Patent ID: 7882574

Claim:
A back support garment for a wearer, said garment comprising: a compression pants portion being configured to provide support for the wearer's pelvis, legs, and groin area; and a belt portion having a rear portion attached fixedly to and extending upwardly from the compression pants portion; said belt portion being configured to support a lumbar region and an abdominal area of the wearer, the belt portion having left and right co-acting belt-securement portions each extending from respective sides of the rear portion around the wearer's waist and securingly engaging with each other above the compression pants portion and in front of the wearer's abdominal area without intervening material of the back support garment, the rear portion being configured to overlay and support the lumbar region of the wearer when the belt is secured about the waist of the user; said rear portion including a portion extending downwardly below the upper end of the compression pants portion over the lumbar region, and said belt portion being attached to said pants portion such that the rear portion of the belt portion aligns with and provides support over the lumbar region of the wearer.