A garment includes a fabric base layer and at least one side-emitting optical fiber retained to or integrated with the fabric base layer. The fabric base layer can stretch in the grain and cross grain direction of the fabric base layer. The at least one side-emitting optical fiber is located in at least one light-emitting zone to be located over a targeted body area of the person wearing the garment, and is configured to receive light from a light source and in the at least one light-emitting zone is configured to project light having a therapeutic wavelength toward the targeted body area.

Light permeable poolside attire that allows sunlight to channel through the fabric. Sheer shorts and sheer jersey are constructed from a light permeable fabric woven with tiny passages through which light is channeled through the fabric. At least some of the light channeled through the fabric is diffused, thus obscuring the object, or person, behind the light permeable fabric.

A pet massage sock, including an opening to receive a foot of a user, and a rubber nub portion disposed on at least a portion of the pet massage sock. Also, a pet massage glove, including an opening to receive a hand of a user, and a rubber nub portion disposed on at least a portion of the pet massage glove.

A health suit for improving sweating and tanning in various weather conditions includes a transparent material that is configured to allow ultraviolet rays and infrared energy to pass through the material and penetrate the skin with minimal deflection or absorption by the material. The health suit may also include an anti-fog layer or other set of anti-fogging features, moisture absorbing material, and a heat retention feature to improve sweating and tanning in various weather conditions.

A medical, in particular orthopaedic, aid (1, 1, 1), such as for example an orthosis (1), bandage (1) or compressive item of clothing (1), consisting of at least one base body (2, 2, 2) of at least one elastic and/or non-elastic textile material (3, 3, 3), which is designed for the supporting of tissue and/or parts of the body of a patient, wherein the at least one textile material (3, 3, 3) of the base body (2, 2, 2) is designed at least partially to be substantially transmissible with respect to UV radiation.

A fabric includes a first textile layer, a second textile layer, and a middle textile layer. The first textile layer includes a plurality of first fiber yarns. The second textile layer is separated from the first textile layer, and the second textile layer includes a plurality of second fiber yarns. The middle textile layer is between the first textile layer and the second textile layer, and the middle textile layer includes a plurality of middle fiber yarns. One or more of the middle fiber yarns has one or more peak and one or more valley. The peak is knitted with the first textile layer and the valley is knitted with the second textile layer. Sizes of the fiber yarns are 30 deniers, weaving densities of the fiber yarns are less than 28 and the opacity rate of the fabric is less than 15%.

A multilayer fabric for selectively blocking or transmitting particular wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, such solar radiation, and far infrared (FIR) radiation. The multilayer fabric may include a microporous water vapor permeable layer that selectively filters particular wavelengths depending on the size of its pores. In some embodiments, the multilayer fabric may include a nanostructured layer that selectively filters particular wavelengths.

The present invention relates generally to therapeutic articles comprised of carbonaceous blend textile materials comprising yarns having about 25 to 100 weight % carbonaceous fiber and about 0 to 75 weight % fiber made of polyester, nylon, rayon, lyocell, cellulose, wool, silk, linen, bamboo, m-aramid, p-aramid, modacrylic, novoloid, melamine, regenerated cellulose, polyvinyl chloride, antistatic fiber, poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO), polybenzimidazole (PBI), polysulphonamide (PSA), and combinations thereof, or other fibers not listed that are capable of being made into yarn and textile fabrics that are knit, woven, or nonwoven, and wherein the fabric has a weight from about 3 oz/yd.sup.2 to about 20 oz/yd.sup.2. Also encompassed within this invention is a method for using therapeutic textile articles having carbonaceous blend textile materials of the present disclosure for treatment of humans and animals with developmental neurological disorders, central nervous system disorders, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular disease, sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, pain management, and diabetes.

A swimwear apparatus is provided. The swimwear apparatus may include an upper portion having an upper base layer and an upper bikini layer, and a lower portion having a lower base layer and a lower bikini layer. The upper bikini layer may be configured to be removably attached to the upper base layer, and the lower bikini layer may be configured to be removably attached to the lower base layer.

A health suit for improving sweating and tanning in various weather conditions includes a transparent material that is configured to allow ultraviolet rays and infrared energy to pass through the material and penetrate the skin with minimal deflection or absorption by the material. The health suit may also include an anti-fog layer or other set of anti-fogging features, moisture absorbing material, and a heat retention feature to improve sweating and tanning in various weather conditions.