Elbow brace with massage ball and topical product dispenser

A brace for the treatment of tennis elbow and similar muscular disorders comprising:

• a semi-rigid brace frame adapted to be attached to an arm of a wearer by
• at least two straps, said at least two straps being spaced apart from one another along the length of said brace frame and adapted to wrap around the arm of the wearer,
• said brace frame further comprising:
• an aperture proximate one end of said brace frame, said aperture receiving
• a massage ball assembly further comprising:
• a hollow hemisphere having a one-way valve proximate the upper limit of said hemisphere, said valve passing one-way from the exterior of said hemisphere to the interior of said hemisphere,
• a gasket having an aperture at its center and adapted to fit proximate the upper region of said interior of said hemisphere,
• a massage ball,
• a locking ring having an aperture at its center and adapted to removably communicate with the perimeter of said aperture in said brace frame,
• said massage ball protruding through said apertures in said gasket and said locking ring and being constrained between said gasket and said locking ring,
• said hollow hemisphere, said gasket and said massage ball forming a reservoir for the storage of a fluid, topical lotion, and
• said one-way valve adapted to allow passage of a fluid into said reservoir, and
• said assembly being constrained between said brace frame and said locking ring with said hemisphere protruding through said aperture in said brace frame.

A method, using a brace, for the treatment of tennis elbow and similar muscular disorders, comprising:

• providing a brace, said brace comprising:
• a semi-rigid brace frame adapted to be attached to an arm of a wearer by
• at least two straps, said at least two straps being spaced apart from one another along the length of said brace frame and adapted to wrap around the arm of the wearer,
• said brace frame further comprising:
• an aperture proximate one end of said brace frame said aperture receiving
• a massage ball assembly further comprising:
• a hollow, hemisphere having a one-way valve proximate the upper limit of said hemisphere, said valve passing one-way from the exterior of said hemisphere to the interior of said hemisphere,
• a gasket having an aperture at its center and adapted to fit proximate the upper region of said interior of said hemisphere,
• a massage ball,
• a locking ring having an aperture at its center and adapted to removably communicate with the perimeter of said aperture in said brace frame,
• said massage ball protruding through said apertures in said gasket and said locking ring and being constrained between said gasket and said locking ring,
• said hollow hemisphere, said gasket and said massage ball forming a reservoir for the storage of a fluid, topical lotion, and
• said one-way valve being adapted to allow passage of a fluid into said reservoir, and
• said assembly being constrained between said brace frame and said locking ring with said hemisphere protruding through said aperture in said brace frame;
• and
• said method further comprising:
• attaching said brace to a forearm of a wearer with said at least two straps such that said massage ball is in contact with the affected muscles of the arm,
• introducing a fluid, topical lotion into said reservoir via said one-way valve,
• using said arm in normal manner, thereby causing said massage ball to apply a massage action to said affected muscles of said arm and over time transfers said fluid, topical lotion from said reservoir to said arm.