Patent ID: 8752216

Claim:
A compression garment fabricated from a resilient material, comprising: a trunk section for conforming to a wearer's pelvic region, the trunk section having a front portion and a rear portion meeting at left and right side-seams; a left leg section for conforming to at least an upper portion of the wearer's left leg, the left leg section joining the trunk section at a left leg-shoulder-seam; a right leg section for conforming to at least an upper portion of the wearer's right leg, the right leg section joining the trunk section at a right leg-shoulder-seam; at least one first front reinforcement panel extending diagonally across the front portion of the trunk section, attached to the garment at the left side-seam and the right leg-shoulder-seam, and generating a first force acting in a direction extending substantially diagonally-downward across the front portion between the left side-seam and the right leg-shoulder-seam; at least one second front reinforcement panel extending diagonally across the front portion of the trunk section, attached to the garment at the right side-seam and the left leg-shoulder-seam, and generating a second force acting in a direction extending substantially diagonally-downward across the front portion between the right side-seam and left leg-shoulder-seam; and at least one third rear reinforcement panel extending substantially horizontally across the rear portion of the trunk section between the left side-seam and the right side-seam, attached to the garment at the left side seam and at the right side-seam, generating a third force acting in a direction extending substantially horizontally across the rear portion of the trunk section between the left side-seam and the right side-seam, and covering the wearer's left and right sacroiliac joints when worn, wherein the wearer's pelvic region is compressed by the third force when the garment is worn, wherein the first and second reinforcement panels comprise separate first and second front reinforcement panels or a single front reinforcement panel, wherein the trunk section is reinforced by the first, second, and third reinforcement panels such that when thr garment is worn the wearer's pelvic region is compressed by the first, second, and third reinforcing forces, respectively, and wherein the first and second reinforcing forces extend only between the respective side-seams and opposite leg-shoulder-seams, the third reinforcing force extends only between the side-seams, and no reinforcing force extends to either of the leg sections, such that the legs of the wearer are not restricted thereby.