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US 2004/0006294 A1Published application
Healthy body ball
OwnerCheryl E. Zemontinventor
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Abstract
A method for performing trigger point therapy using a massage device having a spherical ball with an array of pliable nodes that project axially from the surface of the ball. The massage device can be manipulated by the user or a second person. Effective manipulation to the user's back and neck are achieved when the user places the device between himself and a rigid surface and rolls the ball at a trigger point location.
Claims18
A method for performing a trigger-point massage, comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing a spherical ball having an array of between 8 to 14 pliable nodes projecting axially from the surface of the spherical ball, wherein said pliable nodes are substantially cylindrical;
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- (b) applying pressure to a trigger-point using a pliable node of said spherical ball.
A trigger-point therapy device, comprising:
- a spherical ball;
- and
- an array of between 8 to 14 pliable nodes projecting axially from the surface of the spherical ball, wherein said pliable nodes are substantially cylindrical.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.