  14  and the torso  20  are shown in  FIG. 2C . During compression therapy using a compression garment (e.g., by controlling the pressure applying regions of the head garment  120  and neck garment  110  in a predetermined manner), lymph may travel downward along the posterior  32  of the body  10  from the head  14  towards the torso  20 . For example, lymph may travel from the top of the head  14  towards the right retroauricular lymph nodes  66  and the right occipital lymph nodes  70  located proximate the right side  12  of the neck  11  and towards the left retroauricular lymph nodes  68  and the left occipital lymph nodes  72  located proximate the left side  13  of the neck  11 . The compression therapy (e.g., by controlling the pressure applying regions of the garment  101  in a predetermined manner) may then move the lymph further downwards from the head  14  and past the right and left shoulders  23 ,  24  and towards the torso  20 . Specifically, the lymph may move towards the right axillary nodes  62  located proximate the right under arm region  21  and the left axillary nodes  64  located proximate the left under arm region  22 . 
     A plan view of the exemplary head garment portion  120  including one or more head pressure applying regions  121  is shown in  FIG. 3 . In one or more embodiments, at least a portion of the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may define an arcuate shape. The one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may be controllable (e.g., using controller  102  as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B ) to apply pressure to a portion of the head when the head garment portion  120  is positioned on the head. The one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may be located in various locations within the head garment portion  120  to apply pressure to a variety of different locations on the head. For example, as described herein, the head garment portion  120  may include the right head garment portion  134  positionable proximate a right side of the head and the left head garment portion  136  positionable proximate a left side of the head. The one or more head pressure applying regions  121  associated with the right and left head garment portions  134 ,  136  may be controllable to apply pressure to the right and left sides of the head, respectively. 
     In one or more embodiments, each of the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may be configured in any suitable manner such that the regions  121  may be controlled to apply pressure to a portion of the head. For example, the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may include fluid chambers or cells, pneumatic pressure applying regions, actuatable elements applying pressure to regions, hydraulic pressure applying regions, etc. Specifically, the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  shown in  FIGS. 3-7 , as well as the other pressure applying regions of the other garment portions shown therein include one or more cells configured to receive fluid (e.g., air, liquid, etc.). 
     In one or more embodiments, the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may be configured to apply pressure to a portion of the head using the one or more cells through the control of fluid provided thereto, e.g., fluid flow, air flow, etc. For example, the head garment portion  120  may include one or more head garment ports  139  through which fluid may be provided to the one or more cells (e.g., such as with use of pump  103  shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B , under control of controller  102  with use of a sensor feedback system). Further, in one or more embodiments, the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may include one or more head actuatable elements (e.g., non-fluid receiving regions) configured to apply pressure to a portion of the head (e.g., an electrical signal may be used to actuate an element within the garment, such as electrically actuatable fibers in the garment, such that the region including such fibers applies a pressure to a portion of the body). In one or more embodiments, the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may include both one or more cells configured to receive fluid and one or more head actuatable elements, both of which may be configured to apply pressure to a portion of the head. 
     Furthermore, as described herein, the head garment portion  120  may include a right cheek garment portion  122  and a left cheek garment portion  124 , each of which may include one or more cheek pressure applying regions  123  (e.g., each of the garment portions may include a portion of a pressure applying region shared with other garment portions, for example, the same pressure applying region may be used to apply compression at locations of the body associated with the right cheek and left cheek, and even the posterior garment portion). Each of the one or more cheek pressure applying regions  123  may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion of cheek to assist in moving lymph therefrom. Each of the right cheek garment portion  122  and the left cheek garment portion  124  may extend within the right and left head garment portions  134 ,  136 , respectively and terminate along right cheek and left cheek garment edges  161 ,  162  (e.g., portions of such edges being located near the nasal bridge of the head; which portions may be coupled together by one or more nasal connection elements  130 ). 
     Similarly, as described herein, the head garment portion  120  may include the under chin garment portion  125  that is configurable to apply pressure to a portion under the chin (e.g., a “waddle” area). For example, the under chin garment portion  125  may include one or more under chin pressure applying regions  126 . Each of the one or more under chin pressure applying regions  126  may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion under the chin to assist in moving lymph therefrom. 
     Also, as described herein, the head garment portion  120  may include the posterior head garment portion  128 . The posterior head garment portion  128  may include one or more posterior head pressure applying regions  129 . Each of the one or more posterior head pressure applying regions  129  may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the posterior of the head to move lymph therefrom (e.g., downward toward the torso). 
     Any number of pressure applying regions  121  may be configured in the head garment portion  120  such that they may be controlled to move lymph as described, for example, with reference to  FIGS. 2A-2C . For example, as shown in  FIG. 3 , three head pressure applying regions  121  are implemented. However, any number of head pressure applying regions  121  may be implemented (e.g., four head pressure applying regions  121  may be used). Each of the three pressure applying regions  121  may extend along the entire length of the head garment portion  120  positionable about the head of a user (e.g., from the front right side of the head around the posterior of the head and towards the front left side of the head). For example, each of the head pressure applying regions  121  may extend within the under chin garment portion  125 , the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124 , and the posterior head garment portion  128  (e.g., which may be beneficial in application of pressure in a downward and rearward manner on the head). In other words, the under chin garment portion  125 , the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124 , and the posterior head garment portion  128  may be integral with each other such that head pressure applying regions  121  may span across one or more specific portions. For example, application of pressure in the outer head pressure applying region  121  (e.g., next to edges  161 ,  162 ), followed by application of pressure by more inward lying pressure applying regions, may produce desired lymph movement. 
     In one or more embodiments, the head pressure applying regions  121  may be positioned such that pressure may be applied in a progression from the front of the right and left cheeks (e.g., at the anterior of the head) towards the posterior of the head. For example, pressure may be applied to a region proximate the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124  at the anterior of the head, then proximate a middle of the cheeks at the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124 , and then proximate a portion of the cheeks closer to the posterior of the head at the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124 . In one or more embodiments, as pressure is being applied at the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124  from the anterior of the head towards the posterior of the head, pressure may also be applied at the posterior head garment portion  128  from the top of the head towards the neck. In one or more embodiments, this may occur due to the continuation of the three head pressure applying regions  121  (e.g., as shown in  FIG. 3 ) extending (e.g., along the length of the garment) between the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124  and across the posterior head garment portion  128  (e.g., each of such pressure applying regions may be separate cells supplied by separate fluid conduits). As described herein, when a garment portion is described as including one or more pressure applying regions, such one or more pressure applying regions may be a separate pressure applying region or may be a pressure applying regions shared with one or more other garment portions (e.g., check garment portions and posterior head garment portions may use the same pressure applying region to apply compression to a body portion associated therewith). 
