Sensory motor stimulation garment and method
First Claim
1. A garment adapted to be worn by a wearer, the garment comprising:
- an outer layer configured to be worn over at least a portion of a wearer'"'"'s torso, wherein the outer layer has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, an inner surface and an outer surface, and a neck region and a waist region; and
at least one sensory motor stimulation member disposed at the inner surface of the outer layer, wherein, when the garment is worn by the wearer the at least one sensory motor stimulation member contacts a portion of a wearer'"'"'s skin, and, when the wearer moves the at least one sensory motor stimulation member alters a normal stretch of a portion of the skin contacted by the at least one sensory motor stimulation member, thereby stimulating wearer'"'"'s cutaneous nerve receptors to cause wearer'"'"'s muscles to respond appropriately, wherein the at least one sensory motor stimulation member comprises;
vertebra patches extending longitudinally along the posterior portion from a center of the posterior portion towards the neck region and from the center of the posterior portion towards the waist region; and
two serratus straps each extending from the vertebra patches towards the anterior portion, wherein, when the garment is worn by the wearer, an end of each serratus strap is configured to be located over a serratus muscle attachment point of the wearer.
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Abstract
A garment for stimulation of a wearer'"'"'s sensory motor system. The garment includes a main body portion that includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion and at least one sensory motor stimulation member associated with the main body portion. The garment is configured to be worn over at least a portion of the wearer'"'"'s torso and is form-fitting when worn by the wearer. The at least one sensory motor stimulation member contacts the wearer'"'"'s skin when the garment is worn and is fabricated of an elastomeric material that causes the garment to stimulate the cutaneous nerve receptors in the wearer'"'"'s skin contacted by the at least one sensory motor stimulation member.
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18 Claims
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1. A garment adapted to be worn by a wearer, the garment comprising:
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an outer layer configured to be worn over at least a portion of a wearer'"'"'s torso, wherein the outer layer has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, an inner surface and an outer surface, and a neck region and a waist region; and at least one sensory motor stimulation member disposed at the inner surface of the outer layer, wherein, when the garment is worn by the wearer the at least one sensory motor stimulation member contacts a portion of a wearer'"'"'s skin, and, when the wearer moves the at least one sensory motor stimulation member alters a normal stretch of a portion of the skin contacted by the at least one sensory motor stimulation member, thereby stimulating wearer'"'"'s cutaneous nerve receptors to cause wearer'"'"'s muscles to respond appropriately, wherein the at least one sensory motor stimulation member comprises; vertebra patches extending longitudinally along the posterior portion from a center of the posterior portion towards the neck region and from the center of the posterior portion towards the waist region; and two serratus straps each extending from the vertebra patches towards the anterior portion, wherein, when the garment is worn by the wearer, an end of each serratus strap is configured to be located over a serratus muscle attachment point of the wearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising the steps of:
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donning a garment that covers at least a portion of a wearer'"'"'s torso, wherein the garment includes a main body portion and at least one sensory motor stimulation member associated with the main body portion, wherein the garment is form-fitting, and the main body portion includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion that includes a neck region and a waist region, wherein the at least one sensory motor stimulation member is configured to contact a portion of a wearer'"'"'s skin and the at least one sensory motor stimulation member comprises; vertebra patches extending longitudinally along the posterior portion from a center of the posterior portion towards the neck region and from the center of the posterior portion towards the waist region; and two serratus straps each extending from the vertebra patches towards the anterior portion, wherein, when the garment is worn by a wearer, an end of each serratus strap is configured to be located over a serratus muscle attachment point of the wearer; moving while wearing the garment; and stimulating cutaneous nerve receptors in a portion of the wearer'"'"'s skin contacted by the at least one sensory motor stimulation member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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Specification