Vertebrae and rib manipulation device

A device for localized bone manipulation in the human body having facet joints, comprising

• a base member;
• support spaced apart from said base member by a distance and disposed generally parallel to said base member for supporting the bone being manipulated;
• force generating means extending between said base member and said support members for generating superiorly and anteriorly directed forces on the bone being manipulated;
• and
• said force generating means including a plurality of upwardly extending, spaced apart projections interconnecting said base member and said support members, said force generating means is further being flexible so as to be angularly disposed in a direction generally parallel to a plane containing the facet joints to apply a force to said support members to thereby move said support members generally parallel to said base member and in the direction toward the head of the human body, such that the distance between said base member and said support members decreases as the bone is being manipulated.