     However, such head pressure applying regions  121  may include any number of different and separate cells along the wrappable length of the head garment portion  120  and controllable to produce such desired lymph movement. For example, the head pressure applying regions  121  may be separable between the right and left cheek garment portions  122 ,  124  and the posterior head garment portion  128 . In other words, the head pressure applying regions  121  may be separated in any suitable way that may allow pressure to be applied from the right and left cheeks (e.g., proximate the anterior of the head) towards the posterior of the head and/or from the top of the posterior of the head towards the neck (e.g., to move lymph from the cheeks towards the neck at the posterior of the head). For example, the head pressure applying regions  121  may be separated such that each head pressure applying region  121  may be independently controllable to move lymph in a desired direction (e.g., as shown in  FIGS. 2A-2C ). 
     The head garment portion  120  may also include upper head garment portions  131  proximate the top of the head to assist in applying pressure and assist in donning the head garment portion  120 . For example, the upper head garment portions  131  may include garment regions  155  adjacent the outermost pressure applying region of the three pressure applying regions  121  to assist in securing the pressure applying regions adjacent the surface of the head when pressure is being applied. Further, for example, the head garment portion  120  may include the posterior head strap  138  positionable proximate the top and posterior of the head (e.g., using hook and loop fastener connection elements), the top head strap  137  positionable proximate the top of the head (e.g., a separate strap connectable to two different regions  163  of the head garment portion  120  across the top of the head when the head garment portion  120  is donned), and the forehead garment portion  132  positionable proximate the forehead (e.g., using hook and loop fastener connection elements). 
     The forehead garment portion  132  may be configurable to apply pressure to a portion of the forehead. In one or more embodiments, the forehead garment portion  132  may include one or more forehead pressure applying regions  133  controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the forehead. One will recognize that any number of upper head garment portions  131  may be used to secure the head garment portion  120  on the head. For example, although the figures provided herein show straps for use in donning the head garment portion  120 , the head garment portion  120  may be provided in a stocking cap like configuration where no straps are used in the entire top of the head is covered. 
     A plan view of the exemplary neck garment portion  110  including one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  is shown in  FIG. 4 . In one or more embodiments, at least a portion of the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may define an arcuate shape. The one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may be controllable (e.g., using controller  102  as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B ) to apply pressure to a portion of the neck when the neck garment portion  110  is positioned on the neck. 
     In one or more embodiments, the neck garment portion  110  may include a first neck garment portion (e.g., right neck garment portion  112 ) and a second neck garment portion (e.g., left neck garment portion  114 ). Each of the first and second neck garment portions may include one or more neck pressure applying regions  111 . In one or more embodiments, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  of the first and second neck garment portions may be separated by a divider  113 . In other words, the divider  113  separates pressure applied by the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  of the first neck garment portion  112  from the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  of the second neck garment portion  114 . 
     In one or more embodiments, each of the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may be configured such that they may be controlled to apply pressure to a portion of the neck. For example, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may include fluid chambers or cells, pneumatic pressure applying regions, actuatable elements applying pressure to regions, hydraulic pressure applying regions, etc. Specifically, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may include one or more cells configured to receive fluid as shown in  FIG. 4 . 
     For example, in one or more embodiments, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may be configured to apply pressure to a portion of the head using the one or more cells through the control of fluid provided thereto, e.g., fluid flow, air flow, etc. (e.g., such as with use of pump  103  shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B , under control of controller  102  with use of a sensor feedback system). For example, the neck garment portion  110  may include one or more neck garment ports  119  through which fluid may be provided to the one or more cells. In one or more embodiments, the neck garment portion  110  may include two neck garment ports  119 , one in each of the right and left neck garment portions  112 ,  114  (e.g., such as for use in alternating application of pressure between the right and left sides of the neck). 
     Further, in one or more embodiments, the neck pressure applying regions  111  may include one or more neck actuatable elements (e.g., non-fluid receiving regions) configured to apply pressure to a portion of the neck (e.g., an electrical signal may be used to actuate an element within the garment, such as electrically actuatable fibers in the garment, such that the compartment including such fibers applies a pressure to a portion of the body). In one or more embodiments, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may include both one or more cells configured to receive fluid and one or more neck actuatable elements. 
     Any number of pressure applying regions  111  may be configured in the neck garment portion  110  such that they may be controlled to move lymph as described, for example, with reference to  FIGS. 2A-2C . For example, as shown in  FIG. 4 , one pressure applying region  111  is implemented (e.g., although with use of the dotted additional port  119  and the divider  113 , two pressure applying regions  111  is also shown as being implemented). The single pressure applying region  111  may extend along the entire length of the neck garment portion  110  positionable about the neck of a user. For example, the pressure applying region  111  may extend within the neck garment portion  110  from a first end  211  to a second end  213 . However, such pressure applying regions  111  may include any number of different and separate cells along the wrappable length of the neck garment portion  110  and controllable to produce desired lymph movement (e.g., multiple cells along the length, parallel cells along the width, etc.). 
     A plan view of the exemplary torso garment portion  140  including one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  is shown in  FIG. 5 . Any number of torso pressure applying regions  141  may be implemented (e.g., the torso garment portion  140  may include eight torso pressure applying regions  141 ). In one or more embodiments, at least a portion of the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may define an arcuate shape (e.g., curved portions of the torso pressure applying regions  141  extending over the shoulders of a user from the posterior to the anterior). For example, arcuate shapes (e.g., of any of the portions of the garment) that may be similar to and include one or more features found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,860,862 entitled “Lymphedema Treatment System,” U.S. Pat. No. 6,966,884 entitled “Lymphedema Treatment System,” U.S. Pat. No. 6,179,796 entitled “Lymphedema treatment system,” and U.S. Pat. No. 6,645,165 entitled “Lymphedema treatment system,” which are herein incorporated by reference. The one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may be configured to be controlled (e.g., using controller  102  as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B ) to apply pressure to one or more portions of the torso when the torso garment portion  140  is positioned on the torso. 
     The one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may be located in various locations within the torso garment portion  140  to apply pressure to a variety of different locations on the torso. For example, the torso garment portion  140  may include a right torso garment portion  151  positionable proximate the right side of the torso, a left torso garment portion  152  positionable proximate the left side of the torso, and a posterior torso garment portion  150  positionable proximate the posterior of the torso. The one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  associated with the right, left, and posterior torso garment portions  151 ,  152 ,  150  may be controllable to apply pressure to the right side, left side, and posterior of the torso, respectively. In one or more embodiments, the right torso garment portion  151  may be described as positioned proximate a right anterior portion and right side of the torso and the left torso garment  152  may be described as positionable proximate a left anterior portion and a left side of the torso; the torso pressure applying regions  141  associated with such regions may be controllable or configured to apply pressure to each of the right and left anterior portions of the torso and the right and left sides of the torso. 
     In one or more embodiments, each of the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may be configured in any suitable manner such that the regions  141  may be controlled to apply pressure to a portion of the torso to move lymph as desired. For example, the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may include fluid chambers or cells, pneumatic pressure applying regions, actuatable elements applying pressure to regions, hydraulic pressure applying regions, etc. Specifically, the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may include one or more cells configured to receive fluid (e.g., air). 
     For example, in one or more embodiments, the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may be configured to apply pressure to a portion of the torso using the one or more cells through the control of fluid provided thereto, e.g., liquid flow, air flow, etc. For example, the torso garment portion  140  may include one or more torso garment ports  159  through which fluid may be provided to the one or more cells (e.g., such as with use of pump  103  shown in  FIG. 1 , under control of controller  102  with use of a sensor feedback system). 
