Undergarment apparatus and method for reducing menstrual cramping

A method of mitigating body aches caused by menstrual cramping of an individual comprising the steps of:

• providing an underpant brief including a circumferential upper edge to be situated at a vertical position proximate the waist of an individual wearer, an elastic front panel and an elastic rear panel each depending downwardly from said upper edge, and a crotch portion connecting said front panel and said rear panel and defining therewith spaced-apart leg openings separated by said crotch portion, said front panel and said rear panel cooperating to exert inward pressure across the lower torso region of said individual wearer;
• selectively positioning at least one movable, detached, pressure bearing insert at a plurality of spaced positions along one of the front panel and the rear panel between proximate an upper portion of said brief to proximate said crotch portion, said pressure bearing insert having a relatively small area apex portion and being positioned with said apex portion facing towards said torso region, and said elastic panel cooperating with and substantially contacting a backside of said pressure bearing insert to exert substantial, continuous, localized point pressure on an area of menstrual cramping in said torso region for mitigation thereof;
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• mounting the backside of said insert to said one of the front elastic panel and the rear elastic panel for removable, rotation-free mounting through a mounting device.

An undergarment apparatus for reducing menstrual cramping comprising:

• an underpant brief including a circumferential upper edge to be situated at a vertical position proximate the waist of an individual wearer, a front portion and a rear portion each depending downwardly from said upper edge, and a crotch portion connecting said front portion and said rear portion and defining therewith spaced-apart leg openings separated by said crotch portion;
• a front elastic panel mounted to said front portion, said front elastic panel and said front portion cooperating to define a front upper pocket and a front lower pocket each having access openings thereto;
• a rear elastic panel mounted to said rear portion in a manner exerting inward pressure across the lower torso region of said individual wearer, said rear elastic panel and said rear portion cooperating to define at least one rear pocket having an opening thereto;
• at least one freely movable, detached, pressure bearing insert having a backside substantially smaller in area than one of the front elastic panel and rear elastic panel to enable selective placement at a plurality of spaced positions relative one of the front elastic panel and the rear elastic panel between proximate an upper portion of said brief to proximate said crotch portion, said pressure bearing insert being formed for selective insertion into said front upper pocket and said front lower pocket and said rear pocket, and said pressure bearing insert having an apex portion formed to face towards said torso region, and the respective front and rear elastic panels cooperating with and substantially contacting said backside of said pressure bearing insert to exert substantial, continuous, localized pressure on an area of menstrual cramping in said torso region for mitigation thereof;
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• a mounting device coupling the backside of said insert to said one of the front elastic panel and the rear elastic panel for removable, rotation-free mounting.

An undergarment apparatus for reducing menstrual cramping comprising:

• an underpant brief including a circumferential upper edge to be situated at a vertical position proximate the waist of an individual wearer, a front portion and a rear portion each depending downwardly from said upper edge, and a crotch portion connecting said front portion and said rear portion and defining therewith spaced-apart leg openings separated by said crotch portion;
• a front elastic panel mounted to said front portion and a rear elastic panel mounted to said rear portion in a manner exerting inward pressure across the lower torso region of said individual wearer;
• at least one freely movable, detached, pressure bearing insert having a backside substantially smaller in area than one of the front elastic panel and rear elastic panel to enable selective placement at a plurality of spaced positions relative one of the front elastic panel and the rear elastic panel between proximate an upper portion of said brief to proximate said crotch portion, said pressure bearing insert having an apex portion formed to face towards said torso region, and the respective front and rear elastic panels cooperating with and substantially contacting said backside of said pressure bearing insert to exert substantial, continuous, localized pressure on an area of menstrual cramping in said torso region for mitigation thereof;
• a mounting device coupling the backside of said insert to said one of the front elastic panel and the rear elastic panel for removable, rotation-free mounting;
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• a mounting strap having one end mounted to said underpant brief and having an opposite end releasable mounted to said elastic panel.