Sacroiliac joint mobilization device and methods of use thereof
AssigneeDPT Tools LLC
InventorChris DeGrandis
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Abstract
The present invention includes a device for localized joint mobilization in the pelvic area, and in particular, it relates to a novel sacroiliac mobilizing device and improved methods for mobilizing and establishing efficient mechanical alignment of the sacroiliac joint that may be accomplished by a subject in need thereof with, or without professional medical assistance.
Claims20
A sacroiliac joint (SI) joint mobilization device comprising:
- a planar base configured to be positioned on a rigid surface;
- a pair of opposing longitudinal extensions extending from said planar base, and wherein said opposing longitudinal extensions are established in an angled configuration so as to be positioned within a subject's SIJ complex;
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- a sacral pocket having a contact surface formed by said planar base and said opposing longitudinal extensions and configured to be coupled with said subject's sacrum, and wherein said opposing longitudinal extensions are further configured to be tractable in response to a downward force applied by said subject when placed in a supine position with the SI joint mobilization device coupled with said subject's SIJ complex and thereby facilitating mobilization of the subject's SI joint.
The device of claim, wherein said planar base comprises a planar base having a front and back wall.
The device of claim, wherein said pair of opposing longitudinal extensions extending from said planar base are coupled with a tractable connection.
A method of mobilizing the sacroiliac joint (SI) joint in a subject in need thereof comprising the steps of:
- establishing a SI joint mobilization device having a planar base configured to be positioned on a rigid surface and a pair of opposing longitudinal extensions extending from said planar base, and wherein said opposing longitudinal extensions are established in an angled configuration to be coupled with a subject's SIJ complex;
- placing said opposing longitudinal extensions in between the right and left posterior superior iliac spines within the subject's SIJ complex;
- positioning said subject into a supine position on a rigid surface with the opposing longitudinal extensions in between the right and left posterior superior iliac spines within the subject's SIJ complex, such that the subject's sacrum is positioned within a sacral pocket of said SI joint mobilization device, and optionally bending said subject's knees and bringing the bottoms of the subject's feet into a resting position on said rigid surface;
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- initiating one, or a series of prescribed motions to engage mobilization of the subject's SI joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.