Patent attributes
A back support system has a belt portion that is configured to provide back and abdominal support encircling a wearer's waist, a compression pants portion and a hot or cold pack providing therapy to a wearer's lumbosacral region. The belt portion has left and right portions and a rear portion that extends upwardly from a cutout of the rear portion of the compression pants and it is attached fixedly to it. The rear portion of the belt portion has a pack support structure for receiving a hot or cold pack so as to maintain hot or cold therapy on the wearer's back. A front core support structure provides abdominal support that in combination with the back support supports the entire core of the wearer's body. The garment can be changed to an immobilizing brace device by inserting optional rigid inserts.