Head weighting system for spinal treatment
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1. A system for weighting of a patient'"'"'s skeletal system, comprising:
- a plurality of weights;
a headpiece having first and second walls stitched together with stitching along a bottom side and the length of a first and second end to form a cavity, and pocket stitching between the bottom side and a top side to divide the cavity into a plurality of pockets, each pocket sized and shaped to hold at least one weight;
a first adjustable strap having one end attached by the stitching to the first end of the headpiece, and a second end attached by the stitching in the second end of the headpiece;
a second adjustable strap having a first end attached by the pocket stitching to the top side of the headpiece adjacent the first end of the headpiece, and a second end attached by the pocket stitching to the top side of the headpiece adjacent to the second end; and
a third adjustable strap having a first end attached by the pocket stitching that forms a pair of front pockets at the top side of the headpiece and configured to loop around the second adjustable strap and attach to itself.
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Abstract
A system for weighting a patient'"'"'s skeletal system is provided that includes a number of weights; a headpiece having a stitched cavity divided into a number of pockets, each sized and shaped to hold at least one weight; and three adjustable straps attached by stitching to the headpiece.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for weighting of a patient'"'"'s skeletal system, comprising:
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a plurality of weights;
a headpiece having first and second walls stitched together with stitching along a bottom side and the length of a first and second end to form a cavity, and pocket stitching between the bottom side and a top side to divide the cavity into a plurality of pockets, each pocket sized and shaped to hold at least one weight;
a first adjustable strap having one end attached by the stitching to the first end of the headpiece, and a second end attached by the stitching in the second end of the headpiece;
a second adjustable strap having a first end attached by the pocket stitching to the top side of the headpiece adjacent the first end of the headpiece, and a second end attached by the pocket stitching to the top side of the headpiece adjacent to the second end; and
a third adjustable strap having a first end attached by the pocket stitching that forms a pair of front pockets at the top side of the headpiece and configured to loop around the second adjustable strap and attach to itself. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for weighting a user'"'"'s skeletal system, comprising:
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a plurality of weights in the range of one to twenty pounds; and
a headpiece having at least one pocket formed therein for holding at least one weight on the user'"'"'s head, and at least one strap attached to the pocket and configured to hold the pocket to the user'"'"'s head when at least one weight is in the at least one pocket. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A headpiece for weighting of a patient'"'"'s skeletal system with one or more weights, the headpiece comprising:
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first and second walls stitched together with stitching along a bottom side and a length of a first and second end to form a cavity, and pocket stitching between the bottom side and a top side to divide the cavity into a plurality of pockets, each pocket sized and shaped to hold at least one weight; and
a plurality of straps attached to at least one of the first and second walls. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A headpiece for supporting one or more weights on a user'"'"'s head for weighting of the user'"'"'s skeletal system, the headpiece comprising:
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a headband having at least one pocket formed therein for holding at least one weight in the headpiece; and
a plurality of straps attached to the pocket for supporting and positioning the headpiece on the user'"'"'s head to weight the user'"'"'s skeletal system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A headband for weighting a patient'"'"'s head with weights as part of a therapeutic system in which the patient is first examined to determine corrective weighting and then the headband is configured with the corrective weighting, the head band comprising:
a weight holder sized and shaped to be positioned on the patient'"'"'s head and having at least one pocket for holding the weight. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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