Patent ID: 8641652

Claim:
A lumbar traction assembly operable to be used by a user that has a pelvic region with a groin area and a buttock area, the user also having a lumbar region that is superior relative to the buttock area of the pelvic region, the user further including a lower leg, the lumbar traction assembly comprising: a garment adapted to cover the groin area and the buttock area of the pelvic region of the user and includes at least one coupling member fixed thereto; and a lumbar traction device that includes a lumbar support member operable to be worn adjacent to the lumbar region of the user, at least one lower leg support to be worn adjacent to the lower leg of the user, and at least one connecting member connecting the lumbar support member and the at least one lower leg support, the at least one connecting member being substantially inelastic, wherein a load applied to the at least one lower leg support is transferred to the lumbar support member via the at least one connecting member to provide distraction to the lumbar region of the user, wherein the at least one lower leg support includes a first lower leg support and a second lower leg support, and further comprising a foot bar that extends between and is coupled to both the first and second lower leg supports and a rod that is fixed to the foot bar and that extends away from the foot bar, the rod operable for pushing the foot bar and the first and second lower leg supports in a direction away from the lumbar support member to provide distraction to the lumbar region of the user, the at least one coupling member detachably couples the lumbar support member of the lumbar traction device to the garment.