COMPRESSION GARMENT WITH SEAM CORRESPONDING TO MUSCLE RIDGE

摘要

592939 A compression garment for clothing a body part which includes a muscle ridge, the garment having a first panel of stretchable material joined to a second panel of stretchable material by a seam, wherein in use at least part of the seam corresponds to at least part of the muscle ridge, and wherein the muscle ridge is chosen from the following: a) a lateral edge of the gluteus maximus near the sacrum and a lateral edge of the hamstring tendon; and one of: b) a ridge between the long head of the rectus femoris and the semitendinosus muscle group; c) an area over the popliteal fossa between the heads of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius; or one of: d) a ridge of the vastus lateralis and a ridge of the vastus medialis; e) a lateral edge of the serratus anterior muscle group; f) a lateral edge of the serratus anterior and external deltoid muscle group; g) a lateral edge of the latisimis dorsi muscle group; and h) a ridge in the biceps brachii.