A one-piece back support apparatus comprises a belt portion being configured to provide back and abdominal support encircling a wearer's waist and a compression pants portion. The belt portion has a front portion, a back portion, a top portion, a bottom portion and an inner surface. The compression
A one-piece back support apparatus comprises a belt portion being configured to provide back and abdominal support encircling a wearer's waist and a compression pants portion. The belt portion has a front portion, a back portion, a top portion, a bottom portion and an inner surface. The compression pants portion secured to the belt is configured to provide support for the wearer's pelvis, legs, and groin area. The inner surface of the belt has one or more pack support portions with slots for receiving one or more gel packs so as to maintain contact between the gel packs and the wearer's back. Slots in the belt portion may accommodate vertically extending inserts of rigid plastic to reinforce the belt portion over the lumbar region of the wearer.
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1. A back support garment for a wearer, said garment comprising: a compression pants portion being configured to provide support for the wearer's pelvis, legs, and groin area; anda belt portion attached fixedly to and extending upwardly from the compression pants portion;said belt portion being conf
1. A back support garment for a wearer, said garment comprising: a compression pants portion being configured to provide support for the wearer's pelvis, legs, and groin area; anda belt portion attached fixedly to and extending upwardly from the compression pants portion;said belt portion being configured to support a lumbar and an abdominal area of the wearer, and including a rear portion configured to overlay and support the lumbar portion of the wearer;said belt portion being attached to said pants portion so as to align the rear portion with the lumbar region of the wearer. 2. The back support garment of claim 1, further comprising a pack support structure supporting therein one or more hot or cold packs adjacent an inner surface of said belt portion,said belt portion being attached to said pants portion so as to align the pack support portion with the lumbar region of the wearer and to maintain temperature transferring contact between an inner surface of the pack support structure adjacent said hot and cold packs and the wearer's lumbar region. 3. The back support garment of claim 1, wherein said rear portion of the belt portion includes rigidifying structure. 4. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein the rear portion of said belt portion has an insert receiving structure supporting therein one or more inserts being configured to provide further support for the wearer's back, said inserts being composed of material having a resistance to bending greater than that of the rear portion of the belt portion. 5. The back support garment of claim 4, wherein said insert support structure has slots receiving said inserts, and said inserts being removable by the wearer by sliding out of the associated slot. 6. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said compression pants portion is shorts extending no lower than the thighs of the wearer. 7. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said compression pants portion extends downwardly past the wearer's knees. 8. The back support garment according to claim 2, wherein a rear portion of said compression pants portion is fixedly secured to the rear portion of said belt portion adjacent the hot or cold packs. 9. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said belt portion comprises a first end and a second end that are releasably attachable to each other so as to adjustably secure said belt tightly around the wearer's waist. 10. The back support garment according to claim 9, wherein first and second ends of said belt are arranged in a front portion of said belt. 11. The back support garment according to claim 9, wherein said first end of said belt has hook and loop fastener material fixedly secured thereto and said second end of said belt has complementary hook and loop fastener material fixedly secured thereto so that said first end is releasably and adjustably attachable to said second end. 12. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said pants portion has a forward waistband portion that is releasably attachable to a portion of said belt portion to adjust a relative position of the pants portion to the belt portion. 13. The back support garment according to claim 12, wherein said forward waistband portion of said pants portion has hook and loop fastener fabric fixedly secured thereto and said portion of said belt portion has complementary hook and loop fastener material fixedly secured thereto to adjust a relative position of the pants portion to the belt portion. 14. The back support garment according to claim 4, wherein said inserts are plastic. 15. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said belt portion is made from a breathable and semi-rigid material. 16. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said compression pants portion is made from a material containing an elastic fabric so that the compression pants portion compresses the wearer's body when thereon. 17. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said compression pants portion is made is made from a material having moisture-wicking properties. 18. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said compression pants portion is made is made from nylon fabric. 19. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein surfaces of said belt portion are lined with a fabric having a low coefficient of friction. 20. The back support garment according to claim 1, wherein said belt portion has a thickness between 1 mm and 5 mm.
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