Sensory Motor Stimulation Garments and Methods

Abstract

The disclosed method is for making a shirt that includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The method includes seamlessly weaving at least a posterior portion of a shirt from a first thread having a first elasticity; and seamlessly weaving a plurality of bands into the posterior portion of the shirt using a second thread having a second elasticity different from the first elasticity.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for making a shirt that includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the method comprising:
 seamlessly weaving at least a posterior portion of a shirt from a first thread having a first elasticity; and   seamlessly weaving a plurality of bands into the posterior portion of the shirt using a second thread having a second elasticity different from the first elasticity.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least the posterior portion of the shirt is seamlessly woven concurrently while the plurality of bands is seamlessly woven into the posterior portion of the shirt. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bands have a different elasticity to the remainder of the shirt. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the posterior portion is a single layer of fabric that includes the plurality of bands seamlessly woven into the posterior portion of the shirt. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first elasticity is higher than the second elasticity. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first elasticity is lower than the second elasticity. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , including seamlessly weaving an anterior portion and the posterior portion of the shirt, wherein the anterior and posterior portions of the shirt are integrally formed. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising seamlessly weaving a plurality of additional bands into the anterior portion of the shirt using the second thread. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bands includes a spine band extending longitudinally across the posterior portion from a neck region of the shirt toward a waist portion of the shirt, such that in use, the spine band is positioned over a spine of a wearer to stimulate cutaneous nerve receptors in a portion of a wearer's skin underneath the spine band. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of bands includes at least two shoulder bands, each radiating from the spine band and extending towards a respective shoulder region of the shirt toward the anterior portion of the shirt. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the anterior portion of the shirt includes diagonal panels, and the shoulder bands are connected to the diagonal panels. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bands includes oblique bands, each extending around a respective side of the shirt from the posterior portion of the shirt toward a waist portion and the anterior portion of the shirt in a helical pattern. 
     
     
         13 . A shirt comprising:
 an anterior portion;   a posterior portion seamlessly woven with the anterior portion, wherein the posterior portion is woven from a first thread having a first elasticity; and   a plurality of bands seamlessly woven into the posterior portion, wherein the plurality of bands is woven from a second thread having a second elasticity different from the first elasticity.   
     
     
         14 . The shirt of  claim 13 , wherein the bands have a different elasticity to the remainder of the shirt, and a respective band, of the plurality of bands, has an elasticity higher than an elasticity of the remainder of the shirt. 
     
     
         15 . The shirt of  claim 13 , wherein the bands have a different elasticity to the remainder of the shirt, and a respective band, of the plurality of bands, has an elasticity lower than an elasticity of the remainder of the shirt. 
     
     
         16 . The shirt of  claim 13 , wherein the posterior portion is a single layer of fabric that includes the plurality of bands seamlessly woven in with the one or more remaining portions of the posterior portion. 
     
     
         17 . The shirt of  claim 13 , wherein both the anterior portion and the posterior portion of the shirt are integrally formed. 
     
     
         18 . The shirt of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of bands includes a spine band extending longitudinally across the posterior portion from a neck region of the shirt toward a waist portion of the shirt, such that in use, the spine band is positioned over a spine of a wearer and stimulates cutaneous nerve receptors in a portion of a wearer's skin underneath the spine band. 
     
     
         19 . The shirt of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of bands includes at least two shoulder bands, each radiating from the spine band and extending over a respective shoulder region of the shirt toward the anterior portion of the shirt. 
     
     
         20 . The shirt of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of bands includes oblique bands, each extending around a respective side of the shirt from the posterior portion of the shirt toward a waist portion and the anterior portion of the shirt in a helical pattern.