     Further, in one or more embodiments, the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may include one or more torso actuatable elements configured to apply pressure to a portion of the torso (e.g., an electrical signal may be used to actuate an element within the garment, such as electrically actuatable fibers in the garment, such that the compartment including such fibers applies a pressure to a portion of the body). In one or more embodiments, the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  may include both one or more cells configured to receive fluid and one or more torso actuatable elements. 
     Further, in one or more embodiments, the right torso garment portion  151  may include a right chest garment portion  142  positionable proximate the right shoulder and chest of the torso and a right axillary garment portion  144  positionable proximate the right under arm and right waist of the torso. The right chest garment portion  142  may include one or more right chest pressure applying regions  143  controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the right chest and right shoulder. The right axillary garment portion  144  may include one or more right axillary pressure applying regions  145  controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the torso under the right under arm of the torso. 
     Still further, the left torso garment portion  152  may also include a left chest garment portion  146  positionable proximate the left shoulder and chest of the torso and a left axillary garment portion  148  positionable proximate the left under arm and left waist of the torso. The left chest garment portion  146  may include one or more left chest pressure applying regions  147  controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the left chest and left shoulder. The left axillary garment portion  148  may include one or more left axillary pressure applying regions  149  controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the torso under the left under arm. Each of the pressure applying regions  141  of the torso garment portion  140  may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the torso to move lymph as desired (e.g., downward from the neck and shoulder regions to lower portions of the torso). 
     Any number of pressure applying regions  141  may be configured in the torso garment portion  140  such that they may be controlled to move lymph as described, for example, with reference to  FIGS. 2A-2C . For example, as shown in  FIG. 5 , a plurality of pressure applying regions  141  are distributed in the torso garment portion  140 . In one or more embodiments, the plurality of pressure applying regions  141  may include an upper torso pressure applying region  261  (e.g., adjacent an upper edge  262  of the torso garment portion  140 ) positionable for applying pressure to the upper posterior torso region and upper anterior torso region of the body. Further, in one or more embodiments, the plurality of pressure applying regions  141  may include a lower torso pressure applying region  263  (e.g., primarily extending in the axillary garment portions  144 ,  148 ) positionable for applying pressure primarily to the lower posterior torso region and the lower anterior torso region of the body. 
     One or more of the pressure applying regions  141  may extend along the entire wrappable length of the torso garment portion  140  (e.g., the wrappable length of the torso garment portion  140  being a length of the curve extending from the left chest garment portion  146  to the right chest garment portion  142 ). For example, one or more of the pressure applying regions  141  may extend within the left chest garment portion  146 , the posterior torso garment portion  150 , and the right chest garment portion  142 . For example, application of pressure in the upper torso pressure applying region  261  (e.g., next to edge  262 ), followed by application of pressure by lower pressure applying regions, may produce desired lymph movement. However, such pressure applying regions  141  may include any number of different and separate cells within the torso garment portion  140  and controllable to produce desired lymph movement. 
     In one or more embodiments (e.g., as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B ), the right chest garment portion  142 , the right axillary garment portion  144 , the left chest garment portion  146 , and the left axillary garment portion  148  may be configured to overlap over a portion of the body (e.g., over the anterior portion of the torso of the body). In one or more embodiments, the right chest garment portion  142 , the right axillary garment portion  144 , the left chest garment portion  146 , and the left axillary garment portion  148  may overlap such that the pressure applying regions  143 ,  145 ,  147 ,  149  are positioned next to the portion of the body to which such pressure applying regions are to apply pressure for desired lymph movement. For example, right and left chest garment portions  142 ,  146  may be positioned on the body first, followed by the right and left axillary garment portions,  144 ,  148 . Furthermore, the right axillary garment portion  144  may define a right axillary garment portion end  164  (e.g., terminating the portion  144 ) that may be configured to be coupled (e.g., using hook and loop fasteners) to a left axillary garment portion end  168  that is defined by the left axillary garment portion  148  (e.g., terminating the portion  148 ). 
     Further, in one or more embodiments, the right and left chest garment portions  142 ,  146  may be coupled to one another using one or more torso straps  185  (e.g., separate straps connectable, such as with use of hook and loop fasteners, to two different regions  142 ,  146  of the torso garment portion  140  across the chest of the user when the torso garment portion  140  is being donned). The one or more torso straps  185  may be positioned along the right and left chest garment portions  142 ,  146  to don the torso garment portion  140  onto the torso of the body. In one or more embodiments, the fastening apparatus  180  (e.g., as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B ) may include the one or more torso straps  185 . 
     One will recognize that any number of connection elements may be used to connect regions of the torso garment portion  140  for securing the torso garment portion  140  on the body. Further, one will recognize that the shape and size of the torso garment portion  140  may take one of various forms and is not limited to the wing shaped configuration of  FIGS. 3-7 . For example, the torso garment portion  140  may take the form of a more vest-like structure with openings to receive a user&#39;s arms as described with reference to  FIGS. 9-10 . Further, for example, the torso garment portion  140  may also include arm garment portions (not shown) which extend along a least a portion of the user&#39;s arm from shoulder region of the torso garment. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3-7 , each of the head garment portion  120 , the neck garment portion  110 , and the torso garment portion  140  is configured in a symmetrical manner generally with reference to the axis of a person&#39;s body. In other words, the various garment portions include sub-portions symmetrical about an axis. For example, the head garment portion  120  as shown in  FIG. 3  is symmetrical about axis  201  (e.g., one or more sub-portions, such as right cheek garment portion  122  and left cheek garment portion  124  may be symmetrical about axis  201 ). In one or more embodiments, sub-portions of one or more of the head garment portion  120 , the neck garment portion  110 , and the torso garment portion  140  which include pressure applying regions may be symmetrical about axis  201 , while other portions the head garment portion  120 , the neck garment portion  110 , or the torso garment portion  140  may be non-symmetrical. Further, in one or more embodiments, non-symmetrical garments are contemplated within the present disclosure (e.g., various garment portions may be non-symmetrical to accomplish one or more various functions such as related to donning or securing the garment on a user). 
     In one or more embodiments, the one or more pressure applying regions of the head garment portion  120 , the neck garment portion  110 , and the torso garment portion  140  may be used in conjunction with one another. For example, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may be controllable to apply a pressure to the portion of the neck after the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  are controlled to apply pressure to a portion of the head. In another example, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may be controllable to apply pressure to the portion of the neck and the one or more head pressure applying regions  121  may be controllable to apply pressure to the portion of the head to move lymph from the head towards the neck and downward therefrom. In yet another example, the one or more under chin pressure applying regions  126 , the one or more cheek pressure applying regions  123 , the one or more posterior head pressure applying regions  129 , and the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111  may be configured or controllable to move lymph from a portion under the chin towards the portion of the cheek, from the portion of the cheek towards the portion of the posterior head, and from the portion of the posterior head towards the portion of the neck. 
