Joint rehabilitating garment assembly
View Patent ↗A joint rehabilitating garment assembly includes a shirt that is wearable on a user's torso such that the shirt covers each of the user's shoulders. The shirt has a plurality of channels integrated into the shirt and each of the channels is strategically positioned on the shirt such that each of the channels extends along pre-determined pressure points associated with supporting a rotator cuff injury in the user. A plurality of elastomeric bands is each of the elastomeric bands is routed through respective ones of the channels in the shirt thereby facilitating each of the elastomeric bands to extend along the pre-determined pressure points associated with rotator cuff injuries. Each of the elastomeric bands imparts tension into the pre-determined pressure points to support the user's rotator cuffs while the user's rotator cuffs are healing from injury.
1. A joint rehabilitating garment assembly for supporting and rehabilitating an injured joint of a user, said assembly comprising:
a shirt being wearable on a user's torso such that said shirt covers each of the user's shoulders, said shirt having a body portion, a pair of sleeves, a waist and a neck, said shirt having a plurality of channels being integrated into said shirt, each of said channels being positioned on said shirt such that each of said channels is positioned and configured to extend along pre-determined pressure points associated with supporting a rotator cuff injury in the user;
a plurality of elastomeric bands, each of said elastomeric bands being routed through respective ones of said channels in said shirt thereby facilitating each of said elastomeric bands to extend along the pre-determined pressure points associated with rotator cuff injuries, each of said elastomeric bands imparting tension into the pre-determined pressure points wherein each of said elastomeric bands is configured to support the user's rotator cuffs while the user's rotator cuffs are healing from injury;
a waist belt being movably integrated into said shirt, each of said elastomeric bands being attached to said waist belt, said waist belt being tightenable for increasing tension in said elastomeric bands wherein said waist belt is configured to increase the support of the user's rotator cuffs, said waist belt being loosenable for decreasing tension in said elastomeric bands wherein said waist belt is configured to decrease the support of the user's rotator cuffs;
wherein said plurality of channels includes a pair of sets of shoulder channels;
wherein each of said sets of shoulder channels extends over a respective shoulder of said shirt such that each of said shoulder channels extends over a respective one of the user's shoulders when said shirt is worn;
wherein each of said sets of shoulder channels includes a first shoulder channel that is positioned between said neck and a crown of a respective one of said shoulders of said shirt wherein said first shoulder channel of each of said set of shoulder channels is configured to extend over a respective one of the user's supraspinatus tendon;
wherein each of said sets of shoulder channels includes a second shoulder channel that is positioned on an opposing side of said crown of said respective shoulder of said shirt with respect to a respective one of said first shoulder channels wherein said second shoulder channel of each of said sets of shoulder channels is configured to extend over a respective one of the user's deltoid muscles over a lateral side of a shoulder joint of the user;
wherein said plurality of channels includes a pair of sets of torso channels, each of said sets of torso channels being vertically oriented to extend along an axis extending between said neck and said waist of said shirt;
wherein each of said sets of torso channels includes a first torso channel and a second torso channel;
wherein said plurality of elastomeric bands includes a first band, a second band, a third band and a fourth band; and
wherein said first band extends through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said second shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels.
2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of said channels is integrated into an outer surface of said shirt, each of said channels having a first end and a second end, each of said first end and said second end of each of said channels being open, each of said channels being hollow.
3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
said first torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels is positioned on a front side of said body portion of said shirt, said first torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels being positioned on opposing sides of a center line of said body portion with respect to each other; and
said second torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels is positioned on a back side of said body portion of said shirt with respect to each other, said second torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels being positioned on opposing sides of said center line of said body portion of said shirt.
4. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said second band extends through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said first shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels.
5. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said third band extends through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said second shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels.
6. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth band extends through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said first shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels.
7. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of said first band and said second band extends through a common first torso channel and a common second torso channel; and
each of said third band and said fourth band extends through a common first torso channel and a common second torso channel.
8. The assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of shoulder pads, each of said shoulder pads being integrated into said shirt such that each of said shoulder pads is aligned with a respective one of the user's shoulders when said shirt is worn, each of said shoulder pads being aligned with respective ones of said channels in said shirt, each of said shoulder pads being aligned with said first shoulder channel and said second shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels, each of said shoulder pads being comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby facilitating each of said shoulder pads to enhance comfort for the user with respect to said plurality of elastomeric bands compressing against the user.
9. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said waist belt comprises a pair of side sections, a front section and a back section, said front section extending laterally across said front side of said body portion of said shirt, said back section extending laterally across said back side of said body portion of said shirt, each of said side sections extending between said front section and said back section, each of said front section and said back section has a first end and a second end.
10. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein:
said waist belt includes a pair of first buckles, each of said first buckles being attached to a respective one of said first end and said second end of said front section;
said waist belt includes a pair of second buckles, each of said second buckles being attached to a respective one of said first end and said second end of said back section; and
each of said first buckles and said second buckles adjustably engages a respective one of said side sections of said waist belt such that a diameter of said waist belt is adjustable.
