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An athletic brace to be worn with conventional shoulder pads for reducing the chance of subluxation of the shoulder which includes a wide elastic member that is internally wrapped about the upper arm and brought across the chest for attachment to the front of the shoulder pads. The elastic member te

An athletic brace to be worn with conventional shoulder pads for reducing the chance of subluxation of the shoulder which includes a wide elastic member that is internally wrapped about the upper arm and brought across the chest for attachment to the front of the shoulder pads. The elastic member tends to limit both abduction and external rotation of the upper arm of the user thereby reducing the chance of the athlete reaching the point that tends to stress the glenohumeral joint to the point of subluxation or dislocation.

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Apparatus to be used with an athletic shoulder pad assembly for reducing the possibility of a subluxation of the shoulder while permitting movement of the upper arm, said apparatus comprising: a) an elongated elastic member for wrapping about the upper arm, said member having first and second ends a

Apparatus to be used with an athletic shoulder pad assembly for reducing the possibility of a subluxation of the shoulder while permitting movement of the upper arm, said apparatus comprising: a) an elongated elastic member for wrapping about the upper arm, said member having first and second ends and length and width dimensions, said length being dimensioned to permit an internal wrapping of the upper arm; b) engaging means affixed to said elastic member proximate to the first end thereof for removably engaging an adjacent portion of the elastic member when said member is wrapped about the upper arm; and c) attachment means provided at the second end of said elastic member and including a plurality of spaced grommets for securing said second end to the assembly at a location inwardly spaced from the shoulder, the wrapping of said first end about the upper arm limiting abduction and rotation thereof and thereby reducing the possibility of subluxation of the shoulder.