Apparatus and method for supporting a user

An apparatus for supporting a user comprising, in combination:

• fixed support means having a fixed configuration comprising a plurality of tubular member means each having a tubular cavity in communication with an adjacent, tubular cavity for inflating with a fluid for supporting a portion of said user;
• variable support means coupled to and coplanar with said fixed support means and having a plurality of configurations for supporting a different abdominal portion of said user with each configuration of said plurality of configurations;
• headrest member means comprising a single tubular member orthogonally coupled to said plurality of tubular member means and having an independent, tubular cavity for inflating with said fluid for supporting said user's head independent of providing support for other portions of said user and said headrest member being generally coplanar with said fixed support means;
• a plurality of inflation means independently coupled to said fixed support means, said headrest member means, and said variable support means for inflating and sealing said fixed support means, said headrest member means, and said variable support means;
• said variable support means comprising:
• annular member means comprising a plurality of concentric, annular members each having an independent annular cavity and having an outer circumferential portion of said annular member means coupled to said fixed supporn means for selectively inflating with a fluid for supporting a first abdominal portion of said user;
• and
• cylindrical member means comprising a cylindrical member having an independent cylindrical cavity and having an outer circumferential portion coupled to an inner circumferential portion of said annular member means for selectively inflating with said fluid for supporting another abdominal portion of said user located adjacent said first abdominal portion of said user, said plurality of inflation means being in a straight line alignment with each other.