Supine respiration mat
AssigneeToratani Co., Ltd.
InventorIkuo Toratani
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Abstract
A mat includes a back support part. The back support part includes: a spine support part configured to continuously support three or more continuous lumbar vertebrae and thoracic vertebrae and including a first lumbar vertebra to a twelfth thoracic vertebra of a spine of a person's body in a supine position; and serratus posterior inferior muscle corresponding parts which are on respective sides of the spine support part and below a portion configured to correspond to left and right serratus posterior inferior muscles of the person's body in the supine position. The serratus posterior inferior muscle corresponding parts and the spine support part are configured such that a first body pressure from the serratus posterior inferior muscle corresponding parts is lower than a second body pressure from the spine support part.
Claims19
A mat comprising:
- a back support part that is configured to support a back of a person's body in a supine position,
- wherein the back support part includes:
- a spine support part having a length that enables continuous support of a portion of a person's body corresponding to a section defined by three or more continuous lumbar vertebrae and thoracic vertebrae of a spine in the back of the person's body in the supine position, the section including at least a first lumbar vertebra and a twelfth thoracic vertebra;
- and
- serratus posterior inferior muscle corresponding parts which are on respective widthwise sides of the spine support part and configured to be below portions of the person's body corresponding to left and right serratus posterior inferior muscles of the person's body in the supine position, and
- wherein the serratus posterior inferior muscle corresponding parts and the spine support part are configured such that a first body pressure from the serratus posterior inferior muscle corresponding parts is lower than a second body pressure from the spine support part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.