Systems and Methods for Relieving Nerve Tension in Scoliosis

A nervous system stretching apparatus, comprising:

• a platform having a substantially planar shape, the platform having a head end and a tail end, the platform having a left side extending between the head end and the tail end, the platform having a right side extending between the head end and the tail end;
• a pelvic restraint secured to the platform;
• a left leg armature rotatably connected to the platform such that an axis of rotation of the left leg armature is positioned at a location proximate to the left side of the platform and between the pelvic restraint and the tail end of the platform, the left leg armature configured to rotate within a plane substantially perpendicular to the platform;
• and
• a right leg armature rotatably connected to the platform such that an axis of rotation of the right leg armature is positioned at a location proximate to the right side of the platform and between the pelvic restraint and the tail end of the platform, the right leg armature configured to rotate within a plane substantially perpendicular to the platform.

A method for nervous system stretching, comprising:

• having a person in a supine position on a top surface of a platform;
• securing a leg of the person in a substantially fully extended configuration in a leg armature, the leg armature having an axis of rotation located in a fixed position relative to the platform at a prescribed distance from an axis of rotation of a hip joint of the person, the axis of rotation oriented such that the leg armature is rotatable within a plane substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the platform;
• rotating the leg armature upward about the axis of rotation to a prescribed position while substantially preventing movement of hips of the person away from the top surface of the platform;
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• holding the leg armature at the prescribed position for a prescribed amount of time.