     In one or more embodiments, the controller (e.g., controller  102  as shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B ) may be configured to control pressure applied by each of the one or more head pressure applying regions  121 , the one or more neck pressure applying regions  111 , and the one or more torso pressure applying regions  141  to move lymph at least from the head to the neck to the torso. In one or more embodiments, each of the head and torso pressure applying regions  121 ,  141  may be controllable to apply pressure to move lymph at least from the left and right sides of the head towards the posterior of the head and from the posterior of the head downward towards the torso. 
     In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  may be coupled to the neck garment portion  110  as shown in  FIG. 6 . Any suitable manner may be used to couple the head and neck garment portions  120 ,  110 . For example, such garment portions may be coupled using stitching, welding, or any other coupling technique to form a unitary garment. For example, head garment portion  120  may be attached to neck garment portion  110  at respective seam lines  250 ,  251 . In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  may be attached to the neck garment portion  110  along the entire seam line  250 ,  251 . Further, in one or more embodiments, for example, the head and neck garment portions  120 ,  110  may be coupled to one another at select locations along the respective seam lines  250 ,  251  to provide increased flexibility for the head garment portion  120  to move relative to the neck garment portion  110 . Specifically, the head and neck garment portions  120 ,  110  may be coupled such that there are one or more openings between the head and neck garment portions  120 ,  110  proximate the posterior of the head. In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  may be removably couplable to the neck garment portion  110 , for example, using flaps extending outward from one or both of the head garment portion  120  and the neck garment portion  110 . In other words, the head garment portion  120  and the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled and uncoupled using any suitable fastener at, e.g., the flaps extending outward from one or both. 
     In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  and the torso garment portion  140  may be coupled to the neck garment portion  110  as shown in  FIG. 7 . For example, the head garment portion  120  may be coupled to the neck garment portion  110  as described with reference to  FIG. 6 . Further, for example, any suitable manner may be used to couple the torso and neck garment portions  140 ,  110 . For example, such garment portions may be coupled using stitching, welding, or any other coupling technique to form a unitary garment. For example, torso garment portion  140  may be attached to neck garment portion  110  at respective seam lines  253 ,  252 . Dashed lines  108  illustrate the points at which the torso garment portion  140  and the neck garment portion  110  may be coupled together along the illustrated seam lines. 
     In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  may be attached to the neck garment portion  110  along the entire seam lines  253 ,  252 . Further, in one or more embodiments, for example, the torso and neck garment portions  140 ,  110  may be coupled to one another at select locations along the respective seam lines  253 ,  252  to provide increased flexibility for the torso garment portion  140  to move relative to the neck garment portion  110 . 
     Further, in one or more embodiments, the head, neck, and torso garment portions  120 ,  110 ,  140  may be coupled to one another in a variety of different ways. For example, the torso garment portion  140  may be coupled to the neck garment portion  110  such that the torso garment portion  140  has increased flexibility to move relative to the neck garment portion  110 . For example, the neck and torso garment portions  110 ,  140  may be coupled to one another such that there are one or more openings between the neck and torso garment portions  110 ,  140  proximate the posterior of the neck. In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  may be coupled to the head garment portion  120  (e.g., directly coupled). For example, in one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  120  and the neck garment portion  110  may be provided as a single head/neck garment portion that may be coupled to the torso garment portion  140 . In other words, coupling of the head and neck garment portions  120 ,  110  may include such garment portions being formed as a single unitary garment portion. In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  140  may be removably couplable to the neck garment portion  110  and/or the head garment portion  120 , for example, using flaps extending outward from one or each of the torso garment portion  140 , the head garment portion  120 , and the neck garment portion  110 . For example, the torso garment portion  140  may have flaps extending from the torso garment portion  140  proximate the neck such that the flaps may have the appearance of a popped up collar. Therefore, the torso garment portion  140  may be coupled and uncoupled to the head garment portion  120  and/or the neck garment portion  110  using any suitable fastener at, e.g., the flaps extending outward from one or both. 
     A cross-section of a portion  800  of an exemplary garment including one or more cells  803  which may be used in providing any of the garments described herein is shown in  FIG. 8A . The garment portion  800  may define an exterior surface  801  and an opposing interior surface  802 . The interior surface  802  may be configured to be positioned closer to the human body than the exterior surface  801  when the garment portion  800  is positioned on the body. The one or more cells  803  may be separated in any way that isolates one cell of the one or more cells  803  from another cell of the one or more cells  803 . For example, the one or more cells  803  may be separated by welds  805 . 
     The garment portion  800  may include one or more layers  804 , with at least one of the one or more layers  804  including a compression layer  806 . The compression layer  806  may define a cavity in each of the one or more cells  803  that may be configured to receive a fluid. The compression layer  806  of each of the one or more cells  803  may receive fluid from a source (e.g., from pump  103  shown in  FIGS. 1A-1B ) to apply pressure to body portion when garment portion  800  is worn by a user. For example, the fluid may be directed to each of the one or more cells  803  in a sequential or in a continuous manner from, e.g., an inlet to the garment portion  800  to an outlet of the garment portion  800 , using a single port, etc. 
     Each of the one or more cells  803  may be (e.g., individually or in groups) filled with fluid to a pressure that is to be applied to the portion of the body by the garment portion  800 . Each of the various pressure applying regions described herein may include, e.g., one of the one or more cells  803  or a plurality of the one or more cells  803 . In one or more embodiments, different pressure applying regions described herein may include, e.g., the same one or more cells, but may, e.g., be positioned at different locations on the garment. 
     A cross-section of another portion  850  of exemplary garment including one or more compression regions  853  which may be used in providing any of the garments described herein is shown in  FIG. 8B . The garment portion  850  may define an exterior surface  851  and an opposing interior surface  852 . The interior surface  852  may be configured to be positioned closer to the human body than the exterior surface  851  when the garment portion  850  is positioned on the body. The one or more regions  853  may be separated or may not need to be separated from one another. In one embodiment, for example, the one or more regions  853  may be separated by welds  855 . 
     The garment  850  may include one or more layers  854 , with at least one of the one or more layers  854  including a compression layer  857 . The compression layer  857  may include a variety of suitable components configured to apply pressure. For example, the pressure may be applied through the compression layer by an air or pneumatic system, a hydraulic system, an electro-mechanical system, actuated elements (e.g., an electrical signal may be used to actuate an element within the garment, such as electrically actuatable fibers in the garment, such that the compartment including such fibers applies a pressure to a portion of the body), a cable/lace tensioning system, or any other system that is configured to apply pressure to the portion of the body through the garment portion  850 . 
     In at least one embodiment, the compression layer  857  may be a plurality of actuated elements configured to apply pressure to the portion of the body (e.g., actuatable material, such as nitinol, or any other compressing devices). The compression layer  857  of each of the one or more regions  853  may apply pressure to body portion when the garment portion  850  is worn by a user. For example, pressure may be applied by each of the one or more regions  853  in a sequential or in a continuous manner over the one or more regions  853 . Each of the various pressure applying regions described herein may include, e.g., one of the one or more regions  853  or a plurality of the one or more regions  853 . In one or more embodiments, different pressure applying regions described herein may include, e.g., the same one or more regions, but may, e.g., be positioned at different locations on the garment portion  850 . 
