Bendable therapeutic device for tissue discomfort relief

An apparatus for tissue trigger point therapy, said apparatus comprising:

• an elongated core comprising a bendable portion, a first end portion forming a first terminal end of the elongated core, and a second end portion forming a second terminal end of the elongated core;
• and
• an outer covering member that at least partially surrounds the elongated core and that is also bendable with the bendable portion of the elongated core,
• wherein:
• the bendable portion of the elongated core is bendable in response to an applied bending force that at least meets a threshold amount of force being applied to the bendable portion,
• the bendable portion is comprised of a first gooseneck hose tube member and a second gooseneck hose tube member, the first gooseneck hose tube member having a first bending force threshold and the second gooseneck hose tube member having a second bending force threshold, such that different portions of the bendable portion have different bending force thresholds,
• application of the applied bending force to the bendable portion causes the apparatus to be bent into a bent shape,
• the apparatus is structured to retain the bent shape after the applied bending force is no longer applied to the bendable portion,
• the first end portion is disposed within the apparatus at a first region that is proximate to or overlapping with a first terminal end region of the apparatus, and the second end portion is disposed within the apparatus at a second region that is proximate to or overlapping with a second terminal end region of the apparatus,
• the first end portion and the second end portions are not bendable, resulting in the first and second regions also not being bendable,
• the apparatus is divisible into three different segments based on differences in diameter, the three different segments including a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment,
• the first segment has a first maximum thickness,
• the third segment has a second maximum thickness that is smaller than the first maximum thickness,
• the second segment is a transition segment that progressively transitions from having the first maximum thickness to having the second maximum thickness, and
• when the apparatus is straightened into an unbent shape, a combination of the bendable portion and the outer covering member is asymmetrical along a perpendicular, central axis positioned at a length-wise center point of the apparatus, said combination being asymmetrical as a result of a progressive thickening of a portion of the outer covering member, and
• when the apparatus is straightened into the unbent shape, said combination has rotational symmetry along a central axis that extends along a length-wise direction of the apparatus.

An apparatus for tissue trigger point therapy, said apparatus comprising:

• an elongated core comprising a bendable portion, a first end portion forming a first terminal end of the elongated core, and a second end portion forming a second terminal end of the elongated core;
• and
• an outer covering member that at least partially surrounds the elongated core and that is also bendable with the bendable portion of the elongated core,
• wherein:
• the bendable portion of the elongated core is bendable in response to an applied bending force that at least meets a threshold amount of force being applied to the bendable portion, the threshold amount of force needed to bend the bendable portion is a value within a range spanning from 1 pound of force to 5 pounds of force,
• the bendable portion is comprised of a first gooseneck hose tube member and a second gooseneck hose tube member, the first gooseneck hose tube member having a first bending force threshold and the second gooseneck hose tube member having a second bending force threshold, such that different portions of the bendable portion have different bending force thresholds,
• application of the applied bending force to the bendable portion causes the apparatus to be bent into a bent shape,
• the apparatus is structured to retain the bent shape after the applied bending force is no longer applied to the bendable portion,
• the first end portion is disposed within the apparatus at a first region that is proximate to or overlapping with a first terminal end region of the apparatus, and the second end portion is disposed within the apparatus at a second region that is proximate to or overlapping with a second terminal end region of the apparatus,
• the first end portion and the second end portions are not bendable, resulting in the first and second regions also not being bendable,
• when the apparatus is straightened into an unbent shape, a combination of the bendable portion and the outer covering member is asymmetrical along a perpendicular, central axis positioned at a length-wise center point of the apparatus, said combination being asymmetrical as a result of a progressive thickening of a portion of the outer covering member, and
• when the apparatus is straightened into the unbent shape, said combination has rotational symmetry along a central axis that extends along a length-wise direction of the apparatus.