Therapeutic Garment for Treatment of Over-Shunting Headaches and Method for Use of Same

A therapeutic garment for treatment of over-shunting headaches, the therapeutic garment comprising:

• a waistband;
• an abdominal portion that extends from the waistband to encircle the abdomen and hips from the groin to the costal margin of a person wearing the therapeutic garment;
• a binder portion coincident to the abdominal portion, the binder portion having open and closed positions;
• the binder in the closed position being configured to distend the epidural venous plexus of the person wearing the therapeutic garment;
• a closure mechanism configured to selectively alternate the binder between the open and closed positions;
• and
• the abdominal portion and binder portion being integrally formed of an elastic, latex-free material.

A method for treatment of over-shunting headaches, the method comprising:

• providing a therapeutic garment including a waistband and an abdominal portion that extends from the waistband to encircle the abdomen and hips from the groin to the costal margin of a person wearing the therapeutic garment;
• providing with the therapeutic garment, a binder portion coincident to the abdominal portion, the binder portion having open and closed positions;
• wearing the therapeutic garment on a person in the open position;
• closing the binder by actuating a closure mechanism;
• and
• distending the epidural venous plexus of the person wearing the therapeutic garment.

A therapeutic garment for treatment of over-shunting headaches, the therapeutic garment comprising:

• a waistband;
• an abdominal portion that extends from the waistband to encircle the abdomen and hips from the groin to the costal margin of a person wearing the therapeutic garment;
• the abdominal portion including an hour-glass shape;
• a binder portion coincident to the abdominal portion, the binder portion having open and closed positions;
• the binder in the closed position being configured to distend the epidural venous plexus of the person wearing the therapeutic garment;
• and
• a closure mechanism configured to selectively alternate the binder between the open and closed positions.