CN108853725B - Device capable of implementing electrotherapy massage to head, neck and shoulder - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for performing electrotherapy massage on head, neck and shoulders, comprising: a core structure of a foam material having a horizontal receiving hole at the center thereof, configured to allow the neck of the patient to be stably and comfortably received therein, such that the inner edge of the rear portion thereof adjacent to the rear side can be abutted against the neck of the patient, and the side arms thereof can be abutted against the shoulders of the patient; at least four bulges made of conductive fiber, the hardness of which is greater than that of the inner core structure, and one side surface of each bulge protrudes towards the direction of the horizontal accommodating hole, so that each conductive fiber can form a current conducting relation with the skin of the neck and the shoulder of a user respectively; a plurality of wires, one end of each wire is connected to each conductive fiber through the core structure, and the other end of each wire is connected to an electrotherapy signal generation device; and the jacket body is made of breathable fabric, and can completely accommodate the inner core structure therein and expose the convex parts outside the jacket.

Description

Device capable of implementing electrotherapy massage to head, neck and shoulder

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a massage device (massage device), and more particularly, to a massage device capable of performing electrotherapy to the head, neck and shoulders, which is light, simple and multifunctional in structure design, so that a patient or a physical therapist can use the massage device anywhere, not only is the massage device convenient to carry and easy to operate, and when the corresponding important nerve and muscle parts on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient are massaged by electrotherapy, can assist the cervical spine (cervical spine) to maintain the natural lordotic curvature (lordotic curvature) so as to effectively enhance the effect of performing electrotherapy massage on the head, neck and shoulders, thereby effectively and precisely relieving the pain of the head, the neck and the shoulders of the patient, so as to relax the related muscle groups of the head, the neck and the shoulders of the patient, without being tightened, and finally, the aim of finely adjusting the relevant vertebral column to the correct position can be realized through a muscle relaxation mechanism.

Background

The human body itself is a structure having a delicate and complicated electric field environment, generally, about 60 million cells exist in the human body, and each organ in the human body needs to be leaned on the metabolism and regeneration of the cells every day to maintain the phenomena and functions of life. The people involved in various cell metabolism are various mineral ions in the body, such as: the electric potential generated by the ion exchange process between potassium ions in the intracellular fluid and sodium ions in the external fluid at a one-hundredth of a second is also called "activity potential". Therefore, when the electric potential in the human body keeps a certain balance, the body is naturally healthy, which is the meaning of qi and blood communication and yin and yang harmonization in traditional Chinese medicine; on the contrary, if the potential in the human body cannot be kept in a certain balance, the disease is inevitably clustered. According to the examination, the current medical science has proved that when a person is ill, the impedance value of the skin surface at some points of the human body is reduced, and the clinical view is actually not in line with the so-called acupuncture points in the traditional Chinese medicine; according to the physiological aspects of TCM, about 730 acupoints are spread over the whole body. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy is based on the Salt bridge principle, in which two or more metal needles are energized (ion-exchanged) to activate the cells in the body, so as to stimulate the meridians and collaterals and achieve the normal physiological function of the body. It is known that various Electrotherapy apparatuses (Electrotherapy devices) are currently available on the market, which are manufactured by applying the principles of acupuncture and moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine, and were invented by mr. dr. yoshio Nakatani, a doctor of japan medical science, and after continuous research and improvement, the Electrotherapy apparatuses not only can promote blood circulation of human bodies and strengthen metabolism of the bodies, but also have good effect, high safety and no side effect, so the Electrotherapy apparatuses have been generally accepted by many hospitals and families, and have become necessary health care apparatuses for many families in japan and many countries of europe and america. Generally, each of the conventional electrotherapy apparatuses 10, referring to fig. 1, includes an electrotherapy signal generating device tens (transient electric stimulation)/ems (electronic music stimulation) 15 and a plurality of electrode patches (electrode pads)12, wherein the electrotherapy signal generating device 15 can generate a series of electrotherapy pulse signals (Electrical pulse signals); each electrode patch 12 is formed by coating a thin layer of self-adhesive water-based silicone gel (a) 122 on one end of an electrode (electrode)121, so that one end of the electrode 121 can be attached to corresponding Acupuncture points (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulders of a patient through the silicone gel 122, the other end of the electrode 121 is electrically connected to the electrotherapy signal generating apparatus 15 through a wire 13, so as to receive electrotherapy pulse signals (electrotherapy pulse signals) generated and transmitted by the electrotherapy signal generating apparatus 15, and transmit the electrotherapy pulse signals to the corresponding Acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient through one end of the electrode 121 or the silicone gel 122, so as to effectively massage the corresponding Acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, thereby relieving pain on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, each of the conventional electrotherapy apparatuses 10 can be classified into two categories, i.e., a low-frequency electrotherapy apparatus and a medium-frequency electrotherapy apparatus, according to the current frequency range of the electrotherapy pulse signal generated by the electrotherapy signal generating device 15, wherein, referring to fig. 1, the low-frequency electrotherapy apparatus 10 means that the current frequency range of the electrotherapy pulse signal generated by the electrotherapy signal generating device 15 is between 2Hz and 150Hz, and the low-frequency electrotherapy pulse signal can directly stimulate and excite about 1 cm of muscles and nerve groups under epidermal tissues, can be used for treating diseases related to epidermal nerves and muscular tissues, can promote the blood circulation of the epidermis and improve the nutrition delivery of the tissues besides the general pain relieving or anesthetic effect of the superficial muscles; however, since the low-frequency electrotherapy pulse signal has large stimulation to cortical nerves and is easy to cause epidermal pain, the effect is limited because a large current dose cannot be applied to a patient; in addition, because the skin of a human body has higher impedance to the low-frequency electrotherapy pulse signal, the current of the low-frequency electrotherapy pulse signal is less easy to pass through the skin, and the effect is shallow; in particular, since such low frequency electrotherapy pulse signals are liable to generate electrolysis under the electrodes, burning of skin tissue occurs, and the patient cannot perform long-term and high-dose therapy accordingly.

