Hi Kate,
Go to Spioworks.com. They have a product that is very lightweight, but very strong and can be worn for extended lengths of time. They also have a money back guarantee if you're not satisfied. The garment is used for either strong proprioceptive input or to help with extreme joint laxity. Hope this helps.
Matt -- Occupational Therapist

(04-02-2013, 10:23 AM)Kate_M Wrote: Hi all,

I'm searching hard for compression-style garments, specifically a short-sleeved shirt or vest.

I can't seem to find anything that has the size I need. My son is 6, but he's little, wears age 4-5 or 5-6.
So to get something that would offer a tight-fit I need a 3-4, but I can't tell whether, if I buy the small / toddler size, if it will be wearable -will it be long enough? will it feel too small to him?

We're in South Africa, so generally it's too warm to buy the long-sleeve stuff to wear under other clothes. Ideally I need something quite plain that he will be able to wear under his school uniform.

I've looked on some of the SPD sites, and while there are compression garments on a few of them (and not many!), they all only list the really tiny (under 3 years) sizes and the large sizes - or med/large, from 9-10 and up.

Any ideas for something else I can try? I thought of thermal underwear but as we're only in autumn we still have a number of quite hot days, so I can't put him in a thermal vest year-round.

We do have sports-wear stores but the smallest sizes they offer are 4-5 and it's a baggy fit

Any other ideas???? I really think something like this could benefit him a lot, but there doesn't seem to be much on offer.