METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION OF VISION FOR TREATING FORWARD HEAD POSTURE AND RELATED CONDITIONS
First Claim
1. A therapeutic apparatus for occluding a portion of a person'"'"'s field of vision, useful for the treatment of disorders relating to body posture, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one eyesight blocker, said eyesight blocker comprising a means for creating a partial obstruction in the field of vision of a person,said partial obstruction comprising a perimeter that circumscribes a therapeutically determined zone within said field of vision,a means for mounting said eyesight blocker in a substantially stable position upon said person,such that said partial obstruction requires said person to compensate for said partial obstruction by making an adjustment in body posture,wherein said adjustment in body posture is corrective of a disorder relating to body posture.
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Abstract
The invention provides an eyeglass-like apparatus and methods that may be used similarly to treat existing postural issues especially FHP and to prevent them in unaffected people. The apparatus may comprise a means for creating an obstruction in a zone within the field of vision of a person which size and position can be adjusted. The obstruction can be mounted in or on a lens, or a pair of lenses, or to a wearable frame without any lenses, or with non-vision-corrective translucent or transparent panes instead of lenses, or may be a small nose-mounted fixture, or may comprise a solid material, an electronic panel, or may be integrated as a component aspect of the shape and manufacture of a lens itself, or may be permanently fixed element in the lens, such as an etching, or it may be removable.
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25 Claims
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1. A therapeutic apparatus for occluding a portion of a person'"'"'s field of vision, useful for the treatment of disorders relating to body posture, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one eyesight blocker, said eyesight blocker comprising a means for creating a partial obstruction in the field of vision of a person, said partial obstruction comprising a perimeter that circumscribes a therapeutically determined zone within said field of vision, a means for mounting said eyesight blocker in a substantially stable position upon said person, such that said partial obstruction requires said person to compensate for said partial obstruction by making an adjustment in body posture, wherein said adjustment in body posture is corrective of a disorder relating to body posture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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