Referring to fig. 1, the Medium frequency electrotherapy (Medium frequency electrotherapy) device 10 refers to an electrotherapy pulse signal generated by an electrotherapy signal generating device 15, which has a current frequency range of 1kHz to 5kHz, and belongs to one of the electrotherapy methods in physical therapy, and because the treatment method uses interference waves generated by two different Medium frequency electrostimulations to perform treatment (the principle is the beat frequency generated by two signals with different frequencies), the device is also called interference wave treatment (interference wave treatment) or interference current treatment (IFC treatment for short). The interfering currents generated by the medium frequency electrotherapy pulse signals stimulate the nerves and cause the muscles to alternately contract and relax involuntarily (involuntary contract and relax)) for the following treatments:

1. can be used for interfering the pain transmission function of nerves and stimulating the body to secrete endorphin so as to produce the effect of relieving pain;

2. can promote blood circulation and eliminate limb edema;

3. because the dosage of the intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signal is large, the wavelength is deep, the interference is low, the intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signal can directly go deep into a pain point, a disease source is treated, and the healing of body tissues can be promoted; therefore, clinically, it is very suitable for sports injuries of the following symptoms, for example: muscle strain or contusion; degenerative arthritis; lower back pain, etc. In addition, because the current wave type of the intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signal can penetrate into tissues about 6 to 9 centimeters under the epidermis, the traditional Chinese medicine has good curative effects on acute and long-acting (chronic) anti-inflammation, detumescence and pain relieving effects;

4. can promote blood circulation and lymphatic return, improve tissue nutrition, and accelerate the self-healing of wounds and bones;

5. in addition, because the skin of the human body has small impedance to the intermediate frequency, the current of the intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signal can easily enter the tissue without causing the skin to feel stabbing pain, and in addition, because the current of the intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signal can not generate electrolysis to the human body, the skin and the tissue can not be damaged, so that the patient can perform long-term and high-dose treatment.

