Orthopaedic device using non-stretch material and method for its manufacture

Method of making an orthopaedic belt for generating graduated pressure against the lumbar muscle groups comprising the steps of

• forming an elastomeric section sized to encompass said lumbar muscle groups and having distal ends thereof,
• configuring a pair of non-stretch sections of generally rectangular shape, each section having a first end and a second end, placing the first end of each section in securement with a distal end of the elastomeric section and sizing the second end of each section to be at the front of the body but not meeting the other section's second end when the orthopaedic belt is placed around a portion of the body,
• securing a pull strap means to the second ends of the sections for urging the elastomeric section of the orthopaedic belt into tensioned engagement with the lumbar muscle groups,
• interposing a foamatitious layer of material between the orthopaedic belt and adjacent body portions,
• disposing three dimensional pad means between the foamatitious layer material and the elastomeric section,
• contouring said three dimensional pad means for developing and generating pressure agains the lumbar muscle groups,
• including at least one longitudinal seam in the elastomeric section for directing stress and strain functions of said pressure along the seam,
• and including a further non-stretch section interposed between distal ends of the elastomeric section.