4 not seen then wraps down and around the leg and is secured to the thigh band 10 proximate the anterior aspect of said thigh band 10 between the lateral and medial aspect in another embodiment elastic bands may be added to the interior of the waist band to increase the elasticity of the waist band fig2 is a posterior view of one embodiment of the hip brace 2 as worn as seen in this view the medial vertical strap 8 is attached to the waist band 4 at the posterior of the hip and wraps down and around the leg to the anterior aspect of said thigh band 10 between the lateral and medial aspect not seen the second extension 14 of the lateral vertical strap 6 wraps down and around the thigh and is attached to the posterior of the thigh band 10 fig1 a is a front view of one embodiment of the hip brace as worn in a bilateral configuration with lateral strap 6 and utility strap 12 the lateral strap 6 is attached as discussed above the utility band 12 has a first end 15 a second end 51 and a midpoint 53 the first end 34 is.