Disclosed is a shaped seamless maternity waist-belly support belt (100) which is formed by a circular knitting machine knitting yarns made from textile materials such as nylon and spandex and is seamless and barrel-shaped, which is characterized in that: the support belt comprises a plurality of portions, and these portions are located at different parts of the support belt and have respective specially-designed knit structures. The present disclosure further provides a garment including the shaped seamless waist-belly support belt (100) attached to a waistband of a bottom garment. The waist-belly support belt according to the present disclosure is seamless and barrel-shaped, without seams and without concavity or convexity in an outer surface or an inner surface, and provides high comfort. Meanwhile, since the waist-belly support belt has different knit structures at different parts to suit the growing belly shape, it can provide support for the pregnant woman's waist and back and reduce pelvic pains.

Disclosed is a shaped seamless maternity waist-belly support belt (100) which is formed by a circular knitting machine knitting yarns made from textile materials such as nylon and spandex and is seamless and barrel-shaped, which is characterized in that: the support belt comprises a plurality of portions, and these portions are located at different parts of the support belt and have respective specially-designed knit structures. The present disclosure further provides a garment including the shaped seamless waist-belly support belt (100) attached to a waistband of a bottom garment. The waist-belly support belt according to the present disclosure is seamless and barrel-shaped, without seams and without concavity or convexity in an outer surface or an inner surface, and provides high comfort. Meanwhile, since the waist-belly support belt has different knit structures at different parts to suit the growing belly shape, it can provide support for the pregnant woman's waist and back and reduce pelvic pains.

A band (1) comprising, on its inner surface, an irregular array of tacky areas or protrusions (6) that dissipate foci of stress in the skin (of the abdominal wall or other body areas). Wearing such a band around the abdomen is intended to help prevent the occurrence of stretch marks.

A band (1) comprising, on its inner surface, an irregular array of tacky areas or protrusions (6) that dissipate foci of stress in the skin (of the abdominal wall or other body areas). Wearing such a band around the abdomen is intended to help prevent the occurrence of stretch marks.

Provided is a supporter in which it is possible to prevent floating of the supporter from the back portion of a wearer of the supporter in an upper side and a lower side of a back-contact section having a wide width and reliably support the waist portion of the wearer. The supporter 100 comprises: a band-shaped body section 10 provided with a back-contact section 11 which is brought into contact with the back portion of a wearer, and protruding sections 12 protruding to the right and left from both sides of the back-contact section 11; a pair of right and left auxiliary band sections 31 and 32 fixed so as to intersect one another in the vicinity of an upper side 11a of the back-contact section 11; a pair of right and left adjustment band sections 51 and 52 loosely inserted into annular rings 41 and 42 respectively disposed at the auxiliary band sections 31 and 32; and a band-shaped support band section 70 fixed to the vicinity of a lower side 11b of the back-contact section 11.

An infant joint compression device and methods of use including decreasing the length of stay in a neonatal intensive care unit and/or increasing bone density of a premature infant are disclosed. A device can include an elongated, generally cocoon-shaped device pod having a head pod end, a foot pod end and a pod interior extending between the head pod end and the foot pod end; a head opening at the head pod end and communicating with the pod interior; and a pod slit extending from the head opening toward the foot pod end and communicating with the pod interior.

An infant joint compression device and methods of use including decreasing the length of stay in a neonatal intensive care unit and/or increasing bone density of a premature infant are disclosed. A device can include an elongated, generally cocoon-shaped device pod having a head pod end, a foot pod end and a pod interior extending between the head pod end and the foot pod end; a head opening at the head pod end and communicating with the pod interior; and a pod slit extending from the head opening toward the foot pod end and communicating with the pod interior.

A vest-type maternity belt according to the present invention includes: a maternity belt body provided in the shape of a vest; size adjusting VELCRO members configured such that female VELCRO members and a male VELCRO member are fixedly disposed on both sides of the front part of the maternity belt body and a fastening function is provided; hook fastener members configured such that hooks and loops are fixedly and oppositely disposed on both sides of the lower end portion of the front part of the maternity belt body and the abdominal load of the pregnant woman can be borne; and spine correction elastic bands formed as elastic members contained in the back part of the maternity belt body, and configured to support and correct the spine of the pregnant woman.

A vest-type maternity belt according to the present invention includes: a maternity belt body provided in the shape of a vest; size adjusting VELCRO members configured such that female VELCRO members and a male VELCRO member are fixedly disposed on both sides of the front part of the maternity belt body and a fastening function is provided; hook fastener members configured such that hooks and loops are fixedly and oppositely disposed on both sides of the lower end portion of the front part of the maternity belt body and the abdominal load of the pregnant woman can be borne; and spine correction elastic bands formed as elastic members contained in the back part of the maternity belt body, and configured to support and correct the spine of the pregnant woman.

A therapeutic garment for treatment of over-shunting headaches and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the therapeutic garment includes a waistband and an abdominal portion that extends from the waistband to encircle the abdomen and hips from the groin to the costal margin of a person wearing the therapeutic garment. A binder portion, having open and closed positions, is coincident to the abdominal portion. In the closed position, the binder distends the epidural venous plexus of the person wearing the therapeutic garment. A closure mechanism is configured to selectively alternate the binder between the open and closed positions. The therapeutic garment may further be fashioned into a brief, a tank top, or include leg extensions.