Orthopedic device for treatment of the back

An orthopedic device, comprising:

• first and second elongate belt members having first and second end portions, the first end portion of the first belt member having a geometric shape arranged to removably and repeatedly secure with a corresponding geometric shape of the first end portion of the second belt member, the first and second belt members formed from non-stretchable material and having a padded core with localized areas of increased and decreased padding;
• a back plate being flexible and anatomically shaped to correspond to a lumbar region of a human back, the back plate arranged to relieve pressure over a spinal region of a human back;
• a closure system coupling the first and second belt members to the back plate, and an elongate first tensioning element having a first end connected to and extending from the closure system, and a second end arranged to secure over an outer surface of the first belt member;
• wherein the second end portion of the first and second belt members connect to the back plate, the first and second belt members having a predetermined length reducible in length from the second end portion such that a reduced length is shorter than the predetermined length and defined between the first end portion and the back plate without modification to the first end portion of the first belt member;
• wherein first tensioning element is reducible in length from the second end thereof according to the reduced length of the first belt member;
• wherein size selection indicia are provided along the predetermined length of the first belt member to show size configurations of the first belt member.