     The garment portions  800 ,  850 , described in  FIGS. 8A-8B  (and hence as shown in  FIGS. 1-7 and 9-10 ), may also be associated with one or more pressure sensors  818 ,  868  configured to measure pressure applied to the portion of the body by the garment portions  800 ,  850 . The pressure sensors  818 ,  868  may be located at a variety of positions along the garment portions  800 ,  850 . For example, the pressure sensors  818 ,  868  may be positioned (e.g., at an equal distance apart or as necessary) along the length of the garment portions  800 ,  850 . The pressure sensors  818 ,  868  may be located adjacent the one or more of the pressure applying regions or multiple layers  804 ,  854  of the garment portions  800 ,  850 . 
     For example, one layer of material may encompass pressure sensors  818 ,  868  including pressure sensing regions corresponding to the one or more pressure applying regions and/or corresponding to the one or more cells  803 ,  853 . In one or more embodiments, the pressure sensors  818 ,  868  may be positioned on a side of the garment portions  800 ,  850  that may be proximate the portion of the body (e.g., the interior surface  802 ,  852 , etc.). The pressure sensors  818 ,  868  may be positioned for sensing pressure at, e.g., each pressure applying region, each of the one or more cells  803 ,  853 , a manifold for multiple chambers, etc. 
     Pressure sensor apparatus may be implemented for sensing pressure in a plurality of different manners at, e.g., each pressure applying region, each air cell or chamber, a manifold for multiple chambers, etc. The pressure sensor apparatus may be configured to measure pressure in a variety of different ways, e.g., one sensor for each pressure applying region, a single sensor for all of the pressure applying regions, etc. Additionally, the controller may be configured to control the pressure applied to the portion of the body based on the measured pressure. For example, pressure sensing apparatus may take the form of using pressure sensor within the garment described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,027,408 entitled “Elastomeric Particle Having An Electrically Conducting Surface, A Pressure Sensor Comprising Said Particles, A Method For Producing Said Sensor And A Sensor System Comprising Said Sensors,” or a pump or control apparatus (e.g.,  102 ) may be provided with pressure sensing functionality (e.g., measuring pressures of air in cells as part of the pump apparatus) such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,947,003 entitled “Pressurized Medical Device,” all of which are incorporated by reference herein. 
     Another exemplary compression garment system  900  is illustrated in  FIGS. 9-10 . The compression garment system  900  may include any of the features shown and/or described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-8 , and further, any garments described with reference to  FIGS. 1-8  may use any features shown and/or described with reference to  FIGS. 9-10 . The compression garment system  900  includes a garment  901  configured to be positioned around at least a portion of a body (e.g., a human body  10  as shown in  FIGS. 2A-2C ). The garment  901  may be positioned relative to the body in a variety of different ways. For example, as shown in  FIGS. 9-10 , the garment  901  is positioned around the head, neck, and torso of the body. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 9-10 , the garment includes a head garment portion  920  positioned proximate the head, a neck garment portion  910  positioned proximate the neck, and a torso garment portion  940  positioned proximate the torso. The head garment portion  920  may be coupled to the neck garment portion  910  and the neck garment portion  910  may be coupled to the torso garment portion  940 . In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  920  may be coupled to the torso garment portion  940 . As shown in  FIGS. 9-10 , the garment  901  may also include an open region  915  between the neck garment portion  910  and the torso garment portion  940  proximate the anterior portion of the neck and adjacent the trachea when the garment  901  is positioned on the body. The open region  915  may allow access to the airway of a patient wearing the garment  901 . 
     The garment  901  may include pressure applying regions located at regions in each portion of the garment  901 . Each of the pressure applying regions may be controllable or configured to apply pressure to a portion of the body. For example, the head garment portion  920  may include one or more head pressure applying regions  921  that are controllable or configured to apply pressure to one or more corresponding portions of the head, the neck garment portion  910  may include one or more neck pressure applying regions  911  that are controllable or configured to apply pressure to one or more corresponding portions of the neck, and the torso garment portion  940  may include one or more torso pressure applying regions  941  controllable or configured to apply pressure to one or more corresponding portions of the torso. 
     The head garment portion  920  may be configured to be donned on the head of the body. In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  920  may be described as configured to be positioned around both sides of the head from the posterior of the head to the anterior of the head. The head garment portion  920  may include a posterior head garment portion  928 , a right head garment portion  934 , and a left head garment portion  936 . The posterior head garment portion  928  may be positionable proximate a posterior of the head, the right head garment portion  934  may extend from the posterior head garment portion  928  and be positionable on the right side of the head from the posterior of the head to the anterior of the head, and the left head garment portion  936  may extend from the posterior head garment portion  928  and be positionable on the left side of the head from the posterior of the head to the anterior of the head. The head garment portion  920  may also include a right cheek garment portion  922  positionable proximate the right cheek and a left cheek garment portion  924  positionable proximate the left cheek. 
     The head garment portion  920  may include one or more head pressure applying regions  921 . For example, each of the right head garment portion  934 , the left head garment portion  936 , and the posterior head portion  928  of the head garment portion  920  may include one or more portions of the one or more head pressure applying regions  921 . Additionally, the right and left cheek garment portions  922 ,  924  may include one or more cheek pressure applying regions  923  configured or controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the cheek. The head pressure applying regions  921 , and, e.g., the one or more cheek pressure applying regions  923 , may work together to help move lymph out of the head and towards the neck and torso. 
     The head garment portion  920  may also include a forehead garment portion  932  and an under chin garment portion  925 . The forehead garment portion  932  and the under chin garment portion  925  may be configured to couple a first portion of the head garment portion  920  to a second portion of the head garment portion  920  to assist in donning and positioning the head garment portion  920  on the head. For example, the under chin garment portion  925  may include one or more under chin connection elements  927  configured to couple the right cheek garment portion  922  to the left cheek garment portion  924 . The forehead garment portion  932  and the under chin garment portion  925  may be used to keep portions of the head garment portion  920  (e.g., the right and left cheek garment portions  922 ,  924 ) close to the head when the one or more head pressure applying regions  921  are applying pressure to the head. For example, the one or more head pressure applying regions  921  may move the head garment portion  920  away from the body when applying pressure because that direction is the path of least resistance. 
     The forehead garment portion  932  and the under chin garment portion  925  may be configured to prevent the head garment portion  920  from moving in undesired directions and ensure that the one or more head pressure applying regions  921  are applying pressure to the head when the head garment portion  920  is donned on the head. In one or more embodiments, the head garment portion  920  may include one or more nasal connection elements (not shown) positionable proximate a nasal bridge of the head and configured to connect the first portion of the head garment portion  920  (e.g., the right cheek garment portion  922 ) to the second portion of the head garment portion  920  (e.g., the left cheek garment portion  924 ). 
