Apparatus and method for treating soft tissue injuries
AssigneeAB Ortho, LLC
InventorEilaz Babaev
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for treating injured muscles before, during, and/or after physical activity. Practicing the method of the present involves pressing a plurality of pressure applicators against the skin proximate to a muscle for a sustained period of time. The pressure applicators pressed against the body can be either pins, support members, and/or any combination thereof. The support members may be secured to the therapeutic surface of a therapeutic body as to create an apparatus in accordance with the present invention. In such an apparatus, the base of pressure applicator is secured to the therapeutic surface such that the distal end of the pressure applicator extends away from the therapeutic surface.
Claims20
A therapy apparatus comprising:
- a. therapeutic body;
- b. a therapeutic surface on one side of the therapeutic body;
- and
- c. a plurality of pressure applicators each comprising a:
- i. a base secured to the therapeutic surface;
- and
- ii. a distal end extending away from the therapeutic surface;
- and
- d. a strap secured to the therapeutic body;
- e. wherein the pressure applicators are selected from the group consisting of support members having an arced cross section on at least on axis transecting the support member and pins arranged on the therapeutic surface in a density between 3 pins/cm2 and 1,000 pins/cm2
A method of providing therapy to muscles comprising the steps of:
- a. pressing a plurality of pressure applicators against the skin proximate to a muscle for a sustained period of time;
- b. wherein the pressure applicators are selected from the group consisting of support members having an arced cross section on at least on axis transecting the support member and pins arranged on the therapeutic surface in a density between 3 pins/cm2 and 1,000 pins/cm2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.