Multimodal therapeutic system
OwnerRobert Howard Reinerinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The parasympathetic nervous system of a mammalian subject may be stimulated by massaging a portion of the subject's body by applying a cyclical pressure, during which the subject is encouraged to time its breathing to the massage cycle so as to achieve respiratory sinus arrhythmia. Before, during, or after the massaging step, pulses of light are delivered to the subject's eyes and pulses of sound are delivered to the subject's ears so as to achieve audiovisual entrainment of the subject's brain waves.
Claims56
A method of treating a mammalian subject, comprising the steps of:
- delivering to the subject audio and visual stimulation, each in a desired form and at a desired rate;
- and
- applying massage to the subject by exerting a pressure in a cyclic movement so that the subject is induced to coordinate its breathing with the cyclic movement of the massaging step so as to achieve a state of respiratory sinus arrhythmia.
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
A method of treating a mammalian subject, comprising the steps of:
- (1) massaging a portion of the subject's body by applying a pressure cyclically with a first motion during which the subject is encouraged to breathe in from its diaphragm, and a second motion during which the subject is encouraged to breathe out;
- (2) delivering pulses of light to one or both of the subject's eyes;
- and
- (3) delivering pulses of audible sounds to one or both of the subject's ears.
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
A system for treating a mammalian subject, comprising:
- a massage element for massaging a portion of the subject's body by applying pressure to the subject's back;
- a light-producing element for providing pulses of light to one or both of the subject's eyes;
- and
- a sound transducer for providing pulses of audible sounds to one or both of the subject's ears.
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
(canceled)
A system for treating a mammalian subject, comprising:
- an element for applying a physical cue to the subject so that the subject is induced to coordinate its breathing so as to achieve a state of respiratory sinus arrhythmia;
- a light-producing element for providing pulses of light to either or both of the right and left visual fields of the subject;
- and
- a sound transducer for providing pulses of audible sounds to one of the subject's ears.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.