Spine mobility enhancement system and method of use thereof

A spinal mobility enhancement system for adjusting of a body of a person, the system comprising:

• a body inclination apparatus configured to support the body of the person in an upright position and an inclined position and positions between the upright and inclined positions, the inclination apparatus including:
• a support platform having a platform surface for resting the body thereon, the platform surface generally defining a support plane, the support platform being elongated with a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the support platform having a longitudinal midline extending in the longitudinal direction of the support platform for positioning the spine of the body of the person adjacent to the longitudinal midline of the support platform;
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• a support frame for resting upon a floor and being configured to support the support platform in an elevated condition above the floor, the support platform being pivotally mounted on the support frame at a pivot so as to pivot along a pivot axis;
• a spinal mobility enhancement device movably secured on the body inclination apparatus along the longitudinal midline to engage the back surface of the body of the person on the platform surface of the support platform, the spinal mobility enhancement device comprising:
• a base portion resting upon the platform surface, the base portion including a base plate;
• a pressure portion on the base portion and being configured to cause pressure to be applied to a pair of spaced regions of the back surface of the body of the person on the platform surface when the support platform is moved from the upright position to the inclined position,
• wherein the pressure portion has a pair of raised surfaces raised with respect to the support plane of the platform surface, each of the raised surfaces being formed by a pressure element, the raised surfaces being substantially planar and coplanar with each other, each of the raised surfaces being oriented substantially parallel to the support plane of the platform surface, each of the raised surfaces being elongated in the longitudinal direction of the support platform, the elongated raised surfaces each having a length in the longitudinal direction of the support platform and a width in the lateral direction of the support platform;
• wherein the pair of raised surfaces are spaced from each other in the lateral direction of the support platform, an air gap being defined between the spaced pair of raised surfaces such that the raised surfaces are located on opposite sides of the longitudinal midline of the support platform for causing pressure to regions of the back surface on opposite lateral sides of the spine of the body, a channel being defined between the raised surfaces to correspond to a position of the spine of the body of the person positioned on the platform surface of the support platform, the channel being elongated in the longitudinal direction of the support platform between the elongated raised surfaces, the channel between the raised surfaces having a length in the longitudinal direction of the support platform and a width in the lateral direction of the support platform between the raised surfaces, the width of the channel being smaller than the length of at least one of the raised surfaces.

A spinal mobility enhancement system for adjusting of a body of a person, the system comprising:

• a body inclination apparatus configured to support the body of the person in an upright position and an inclined position and positions between the upright and inclined positions, the inclination apparatus including:
• a support platform having a platform surface for resting the body thereon, the platform surface generally defining a support plane, the support platform being elongated with a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, the support platform having a longitudinal midline extending in the longitudinal direction of the support platform for positioning the spine of the body of the person adjacent to the longitudinal midline of the support platform;
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• a support frame for resting upon a floor and being configured to support the support platform in an elevated condition above the floor, the support platform being pivotally mounted on the support frame at a pivot so as to pivot along a pivot axis;
• a spinal mobility enhancement device movably secured on the body inclination apparatus along the longitudinal midline to engage the back surface of the body of the person on the platform surface of the support platform, the spinal mobility enhancement device comprising:
• a base portion resting upon the platform surface, the base portion including a base plate;
• a pressure portion on the base portion and being configured to cause pressure to be applied to a pair of spaced regions of the back surface of the body of the person on the platform surface when the support platform is moved from the upright position to the inclined position,
• wherein the pressure portion has a pair of raised surfaces raised with respect to the support plane of the platform surface, each of the raised surfaces being formed by a pressure element, the raised surfaces being substantially planar and coplanar with each other, each of the raised surfaces being oriented substantially parallel to the support plane of the platform surface, each of the raised surfaces being elongated in the longitudinal direction of the support platform, each of the raised surfaces being substantially rectangular in shape with a length in the longitudinal direction of the support platform and a width in the lateral direction of the support platform;
• wherein the pair of raised surfaces are spaced from each other in the lateral direction of the support platform, an air gap being defined between the spaced pair of raised surfaces such that the raised surfaces are located on opposite sides of the longitudinal midline of the support platform for causing pressure to regions of the back surface on opposite lateral sides of the spine of the body, a channel being defined between the surfaces to corresponding to a position of the spine of the body of the person positioned on the platform surface of the support platform;
• wherein each of the raised surfaces of the pressure portion of the enhancement device is formed by a pressure element;
• wherein the base portion is formed by a base plate formed of a substantially rigid material;
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• wherein each of the pressure elements is at least partially formed by a resiliently compressible material such that the raised surface has a degree of compliancy.