     In one or more embodiments, the forehead garment portion  932  and the under chin garment portion  925  may be configured to apply pressure to a portion of the head (e.g., the forehead and under the chin, respectively). The forehead garment portion  932  may apply pressure by pulling a strap  933  (e.g., strapping across the upper head garment portion  920 ) to tighten the forehead garment portion  932  against the forehead. The forehead garment portion  932  may include forehead pressure applying regions (not shown) that are controllable or configured to apply pressure to a portion of the forehead (e.g., temples). Similarly, the under chin garment portion  925  may apply pressure by pulling a strap (e.g., strapping across the lower head garment portion  920 ) to tighten the under chin garment portion  925  against and under the chin. The under chin garment portion  925  may include under chin pressure applying regions (not shown) that are controllable or configured to apply pressure to a portion under the chin. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 9-10 , the neck garment portion  910  may be configured to be donned on a neck of the body. In one or more embodiments, the neck garment portion  910  may be described as configured to be positioned around both sides of the neck from the posterior of the neck to the anterior or sides of the neck. The neck garment portion may include a first neck garment portion  912  (e.g., right neck garment portion) and a second neck garment portion  914  (e.g., left neck garment portion). The first neck garment portion  912  may be positionable proximate a right portion or side of the neck and the second neck garment portion  914  may be positionable proximate a left portion or side of the neck. 
     Each of the first and second neck garment portions  912 ,  914  may include one or more neck pressure applying regions  911  controllable or configured to apply pressure to a portion of the neck. For example, the one or more neck pressure applying regions  911  of the first and second neck garment portions  912 ,  914  may be controllable or configured to apply pressure alternately or simultaneously between each of the first and second neck garment portions  912 ,  914 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 9-10 , the torso garment portion  940  may be configured to be donned on a torso of the body. In one or more embodiments, the torso garment portion  940  may be described as configured to be positioned around both sides of the torso from the posterior of the torso to the anterior of the torso. The torso garment portion  940  may also be described as having a vest-like shape (e.g., a vest including openings at the sides thereof for receiving arms of a user). The torso garment portion  940  may include a posterior torso garment portion  950  positionable proximate the posterior of the torso, a right torso garment  951  positionable proximate the right side of the torso, and a left torso garment  952  positionable proximate the left side of the torso. In one or more embodiments, the right torso garment portion  951  and the left torso garment portion  952  may overlap proximate the anterior of the torso when the garment  901  is positioned on the body. 
     The torso garment portion  940  may include one or more torso pressure applying regions  941  controllable or configured to apply pressure to a portion of the torso. For example, each of the posterior torso garment portion  950 , the right torso garment portion  951 , and the left torso garment portion  952  may include one or more torso pressure applying regions  941  controllable or configured to apply pressure to a portion of the posterior of the torso, right side of the torso, and left side of the torso, respectively. Together, the one or more head pressure applying regions  921 , the one or more neck pressure applying regions  911 , and the one or more torso pressure applying regions  941  may be controllable to apply pressure to portions of the body such that lymph is moved at least from the head towards the torso (e.g., head to torso, head to neck, neck to torso, etc.). 
     The right and left torso garment portions  951 ,  952  may be coupled to each other to don the torso garment portion  940  on the torso of the body. The right torso garment portion  951  may be coupled to the left torso garment portion  952  in a variety of different ways. For example, the garment  901  may also include fastening apparatus  980  (e.g., fastening structures) configured to couple the right torso garment portion  951  to the left torso garment portion  952  (e.g., proximate the anterior of the torso). The fastening apparatus  980  may include a right strap  981  couplable to the right torso garment portion  951 , a left strap  982  couplable to the left torso garment portion  952 , and a fastener  983  configured to couple the right strap  981  to the left strap  982 . 
     The right and left straps  981 ,  982  may be couplable on the right and left torso garment portions  951 ,  952 , respectively, using hook and loop fasteners. In other words, the right and left straps  981 ,  982  may be adjustable on the right and left torso garment portions  951 ,  952  and then coupled together using the fastener  983 . This allows the right and left straps  981 ,  982  to be placed on the torso garment portion  940  in an initial fitting of the torso garment portion  940  on a patient, but then the torso garment portion  940  may be donned and doffed with more ease using the fastener  983 . As shown in  FIG. 9 , the compression garment system  900  includes two fastening apparatus  980 ,  985 , with one on the torso garment portion  940  closer to the neck (e.g., fastening apparatus  980 ) and another on the torso garment portion  940  closer to the waist (e.g., fastening apparatus  985 ). The compression garment system may include any number of fastening apparatus  980  suitable for donning the garment  901 . 
     In one or more embodiments, the system  900  may include a control apparatus or controller  902  (e.g., one or more processors employing one or more programs or routines carrying out one or more methods or processes and implemented with one or more types of memory) configured to control the system and/or one or more elements thereof (e.g., providing compression therapy by the one or more pressure applying regions, etc.), and may include a pump  903  and tubing  905  that may be controlled by the controller  902  to provide a fluid to/from the one or more cells (e.g. cells  803  as shown in  FIG. 8A ) of each of the pressure applying regions, e.g., a fluid such as a liquid or gas in the cells, so as to apply a compression therapy when the garment  901  includes one or more fluid filled cells. 
     Such control apparatus and pump apparatus may operate in the same manner as described with reference to  FIGS. 1A-1B . Further, in one or more embodiments, as shown in  FIGS. 9-10 , the controller  902  may be connected to one or more components of the compression garment system via one or more electrical lines and/or wirelessly, as represented generally by dashed lines  904 . For example, controller  902  may be connected to communicate and control the pressure applying regions either with use of physical electrical connections and/or wirelessly. 
     The compression garment portions described throughout  FIGS. 1-10  may be described as including static garment portions and dynamic garment portions. In other words, static garment portions include portions of the compression garment that may apply a constant pressure (e.g., a static pressure) on a portion of the body during a compression therapy time period and dynamic garment portions include portions of the compression garment that may apply varying pressure on a portion of the body (e.g., under control of a controller) during the compression therapy time period. 
     In one or more embodiments, a part of the static garment portion may include at least a portion of a dynamic garment portion controlled to apply a static pressure to a portion of the body during the compression therapy time period. For example, a dynamic garment portion may apply a static pressure to a portion of the body by applying a constant pressure to the portion of the body (e.g., strapping a dynamic garment portion tight against the portion of the body to apply a pressure without varying any dynamic pressure applying elements; positioning a dynamic garment portion against the portion of the body and applying a static pressure using the controller (providing fluid to a cell) without varying the pressure being applied). For example, under chin pressure applying elements  126  may be controlled to receive fluid to provide a static pressure under the chin during a compression therapy time period, while other head pressure applying elements may be controlled to apply a dynamic pressure sequence to the head during the compression therapy time period to provide desired lymph movement. 
     For example, an exemplary garment configured to be donned on a portion of the body (e.g., head, neck, torso, etc.) may include a static garment portion (e.g., under chin garment portion  925 ) and a dynamic garment portion (e.g., right and left cheek garment portions  922 ,  924 ). The static garment portion may be configurable to apply a static pressure to a portion of the head and the dynamic garment portion may include one or more pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the head and/or neck. 
