Undergarment

Abstract

This invention relates to an undergarment and more particularly to support briefs or shorts for, inter alia, supporting pelvic floor, lower back and abdominal muscles adaptable for use by females or males. The garment is provided with an uplifting mechanism to provide support at the crotch portion.

Description

[0001]This invention relates to an undergarment and more particularly to support briefs or shorts for, inter alia, supporting pelvic floor muscles adaptable for use by females or males.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The muscles of the pelvic floor, the lower abdomen and the lower back form the body's core and proper activation of all of these muscles enable the core to function properly to support and strengthen the body. The pelvic organs are suspended within the pelvis by ligament. High impact exercise such as running create downward forces on the pelvic organs, but one of the core's functions is to hold in and up these organs to support and stabilize the organs. Thus supporting and activating the core can prevent conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse in the long term. Stress or urinary incontinence is a common condition suffered by both men and women resulting from weakness of the pelvic floor and core muscles, which can be caused by childbirth, surgery, back pain or the lik...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention provides a garment that supports the pelcan girtle, lower abdomen, and lower back to alleviate pain caused by instability. It also helps improve the function of the pelvic floor, lower abdomen, and back muscles through increased mechanical advantage, increased proprioception, and compression of the pelvic joints. The garment mimics the natural way the pelvic floor and core muscles work by providing an uplifting effect, reducing the risk of stress incontinence and pelvic organ relapse in the long term. The garment includes shorts with compression panels that provide support in the crotch portion, making it comfortable and functional.

Problems solved by technology

Urinary incontinence then results when a person sneezes, coughs, lifts something heavy or exercises strenuously.

In fact, post pregnancy the pelvic area can remain vulnerable for up to a year after birth.

Incontinence is distressing for women suffering from the condition and, in particular, mild incontinence that manifests itself during exercise can deter women from exercising post-partum and in fact delay recovery of the pelvic floor muscles.

In addition, many people, including both men and women suffer lower back and lower abdomen weakness and pain.

Neither the jockstrap-type devices nor the compression shorts are suitable for use as underwear or undergarments proper while the requirement to wear undergarments beneath the jockstrap-type devices and compression shorts results in an extra layer of garments on the wearer which can appear bulky, is uncomfortable and can result in the undergarments and support garments becoming entangled particularly at elastic components.

Moreover, the elasticated legs of the compression shorts can exert a downward pull on the shorts thereby counteracting pelvic floor support while the compressive forces exerted by the jockstrap-type devices and the compression shorts can themselves be uncomfortable and counter-productive.

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