Shoulder support systems and methods for treatment of the shoulder, where the ability to maintain some level of arm rotation and abduction is desired to promote positive health outcomes and ability to perform activities of daily living. Systems may comprise a vest and at least one support strap. The vest may be configured to cover an upper portion of a torso, shoulders, and at least a portion of upper arms. Pairs of sagitally mirrored anchor points may be positioned on the body and sleeves of the vest. Support straps may be attached to the anchor points. A path of the support straps may transverse the saggital plane and spiral around an arm. Inelastic or strongly elastic cables may run a length of the support straps. Tensioning mechanisms may adjust the length of the cables to achieve the desired resistive forces for the support straps.

A protective vest device that will adequately secure an infant from the ability to self-dislodge medical life-sustaining supply lines or equipment, while also supporting proper body alignment. The protective device mitigates self-dislodgement while allowing for free movement and proper alignment of infants arms and hands and which are allowed to touch one another, thereby not inhibiting the ability to explore and expand brain development through tactile stimulation and therefore fostering healthy neuronal pathways of the infant. The fostering healthy neuronal pathways is provided by, for example, allowing the hands to touch one another as the infant develops a sense of where it is in space and time as it continues to grow outside of the womb. By maintaining proper body alignment of infant in the device and the configuration of the device, the device supports healthy musculoskeletal development with a stretchy womb like material to mimic the spring back effect of the uterine wall when a fetus pushes against a uterus.

An orthopedic device is arranged for scapulothoracic stabilization, inclusive of features for biomechanical stabilization of the shoulder, scapula and spine, treated alone or in combination with assembly features for supporting an arm or shoulder. The orthopedic device may be arranged in a garment or shoulder harness such that either may include first and second strap systems for extending over first and second shoulders of a user, respectively, and each of the first and second strap systems forms a “Figure 9” shape about the respective shoulder, with a strap section arranged to extend toward a waist stabilizer that may form part of the orthopedic device.

An upper body garment with an integrated internal pocket. The upper body garment includes a shirt member that has a front portion and a rear portion with a pair of side openings. A plurality of fasteners is embedded along the side openings that allow a wearer to close the side openings. The fasteners attach the front portion to the rear portion. The internal surface of the front portion has an integrated pocket to receive a forearm of the wearer.

A sling apparatus for supporting an arm of a person may include a garment to be worn on the torso, and arm support elements mounted on the garment that are configured to support the arm of the person wearing the garment in at least two positions with respect to the torso. The two positions may include a first position of the arm having the elbow extended with a shoulder associated with the arm of the person being in a neutral rotation orientation, and a second position of the arm having the shoulder associated with the arm being in an adducted, internal rotation position with the elbow flexed.

A sling apparatus for supporting an arm of a person may include a garment to be worn on the torso, and arm support elements mounted on the garment that are configured to support the arm of the person wearing the garment in at least two positions with respect to the torso. The two positions may include a first position of the arm having the elbow extended with a shoulder associated with the arm of the person being in a neutral rotation orientation, and a second position of the arm having the shoulder associated with the arm being in an adducted, internal rotation position with the elbow flexed.

Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user that includes a harness configured to be worn by the user, and an arm support coupled to the harness and including an arm rest to support an arm of the user. The arm support is configured to accommodate and follow movement of the arm without substantially interfering in such movement. The arm support may at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm. For example, the arm support may transfer at least a portion of the weight of the user's arm to the torso or other region of the user's body and/or may apply an opposing force to at least partially offset the gravitational force acting on the arm.

A shoulder immobilizer (20) includes a semi-rigid or rigid orthosis, in the form of an arm support (22), which supports the upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist of a patient. A bolster (24) is positioned between the patient and the arm support (22). A body strap (26) extends around the patient and attaches to the arm support (22) and/or the bolster (24), holding the arm support and bolster in position against the body of the patient. In embodiments, the shoulder immobilizer (20) may utilize a shoulder strap (28), but such a shoulder strap is not necessary for shoulder immobilization of the patient.

Braces for immobilizing clavicle fractures in infants may include a garment of fabric sized and shaped to extend around a torso and along at least one arm of an infant. The garment may include a first closure configured to secure the garment around the torso of the infant, a second closure configured to secure the garment over a shoulder corresponding to a fractured clavicle of the infant, and a sleeve configured to extend around an upper and lower arm of the infant on a same lateral side of the garment as the second closure. The sleeve may include at least a third closure configured to secure the sleeve around the upper and lower arm of the infant. A portion of the sleeve may be affixed to a portion of the garment, the portion of the garment to which the sleeve may be affixed being located over the torso of the infant when the garment is secured around the torso of the infant.

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.