Patent ID: 7871388

Claim:
A device for improving the posture of a user, the device comprising: a garment configured to envelop at least a portion of the user's torso, the garment having an inner and an outer surface, a front side, a back side, and opposing lateral sides, wherein the front side comprises a chest portion and a stomach portion and the back side comprises a back portion, the garment further defining opposing shoulder portions and a waist portion extending about the garment; a pair of tension straps fixed positionally to and in contact with each of the back side and the front side of said garment, while the garment is being worn by the user, each of said pair of tension straps being adapted to extend over a respective shoulder of the user and to converge toward a center portion of the user's back, such that substantially the entire length of each tension strap is in direct contact with the outer surface of the garment, said pair of tension straps comprising extendable straps which are releasably secured to each of the front and back portions of said garment, so that they may be adjusted to fit the garment to a particular user and to address particular needs of the user, a securing member being mounted on each one of the extendable tension straps; and a panel fixedly disposed on the back side of the garment, at an approximate center of said back side of the garment, said panel being integral with the outer surface of the back side of the garment, and functioning to increase compression applied to the user's body by the garment, said pair of tension straps converging together at said panel; wherein said panel comprises a mating securing member for releasably securing each of said tension straps to the back side of the garment by releasably mating with the corresponding securing member on each of the straps; wherein said garment provides neuromuscular stimulation for re-training muscles in desired areas of the user's body.