Posture control and therapy system

A garment for wear on a lower portion of a body, comprising:

• a lower center back panel having an upper edge, and opposite lower edge, and first and second opposing sides, the upper edge of the lower back panel being configured to be worn with the lower center back panel extending below the waist of the wearer and disposed on a lower back of the wearer;
• first and second waist straps extending from respective ones of the first and second opposing sides of the lower center back panel, the first and second waist straps each having a first end connected to the respective first and second opposing sides of the lower center back panel adjacent the upper edge of the lower center back panel, the first and second waist straps each having a second free end opposite the first end of the first and second waist straps;
• first and second hip straps extending from respective ones of the first and second opposing sides of the lower center back panel, the first and second hip straps each having a first end connected to the respective first and second opposing sides at locations spaced a distance from the upper edge of the lower center back panel, the first and second hip straps each having a second free end opposite the first end of the first and second hip straps;
• a front center panel having an upper edge, an opposite lower edge and first and second opposing sides, the upper edge of the front center panel being configured to be worn along the waist of the wearer at a front of a torso of the wearer;
• fasteners operable for removably fastening the second free ends of the first and second waist straps and the second free ends of the first and second hip straps to the front center panel, the second free ends of the first and second waist straps being removable from and reattachable to the front center panel to enable the wearer to adjust tension on the waist straps and hip straps;
• a crotch panel extending from the lower edge of the lower center back panel to the lower edge of the front center panel;
• first and second leg portions attached to the lower center back panel and to the front center panel and to the crotch panel, each of the first and second leg portions including tubular portions configured for wear on legs of the wearer;
• first and second spiral straps each having first and second opposite ends, the first end of each of the first and second spiral straps being connected to the front center panel, the second opposite end of the first and second spiral straps being connected to respective ones of the first and second leg portions, the first and second spiral straps each configured to spiral around each leg of the wearer, the first and second spiral straps being configured to exert a tension along their length;
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• first and second hip fastener sites between the central lower back panel and the front center panel.

A system comprising a garment for wear on a lower portion of a body, comprising:

• a lower center back panel having an upper edge, and opposite lower edge, and first and second opposing sides, the upper edge of the lower back panel being configured to be worn with the lower center back panel extending below the waist of the wearer and disposed on a lower back of the wearer;
• first and second waist straps extending from respective ones of the first and second opposing sides of the lower center back panel, the first and second waist straps each having a first end connected to the respective first and second opposing sides of the lower center back panel adjacent the upper edge of the lower center back panel, the first and second waist straps each having a second free end opposite the first end of the first and second waist straps;
• first and second hip straps extending from respective ones of the first and second opposing sides of the lower center back panel, the first and second hip straps each having a first end connected to the respective first and second opposing sides at locations spaced a distance from the upper edge of the lower center back panel, the first and second hip straps each having a second free end opposite the first end of the first and second hip straps;
• a front center panel having an upper edge, an opposite lower edge and first and second opposing sides, the upper edge of the front center panel being configured to be worn along the waist of the wearer at a front of a torso of the wearer;
• fasteners operable for removably fastening the second free ends of the first and second waist straps and the second free ends of the first and second hip straps to the front center panel, the second free ends of the first and second waist straps being removable from and reattachable to the front center panel to enable the wearer to adjust tension on the waist straps and hip straps;
• a crotch panel extending from the lower edge of the lower center back panel to the lower edge of the front center panel;
• first and second leg portions attached to the lower center back panel and to the front center panel and to the crotch panel, each of the first and second leg portions including tubular portions configured for wear on legs of the wearer;
• first and second spiral straps each having first and second opposite ends, the first end of each of the first and second spiral straps being connected to the front center panel, the second opposite end of the first and second spiral straps being connected to respective ones of the first and second leg portions, the first and second spiral straps each configured to spiral around each leg of the wearer, the first and second spiral straps being configured to exert a tension along their length;
• first and second fastening sites attached to the respective first and second leg portions and attached to respective first and second spiral straps, wherein the first and second fastener sites are first and second leg fastener sites;
• first and second hip fastener sites between the central lower back panel and the front center panel;
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• at least one further garment is attached to at least one fastener site of the first and second leg fastener sites or both the first and second hip fastener sites, wherein the garment and the at least one further garment are configured to form a garment system.