Therapeutic device for treatment of headache and pain
OwnerDavid S. Fleminginventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic device and method for using the same. The therapeutic device has a supportive body and a pressure applicator extending from the body that is configured to apply pressure to suboccipital muscles of a patient. The pressure applicator may be altered to adjust a position and points through which to apply pressure to the suboccipital muscles. The body may be positioned at an angle relative to the patient's neck and the pressure applicator is applied to the suboccipital muscles. The pressure can be applied for a duration of time to relieve and/or prevent headaches and migraines in patients.
Claims17
A therapeutic device for treatment of headaches, comprising:
- a body extending in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis configured to provide support to a patient's neck;
- a pair of feet or stands attached to the body for stabilizing the body and arranged in the longitudinal direction;
- a pressure applicator device comprising a first applicator and a second applicator each extending radially from the body and configured to apply pressure via at least two points on suboccipital muscles of the patient, wherein the first applicator and the second applicator are capable of translational movement relative to one another along the longitudinal axis to alter a spacing thereinbetween and relative positions of the at least two points at which to apply pressure to the suboccipital muscles;
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- a first knob and a second knob, the first knob and the second knob are separate but attached to the body, wherein the first knob and the second knob are centered along and configured for rotation about the longitudinal axis,
- wherein the pressure applicator device is configured to be adjustable via the first knob and the second knob so that the at least two points through which the pressure is applied to the suboccipital muscles of the patient is altered,
- wherein the first knob is configured to be rotated along the longitudinal axis to adjust an angular position of the body about the longitudinal axis relative to the pair of feet or stands to adjust the angular position of the first applicator and the second applicator, and wherein the second knob is configured to adjust the spacing between the first applicator and the second applicator.
A method of using a therapeutic device, the therapeutic device comprising a body extending in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis configured to provide support to a patient's neck, a pair of feet or stands attached to the body for stabilizing the body and arranged in the longitudinal direction, a pressure applicator device comprising a first applicator and a second applicator each extending radially from the body and configured to apply pressure via at least two points on suboccipital muscles of the patient, wherein the first applicator and the second applicator are capable of translational movement relative to one another along the longitudinal axis to alter a spacing thereinbetween and relative positions of the at least two points at which to apply pressure to the suboccipital muscles;
- and a first knob and a second knob, the first knob and the second knob are separate but attached to the body, wherein the first knob and the second knob are centered along and configured for rotation about the longitudinal axis, wherein the pressure applicator device is configured to be adjustable via the first knob and the second knob so that the at least two points through which the pressure is applied to the suboccipital muscles of the patient can be altered;
- the method comprising:
- positioning the therapeutic device relative to the patient to support the patient's neck;
- adjusting the pressure applicator device so that via the at least two points, the pressure is applied to suboccipital muscles of the patient;
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- sustaining the pressure to the suboccipital muscles via the pressure applicator device for a duration of time,
- wherein the adjusting of the pressure applicator device comprises rotating the first knob and the second knob about the longitudinal axis and adjusting an angular position of the body rotationally about the longitudinal axis relative to the pair of feet or stands to adjust the angular position of the first applicator and second applicator using the first knob and adjusting the spacing between the first applicator and the second applicator using the second knob.
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