     A controller (e.g., controller  102 ) may be configured to control pressure applied by the one or more pressure applying regions; wherein the pressure may be changed over time during the therapy time period (e.g., dynamic pressure being applied using the one or more pressure applying regions). The one or more pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to the one or more portions of the head and neck to move lymph at least from the head towards the neck and downward therefrom. 
     The static garment portion may be configured to apply a static pressure to one or more portions of the body in any suitable manner. For example, the static garment portion may apply pressure during donning of the garment by tightening a portion of the garment in relation to the body. Specifically, for example, the static garment portion may be configurable to apply pressure to a portion under a chin of the head (e.g., through the under chin garment portions  125 ,  925  illustrated in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3 , and  9 - 10 ). Static treatment under the chin may help to avoid lymph build-up during compression treatment. 
     The static garment portion may also include one or more under chin connection elements (e.g., as described in relation to  FIGS. 1A-1B ) that include a static compression surface positionable proximate under the chin of the head. The one or more under chin connection elements may be configured to connect the right cheek garment portion and the left cheek garment portion. The static garment portion may also be configurable to apply a static pressure to a forehead and temples of the head (e.g., through the forehead garment portions  132 ,  932  illustrated in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3 , and  9 - 10 ). Further, for example, the under chin garment portions  125 ,  925  illustrated in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, and 9-10 , may include under chin pressure applying elements configured to receive fluid to provide a static pressure under the chin during a compression therapy time period (e.g., the one or more under chin cells being filled with fluid and held at a static pressure) while other head pressure applying regions may be controlled to apply a dynamic pressure sequence to the head during the compression therapy time period. However, in one or more embodiments, the one or more pressure applying regions in the under chin garment portions  125 ,  925  illustrated in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, and 9-10  may be controllable to apply a dynamic pressure to a portion under the chin. 
     The dynamic garment portion may be configured to apply dynamic pressure to one or more portions of the body in any suitable manner. For example, the dynamic garment portion may include part of any of the head garment portions, neck garment portions, and/or torso garment portions that include controllable pressure applying regions. The controllable pressure applying regions may work in combination with one another to apply a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph in a desired direction (e.g., from the head towards the neck, from the neck towards the torso, etc.). Such application of a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph (e.g., pressure, for example, different pressures, being applied to one or more portions of the head and neck, at different times during a compression therapy period) provides a dynamic pressure to the body. 
     For example, the dynamic garment portion may include a right cheek garment portion (e.g., right cheek garment portion  122 ,  922 ) positionable proximate a right cheek of the head and a left cheek garment portion (e.g., left cheek garment portion  124 ,  924 ) positionable proximate a left cheek of the head. The one or more pressure applying regions in such right and left cheek garment portions may be controllable to apply a dynamic pressure to a portion of each of the left and right cheeks (e.g., apply a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph in a desired direction). In another example, the dynamic garment portion may include a posterior head garment portion (e.g., posterior head garment portion  128 ,  928 ) positionable proximate a posterior of the head. The one or more pressure applying regions in the posterior head garment portion may be controllable to apply a dynamic pressure to a portion of the posterior of the head (e.g., apply a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph in a desired direction). In other words, any garment portion including pressure applying regions controllable to move lymph suitable to provide a dynamic pressure on the body. 
     The static and dynamic garment portions may be combined to assist in moving lymph at least from a portion under the chin, a portion of each of the left and right cheeks, and a portion of the posterior of the head towards a portion of the neck. For example, the one or more pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply a dynamic pressure during a therapy time period to move lymph at least from a portion under the chin, a portion of each of the left and right cheeks, and a portion of the posterior of the head towards a portion of the neck, while one or more static garment portions (e.g., such as the under chin garment portions  125 ,  925  illustrated in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, and 9-10 ; or the forehead garment portions  132 ,  932  illustrated in  FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, and 9-10 ) are used to prevent fluid from movement into the regions upon which the static pressure is being applied during the therapy time period. 
     Another exemplary compression garment system may include a garment configured to be donned on a head and a neck of a body. The garment may be configurable to apply static pressure to one or more portions of the body (e.g., to under the chin and forehead using a head garment portion) and may include a plurality of pressure applying regions controllable to apply dynamic pressure (e.g., varying pressure over a period of time) to a portion of the body (e.g., to the head, cheeks, posterior of head, neck, torso using a head garment portion, neck garment portion, or torso garment portion). 
     A controller may be configured to control pressure applied by each of the plurality of pressure applying regions. The pressure may be applied to one or more portions of the head and neck at different times during a compression therapy period. In other words, the garment may apply a static pressure when the garment is donned on a body (e.g., a static pressure is applied by tightening the garment on the body) and then a controller may apply a dynamic pressure to the garment after the garment is donned (e.g., using pressure applying regions to vary pressure at specific regions after the garment is donned on the body). The plurality of pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck to move lymph at least from the head towards the neck and downward therefrom. 
     The compression garment system may apply pressure to the body through the garment in a variety of different ways. For example, the plurality of pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply dynamic pressure (e.g., varying amounts of pressure applied over therapy period) to one or more portions of the head and neck (e.g., cheeks, neck, and posterior of head using a head garment portion and neck garment portion) after the garment is configured to apply static pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck (e.g., by tightening the garment on the body using, for example, straps, fasteners, etc.). The garment may also be configured to be donned on a torso of the body and the plurality of pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply dynamic pressure to the torso of the body. In one or more embodiments, the garment may also apply a static pressure to the torso when the garment is donned on the torso. 
     One exemplary method  1100  of compression therapy is illustrated in  FIG. 11 . The method  1100  may include donning  1110  a garment on at least a portion of a body (e.g., the garment may include a head garment portion and a neck garment portion). The head garment portion may include one or more head pressure applying regions (e.g., controllable to apply pressure to a portion of a head of the body) and the neck garment portion may include one or more neck pressure applying regions (e.g., controllable to apply pressure to a portion of a neck of the body). The method  1100  may also include controlling  1120  pressure applied to the head of the body by each of the one or more head pressure applying regions to move lymph at least towards the neck. The method  1100  may further include controlling  1130  pressure applied to the neck of the body by each of the one or more neck pressure applying regions to move lymph at least downward from the neck. 
     In one or more embodiments, the method  1100  may also include applying pressure to the head of the body by each of the one or more head pressure applying regions and thereafter applying pressure to the neck of the body by each of the one or more neck pressure applying regions. The method  1100  may further include repeating such application of pressure to the head of the body and to the neck of the body (e.g., a controller controlling the sequence of pressure being applied). In one or more embodiments, the method  1100  may include alternately controlling pressure applied by each of the one or more neck pressure applying regions of a first neck garment portion (e.g., of the neck garment portion and positionable proximate a right portion of the neck) and by each of the one or more neck pressure applying regions of a second neck garment portion (e.g., of the neck garment portion and positionable proximate a left portion of the neck). The first neck garment portion including pressure applying regions separate from those of the second neck garment portion. 
