Therapeutic stimulatory massage device

An apparatus for providing a selectable therapeutic treatment to a body part of an individual in need of such treatment and wherein the individual or portion thereof is positioned within a fluid medium contained within a fluid containment chamber having a chamber wall, the improvement comprising:

• a plurality of fluid movement devices positioned on said fluid containment chamber, each of said fluid movement devices capable of producing stimulatory activity within the fluid medium contained within said fluid containment chamber sufficient to move said medium for movement of fluid on said individual;
• means for selectively controlling the operation of said fluid movement devices in order to produce a desired pressure wave pattern, said pressure wave pattern to create a pressurized zone within said containment chamber, said pressurized zone having a wave pattern being selected from a variety of possible wave patterns to cause a specific therapeutic effect;
• said chamber wall being formed of a flexible material;
• said fluid medium being of the type in which a thixotropic effect can be created in said pressurized zone placed under pressure by said fluid movement devices;
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• means for selectively actuating portions of said fluid medium to create said thixotropic effect to increase said fluid medium's viscosity and increase pressure in said pressurized zone against a body part.