Headache tension reliever
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1. A pain relieving device comprising;
- fulcrum means for supporting and contacting a person'"'"'s head region at an area generally below the occipital condyles when the person is in the supine position;
means for applying electric current to said fulcrum means to electrically stimulate the area generally below the occipital condyles;
means for reciprocating said fulcrum means to massage the area generally below the occipital condyles;
means for reciprocating the person'"'"'s head region on said fulcrum means to massage the area generally below the occipital condyles; and
means for vibrating said fulcrum means to vibrate the area generally below the occipital condyles.
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Abstract
A pain relieving device includes a plurality of sources of pain relieving modalities selected from the group consisting of massage, vibration, acupressure and electric stimulation; and means for applying at least two of the modalities simultaneously to a selected point at the upper body region of a person.
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39 Claims
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1. A pain relieving device comprising;
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fulcrum means for supporting and contacting a person'"'"'s head region at an area generally below the occipital condyles when the person is in the supine position; means for applying electric current to said fulcrum means to electrically stimulate the area generally below the occipital condyles; means for reciprocating said fulcrum means to massage the area generally below the occipital condyles; means for reciprocating the person'"'"'s head region on said fulcrum means to massage the area generally below the occipital condyles; and means for vibrating said fulcrum means to vibrate the area generally below the occipital condyles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pain relieving device comprising:
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a movable carriage; a first electrode and a second electrode in the form of coils mounted on said carriage, said electrodes adapted to support a person'"'"'s head when the person is lying in the supine position, and adapted to be in contact with the general area of the person'"'"'s head below the occipital condyles; a strap for encircling the forehead of the person; means for reciprocating the strap such that the person'"'"'s head reciprocates along an arcuate path in a direction generally perpendicular to the person'"'"'s spine; means for reciprocating the carriage in a direction generally parallel to the patient'"'"'s spine; and means for applying an electric current to said electrodes to provide electric stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A pain relieving device comprising;
apparatus for selectively applying three or more pain relieving modalities to an upper body region of a patient, said modalities including acupressure and at least two other modalities selected from the group of vibration, massage, and electric stimulation, said apparatus including a first reciprocator and a carriage unit, said carriage unit for providing simultaneous application of two or more of said modalities and including a fulcrum adapted and arranged to be in contact with said patient'"'"'s head region generally below said patient'"'"'s occipital condyles, and said first reciprocator adapted and arranged to be in contact with said patient'"'"'s head region for reciprocating said patient'"'"'s head along an arcuate path generally perpendicular to the patient'"'"'s spine when said fulcrum and said first reciprocator are in contact with said patient'"'"'s head region. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A pain relieving device comprising;
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a fulcrum adapted to support and contact a patient'"'"'s head region at an area generally below the occipital condyles when said patient is in the supine position; means for applying electric current to said fulcrum to electrically stimulate said area generally below the occipital condyles; a first reciprocator operatively engaged to said fulcrum, said first reciprocator adapted and arranged to reciprocate said fulcrum in a direction generally parallel to the spine of said patient to massage said area generally below the occipital condyles; and a vibrator operatively engaged to said fulcrum, said vibrator adapted and arranged to vibrate said fulcrum to vibrate said area generally below the occipital condyles. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method for relieving pain comprising the steps of;
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supporting and contacting a patient'"'"'s head region on a fulcrum at an area generally below the occipital condyles when said patient is in the supine position; applying electric current to said fulcrum to electrically stimulate said area generally below the occipital condyles; reciprocating said fulcrum in a direction generally parallel to the spine of said patient to massage the area generally below the occipital condyles; reciprocating said patient'"'"'s head region on said fulcrum along a generally arcuate path in a direction generally perpendicular to the spine of said patient to massage the area generally below the occipital condyles; and vibrating said fulcrum to vibrate said area generally below the occipital condyles.
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