Therapeutic Body Cover

A therapeutic body cover made of stretchable and resilient material,

• the cover comprising:
• a body tube;
• a top end including a neck and a top opening for a wearer's head or face and having an upper inner bearing surface to retain the top end at or around the wearer's head or shoulders;
• and
• a lower end comprising a closable lower opening adapted to be closable by a releasable closure to cover the wearer's lower limbs and to present a lower inner bearing surface to retain the lower end at or around the lowermost extent of the wearer's lower limbs,
• wherein:
• the lower inner bearing surface is opposed to the top inner bearing surface so that a lower force applied axially and outwardly to the lower inner bearing surface is in an opposite direction to an upper force applied axially and outwardly to the upper inner bearing surface;
• the therapeutic body cover is adapted to:
• (a) selectively cover the wearer's lower limbs at the discretion of the wearer;
• (b) selectively cover the wearer's upper limbs at the discretion of the wearer;
• and
• (c) lightly compress the wearer's body, generally conforming to the wearer's body shape, permitting limited movement, but restricting expansive limb movement;
• the lower opening is adapted to be opened by the wearer to allow part or all of one or both of the wearer's lowermost limbs to extend from the lower opening;
• the length of the unstretched tube from the upper inner bearing surface to the lower inner bearing surface is adapted to position the lower end at or above the wearer's ankles to reduce the risk of the lower end being a tripping hazard in an upright or standing position;
• the lower end is hemmed to form a lower band defining the lower opening;
• and
• the lower band is in the form of a skirt that terminates at the lower end at a lowermost edge, the lower opening being at the lowermost edge of the tube.