     In one or more embodiments, the garment may also include a torso garment portion (e.g., positionable proximate a torso of the body) that includes one or more torso pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the torso. The method  1100  may further include controlling pressure applied to the torso of the body by each of the one or more torso pressure applying regions and repeating application of pressure to the head of the body, to the neck of the body, and to the torso of the body (e.g., a controller controlling the sequence of pressure being applied to each region of the body by the various pressure applying regions of the various garment portions). 
     Another exemplary method  1200  of compression therapy is illustrated in  FIG. 12 . The method  1200  may include donning  1210  a garment (e.g., the garment including a plurality of pressure applying regions) on at least a portion of a head and a neck of a body. The method  1200  may also include applying  1220  a static pressure to at least under a chin of the head using an under chin garment portion of the garment. The method  1200  may further include applying  1230  a dynamic pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck of the body using the plurality of pressure applying regions. The application of a dynamic pressure may include applying pressure to one or more portions of the head and neck at different times during a compression therapy period. 
     In one or more embodiments, the method  1200  may include controlling the dynamic pressure applied to one or more portions of the head and neck of the body by the plurality of pressure applying regions to move lymph at least from the head and neck downwards. In one or more embodiments, the applying  1230  of a dynamic pressure to the head and neck of the body using the plurality of pressure applying regions may include applying pressure to the head of the body by at least one of the plurality of pressure applying regions and thereafter applying pressure to the neck of the body by at least one of the plurality of pressure applying regions. The applying  1230  of a dynamic pressure may also include repeating application of pressure to the head of the body and to the neck of the body. 
     In one or more embodiments, the method  1200  may also include donning the garment on at least a portion of a torso of the body (e.g., the garment configured to be donned on at least a portion of the torso of the body may be coupled to the garment configured to be donned on at least a portion of the head and neck of the body) and applying a dynamic pressure to the torso of the body using the plurality of pressure applying regions. In one or more embodiments, the method  1200  may further include applying a static pressure to a forehead and temples of the head using a forehead garment portion of the garment. In one or more embodiments, the method  1200  may also include applying a pressure under the chin of the head using at least one of the plurality of pressure applying regions. 
     Yet another exemplary method  1300  of compression therapy is illustrated in  FIG. 13A . The method  1300  may include donning  1310  a torso garment on a torso of the body (e.g., the torso garment may include a plurality of torso pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to one or more portions of a torso of the body) and donning  1320  a head garment on the body (e.g., the head garment may be coupled to the torso garment by a neck garment and may include a plurality of head pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to one or more portions of a head of the body). 
     As shown in  FIG. 13B , donning  1310  the torso garment may include positioning  1312  a posterior torso garment portion of the torso garment proximate a posterior of the torso of the body. Donning  1310  the torso garment may also include positioning  1314  a right torso garment portion of the torso garment, extending from the posterior torso garment portion, to an anterior of the torso and positioning  1316  a left torso garment portion of the torso garment, extending from the posterior torso garment portion opposite the right torso garment portion, to the anterior of the torso. Donning  1310  the torso garment may further include coupling  1318  the left and right torso garment portions. 
     Further, as shown in  FIG. 13C , donning  1320  the head garment may include positioning  1322  a posterior head garment portion of the head garment proximate a posterior of the head of the body. Donning  1320  the head garment may also include positioning  1324  a right head garment portion of the head garment, extending from the posterior head garment portion, around a right side of the head from the posterior of the head to an anterior of the head and positioning  1326  a left head garment portion of the head garment, extending from the posterior head garment portion opposite the right head garment portion, around a left side of the head from the posterior of the head to the anterior of the head. Donning  1320  the head garment may further include coupling  1328  the right and left head garment portions. 
     In one or more embodiments, coupling  1318  the left and right torso garment portions may include coupling the left and right torso garment portions using fastening apparatus. In one or more embodiments, the head garment may include a under chin garment portion configurable to apply pressure to a portion under a chin (e.g., the under chin garment portion may be positionable proximate under the chin of the head). The under chin garment portion may include one or more under chin connection elements configured for use in coupling the right and left head garment portions. The head garment may also include a forehead garment portion configured for use in coupling the right and left head garment portions (e.g., the forehead garment portion may be positionable proximate a forehead of the head). The head garment may further include one or more nasal connection elements configured for use in coupling the right and left head garments (e.g., the one or more nasal connection elements positionable proximate a nasal bridge of the head). 
     In one or more embodiments, each of the plurality of head and torso pressure applying regions may be controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the body to move lymph at least from the left and right sides of the head towards the posterior of the head and from the posterior of the head downward towards the torso. In one or more embodiments, the neck garment includes at least one pressure applying region controllable to apply pressure to a portion of the neck to move lymph from the head downward towards the torso of the body. In one or more embodiments, the method  1300  may include applying pressure to the head of the body by at least one of the plurality of head pressure applying regions and applying pressure to the torso of the body by at least one of the plurality of torso pressure applying regions. In one or more embodiments, the method  1300  may further include repeating application of pressure to the head of the body and to the torso of the body. 
     One or more tightening apparatus (e.g., lacing systems) may also be used at one or more locations of the various garments to assist in donning the garment or garments (e.g., on the torso garment along the sides, on the head garment as or with one of the connectors or fasteners, etc.) As shown in  FIG. 14 , torso garment portion  440  may include a tightening apparatus  420  to assist in positioning (e.g., tightening) the torso garment portion  440  on the torso of the body. The tightening apparatus  420  may be located anywhere on the torso garment portion  440  such that the tightening apparatus  420  helps to move a first portion  442  of the torso garment portion  440  relative to a second portion  444  of the torso garment portion  440  to, e.g., assist in tightening the torso garment portion  440  proximate the torso of the body. 
     The tightening apparatus  420  may include at least one lace  430  positioned (e.g., laced) between the first and second portions  442 ,  444  of the torso garment portion  440 . The at least one lace  430  may be guided between the first and second portions  442 ,  444  of the torso garment portion  440  using guide members (e.g., not shown but through which the lace runs, for example, at the ends of the crossing laces). The tightening apparatus  420  may also include a tightening device  425  that may be coupled to the at least one lace  430  and configured to apply tension on the at least one lace  430  to tighten the torso garment portion  440  about the torso of the body. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14  the tightening apparatus  420  is located under an arm of the body. In one or more embodiments, the tightening apparatus  420  may be located under one or both arms of the body (e.g., along the sides of the body). Also, the tightening apparatus  420  may be located in any other location along the garment that may need additional help in tightening or adjusting the garment proximate the body. The tightening apparatus  420  described herein may be similar to and include one or more features found in PCT International Application No. PCT/US2015/036951 entitled “Compression Garment System with Tightening Apparatus,” which is herein incorporated by reference. 
     Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing feature sizes, amounts, and physical properties used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about.” Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the foregoing specification and attached claims are approximations that can vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by those skilled in the art utilizing the teachings disclosed herein. The use of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers within that range (e.g. 1 to 5 includes 1, 1.5, 2, 2.75, 3, 3.80, 4, and 5) and any range within that range. 
     Particular materials and dimensions thereof recited in the disclosed examples, as well as other conditions and details, should not be construed to unduly limit this disclosure. Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as representative forms of implementing the claims.