Vest to Provide Decompression and Traction for Spine and Method of Use

A Vest to “Provide Decompression and Traction for Spine and Method of Use” comprising:

• a vest having three sections, (1) the first section, like a wide belt that can be independently and firmly tightened around the top portion of the thorax with the superior part of the first section positioned at the level of the arm pits;
• (2) the second section, like a wide belt that can be independently and firmly tightened around the waist and with the inferior part of the second section positioned just at the top of the sacrum;
• (3) the third section, an elastic section in the middle of the first and the second sections, connecting the first and second sections thus making all three sections into a single vest;
• a plurality of one to two screw mechanisms such as turn-buckles used in two different embodiments;
• in the first embodiment, only one turn buckle, termed central turn buckle is used and positioned parallel to the central line of the spine on the medial axis of the torso covering thorax and lumbar section of the back of the user's body, the top of top rod of the central turn buckle is positioned integrally but detachably in an outside pocket of the vest at the top of thoracic vertebrae and the bottom of the bottom rod of the central turn buckle is positioned integrally but detachably in an outside pocket of the vest slightly below the lowest lumbar vertebra just above the sacrum;
• in the second embodiment, two turn buckles are used;
• (1) right turn buckle positioned integrally but detachably in between the right arm pit and top of the right side of sacrum;
• top end of the right turn buckle contained in a pocket in the first section of the vest under the right arm pit;
• and the bottom end of the right turn buckle contained in a pocket in the second section of the vest just above the right side of sacrum, (2) left turn buckle positioned integrally but detachably in between the left arm pit and top of the left side of sacrum;
• top end of the left turn buckle contained in a pocket in the first section of the vest under the left arm pit;
• and the bottom end of the left turn buckle contained in a pocket in the second section of the vest just above the left side of sacrum;
• a force measuring balance such as a spring balance integrally but detachably tied between the top end of the top rod of the turn buckle and the bottom end of the bottom rod of the turn buckle;