Back brace

A back brace comprising a flexible, elastic, elongated panel extending in a longitudinal direction and adapted to be wrapped about the lumbar region and abdomen comprising a central zone and outlying zones on opposite edges of the central zone, the outlying zones each having elastic strip portions lying along directions that are skewed relative to the longitudinal direction such that when the brace is worn the strips are oriented upwardly with increasing proximity to the central zone such that they resist ride-up of the central zone by developing an increase in tension and a downward force component on the central zone.

A back brace comprising a flexible and elastic elongated panel extending in a longitudinal direction and adapted to be wrapped about the lumbar region and abdomen comprising a core with a central zone and outlying zones on opposite edges of the central zone, the central zone having a plurality of semi-rigid stays attached thereto and oriented generally transverse to the longitudinal direction, the outlying zones each having elastic strip portions lying along directions that are skewed relative to the longitudinal direction such that when the brace is in a worn state, the strips on each side of the central zone are oriented upwardly and downwardly with increasing proximity to the central zone, the core having an inner face and an outer face with reference to the worn state, said core faces each being covered by a knit fabric.