Method for Setting Massage Pattern of Thermotherapy Device

A thermotherapy device comprising:

• a moxibustion device 110 configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the spine of a user;
• a transfer unit 126 coupled to the motor 140 and configured to provide a turning force of the motor 140 to translocate the moxibustion device;
• an input unit configured to receive a user's operation signal and provide the operation signal to the controller;
• a memory unit configured to store information on a massage pattern including a moving path of the moxibustion device, a massage count, a moving speed of the moxibustion device, a massage pressure, a temperature of the moxibustion device, and the like;
• a controller configured to search for the corresponding massage pattern, receive the corresponding massage pattern from the memory unit, and control the moxibustion device and the motor to perform a massage according to the set massage pattern when information on a disease or a desired therapy is input through the input unit.

A method for setting a massage pattern of a thermotherapy device comprising a moxibustion device, a motor, a transfer unit, a controller, an input unit, and a memory unit, the method comprising:

• a first operation of driving the moxibustion device to scan the entire spine of a user, setting articulation points between vertebrae as reference points for the human spine composed of cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and a sacrum/coccyx, and storing the articulation point in the memory unit at the controller;
• a second operation of dividing an autonomic nerve zone of the spine into a sympathetic nerve zone and a parasympathetic nerve zone with respect to the reference points according to distribution of the peripheral nerves of the spine, and storing the sympathetic nerve zone and the parasympathetic nerve zone in the memory unit at the controller;
• a third operation of receiving information on a relationship between a disease and sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, and storing the information in the memory unit at the controller;
• a fourth operation of receiving information on a moving path on which the moxibustion device actually moves while performing a massage on the sympathetic nerve zone and/or the parasympathetic nerve zone in the case of a disease showing a relationship between the sympathetic nerves and the parasympathetic nerves, receiving information on what times the moxibustion device repeatedly performs the massage while moving along the moving path to set a massage pattern, and storing the massage pattern at the controller;
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• a fifth operation of searching for a massage pattern, receiving the massage pattern from the memory unit, and controlling the moxibustion device and the motor to perform a massage according to the set massage pattern at the controller when information on the disease showing the relationship between the sympathetic nerves and the parasympathetic nerves is input through the input unit.

A method for setting a massage pattern of a thermotherapy device comprising a moxibustion device, a motor, a transfer unit, a controller, an input unit, and a memory unit, the method comprising:

• a first operation of driving the moxibustion device to scan the entire spine of a user, setting articulation points between vertebrae as reference points for the human spine composed of cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and a sacrum/coccyx, and storing the articulation point in the memory unit at the controller;
• a second operation of receiving information on positions of related moxibustion points and acupressure points according to human diseases or desired therapies, and storing the information in the memory unit at the controller;
• a third operation of receiving information on a moxibustion intensity, a moxibustion temperature, and a moxibustion time for the moxibustion points, setting a moxibustion pattern, and storing the moxibustion pattern in the memory unit at the controller;
• a fourth operation of receiving information on an acupressure intensity, an acupressure time, and an acupressure type for the acupressure points, setting an acupressure pattern, and storing the acupressure pattern in the memory unit at the controller;
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• a fifth operation of searching for the corresponding moxibustion pattern and acupressure pattern, receiving the corresponding moxibustion pattern and acupressure pattern from the memory unit, and controlling the moxibustion device and the motor to perform moxibustion and acupressure according to the moxibustion pattern and the acupressure pattern at the controller when the moxibustion device reaches the reference points at which predetermined moxibustion points and acupressure points are positioned as the moxibustion device is performing a massage while moving on a moving path when a disease is selected through the input unit.

A method for setting a massage mode of a thermotherapy device comprising a moxibustion device, a motor, a moving unit, a controller, an input unit, and a memory unit, the method comprising:

• a first operation of performing a scanning mode which is performed by driving the moxibustion device to scan the entire spine of a user, setting articulation points between vertebrae as reference points for the human spine composed of cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and a sacrum/coccyx, and storing the articulation point in the memory unit at the controller;
• a second operation of receiving patterns in which tension applied to all spinal nerves or muscles is eased so that the spine sufficiently endures massage stimuli without any pain, combining the patterns to set a standby mode, and storing the standby mode in the memory unit at the controller;
• a third operation of receiving predetermined patterns based on vertebrae, moxibustion points and acupressure points, all of which are associated with a disease, in order to treat the disease, combining the patterns to set a treatment mode, and storing the treatment mode in the memory unit at the controller;
• a fourth operation of receiving patterns for inducing balancing of autonomic nerves and normalizing a user's condition so that a user can continue normal life after the massage, combining the patterns to set a finishing mode, and storing the finishing mode in the memory unit at the controller;
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• a fifth operation of controlling the motor and the moxibustion device in a sequential order at the controller according to the scanning mode, the standby mode, the treatment mode, and the finishing mode when information on a disease or desired therapy is input through the input unit.