11. The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein each of said first buckles and said second buckles has a pair of slots extending through respective first buckles and respective second buckles, said pair of slots having a primary portion being perpendicularly oriented with a secondary portion, each of said elastomeric bands extending inwardly into said primary portion of a respective one of said slots in a respective one of said first buckles and second buckles, each of said elastomeric bands extending outwardly through said secondary portion of said respective slot on said respective first buckle and second buckle.
12. A joint rehabilitating garment assembly for supporting and rehabilitating an injured joint of a user, said assembly comprising:
a shirt being wearable on a user's torso such that said shirt covers each of the user's shoulders, said shirt having a body portion, a pair of sleeves, a waist and a neck, said shirt having a plurality of channels being integrated into said shirt, each of said channels being positioned on said shirt such that each of said channels is positioned and configured to extend along pre-determined pressure points associated with supporting a rotator cuff injury in the user, each of said channels being integrated into an outer surface of said shirt, each of said channels having a first end and a second end, each of said first end and said second end of each of said channels being open, each of said channels being hollow, said plurality of channels including a pair of sets of shoulder channels and a pair of sets of torso channels, each of said sets of shoulder channels extending over a respective shoulder of said shirt such that each of said shoulder channels extends over a respective one of the user's shoulders when said shirt is worn, each of said sets of shoulder channels including a first shoulder channel that is positioned between said neck and a crown of a respective one of said shoulders of said shirt wherein said first shoulder channel of each of said set of shoulder channels is configured to extend over a respective one of the user's supraspinatus tendon, each of said sets of shoulder channels including a second shoulder channel that is positioned on an opposing side of said crown of said respective shoulder of said shirt with respect to a respective one of said first shoulder channels wherein said second shoulder channel of each of said sets of shoulder channels is configured to extend over a respective one of the user's deltoid muscles over a lateral side of a shoulder joint of the user, each of said sets of torso channels being vertically oriented to extend along an axis extending between said neck and said waist of said shirt, each of said sets of torso channels including a first torso channel and a second torso channel, said first torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels being positioned on a front side of said body portion of said shirt, said first torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels being positioned on opposing sides of a center line of said body portion with respect to each other, said second torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels being positioned on a back side of said body portion of said shirt with respect to each other, said second torso channel of each of said sets of torso channels being positioned on opposing sides of said center line of said body portion of said shirt;
a plurality of elastomeric bands, each of said elastomeric bands being routed through respective ones of said channels in said shirt thereby facilitating each of said elastomeric bands to extend along the pre-determined pressure points associated with rotator cuff injuries, each of said elastomeric bands imparting tension into the pre-determined pressure points wherein each of said elastomeric bands is configured to support the user's rotator cuffs while the user's rotator cuffs are healing from injury, said plurality of elastomeric bands including a first band, a second band, a third band and a fourth band, said first band extending through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said second shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels, said second band extending through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said first shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels, said third band extending through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said second shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels, said fourth band extending through said first torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels and said first shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels and said second torso channel of a respective one of said sets of torso channels, each of said first band and said second band extending through the same first torso channel and the same second torso channel, each of said third band and said fourth band extending through the same first torso channel and the same second torso channel;
a pair of shoulder pads, each of said shoulder pads being integrated into said shirt such that each of said shoulder pads is aligned with a respective one of the user's shoulders when said shirt is worn, each of said shoulder pads being aligned with respective ones of said channels in said shirt, each of said shoulder pads being aligned with said first shoulder channel and said second shoulder channel of a respective one of said sets of shoulder channels, each of said shoulder pads being comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby facilitating each of said shoulder pads to enhance comfort for the user with respect to said plurality of elastomeric bands compressing against the user; and
a waist belt being movably integrated into said shirt, each of said elastomeric bands being attached to said waist belt, said waist belt being tightenable for increasing tension in said elastomeric bands wherein said waist belt is configured to increase the support of the user's rotator cuffs, said waist belt being loosenable for decreasing tension in said elastomeric bands wherein said waist belt is configured to decrease the support of the user's rotator cuffs, said waist belt comprising a pair of side sections, a front section and a back section, said front section extending laterally across said front side of said body portion of said shirt, said back section extending laterally across said back side of said body portion of said shirt, each of said front section and said back section having a first end and a second end, said waist belt including a pair of first buckles, each of said first buckles being attached to a respective one of said first end and said second end of said front section, said waist belt including a pair of second buckles, each of said second buckles being attached to a respective one of said first end and said second end of said back section, each of said first buckles and said second buckles adjustably engaging a respective one of said side sections of said waist belt such that a diameter of said waist belt is adjustable, each of said first buckles and said second buckles having a pair of slots extending through respective first buckles and respective second buckles, said pair of slots having a primary portion being perpendicularly oriented with a secondary portion, each of said elastomeric bands extending inwardly into said primary portion of a respective one of said slots in a respective one of said first buckles and second buckles, each of said elastomeric bands extending outwardly through said secondary portion of said respective slot on said respective first buckle and second buckle.