As described above, the medium frequency electrotherapy apparatuses have been widely used for electrotherapy massage of the head, neck, shoulder, back and related muscle groups of a user to relax the related muscle groups without causing tension, thereby relieving pain of the head, neck, shoulder and back, but in fact, as shown in FIG. 1, many patients and physical therapists using the conventional medium frequency electrotherapy apparatus 10 suffer from inconvenience and problems in use when performing electrotherapy massage of the head, neck, shoulder and back of the patient, so that the conventional medium frequency electrotherapy apparatus 10 cannot be used to stably and accurately transmit the medium frequency electrotherapy pulse signals to corresponding acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulder of the patient to perform effective electrotherapy massage to the corresponding acupuncture points, and finally, the patient is reluctant to continue to use the conventional medium frequency electrotherapy apparatus 10 due to ineffectiveness, cause the meaningless waste of resources, it is very unfortunately:

(1) because each electrode patch 12 of the conventional midrange electrotherapy apparatus 10 is coated with a self-adhesive water-based silicone gel (a thin film of self-adhesive water-based silicone gel)122 on the electrode 121, each electrode 121 can be attached to the corresponding Acupuncture point (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulder of the patient, but the attachment surface of the self-adhesive water-based silicone gel (a thin film of self-adhesive water-based silicone gel)122 is planar (flat plane); on the contrary, the skin surfaces corresponding to the acupoints on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient are curved or arc-shaped (curved plane), so that each electrode patch 12 cannot be firmly attached to the skin surfaces of the corresponding acupoints on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, and further the electrodes 121 cannot accurately contact the skin of the corresponding acupoints on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, and the expected curative effect cannot be achieved;

(2) because, in the course of executing electrotherapy massage, the interference current of a series of intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signals (electrical nerve stimulation pulses) generated by the electrotherapy signal generating device 15 on the conventional intermediate frequency electrotherapy device 10 can stimulate nerves, so as to promote the muscles under the corresponding Acupuncture points (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient to alternately perform involuntary contraction and relaxation (involuntary contraction and relaxation) movements, and the involuntary muscles alternately contract and relax movements, further make the electrode patches 12 which are originally attached with instability easily fall off from the corresponding Acupuncture points (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, lose action, and further cause the interruption of the course of electrotherapy massage;

(3) as described above, since the silicone gel (a thin film of self-adhesive water-based silicone gel)122 coated on each of the electrode patches 11 is a self-adhesive water-based material, which has adhesiveness (tack) only in a wet state, but once the silicone gel 122 is attached to the skin of the corresponding Acupuncture points (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulder of the patient for a certain period of time or has been used repeatedly for several times, it is dried (dry up) due to water loss and no longer has self-adhesiveness, which is a problem that is particularly obvious and serious in patients with a large amount of dry skin or body hair (dry or hair skin);

(4) generally, most patients do not have knowledge of acupoint medical science, and do not know the importance of correct acupoint positions (acupunture points) to the treatment of head, neck and shoulder pain, so that the proper curative effect cannot be exerted due to the fact that the electrotherapy massage is carried out on wrong acupoint positions in the process of carrying out the electrotherapy massage, and even the head, neck and shoulders of the patients are harmed in a proper way;

(5) conventionally, in the process of performing electrotherapy massage on the head, neck and shoulders of a patient, the patient generally performs sitting posture (sitting position), but since the neck of the patient needs to completely support the weight of the head in the sitting position, for example, an adult patient, the weight of the head is about 10-12 pounds, the muscle of the neck of the patient naturally needs to exert force in the electrotherapy massage process, and the head is maintained in an upright state (upright position), at this time, the muscle of the neck of the patient is tensed and can not be relaxed, so that the expected and due curative effect can not be exerted;

(6) in order to prevent the electrode patches 12 from falling off from the corresponding points (acupunture points) of the neck, the patient usually tries to keep the neck still during the electrotherapy massage, but the muscle of the neck is tenser and cannot be relaxed, so that the adverse effect is caused;

(7) because the neck and neck of many patients are supported in an effort to keep in an upright and still state during the electrotherapy massage, almost all patients will naturally and occasionally rotate leftwards or rightwards to relieve the tightness of the neck and shoulder muscles, and the rotation will make each electrode patch 12 more easily fall off from the corresponding Acupuncture points (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulders of the patients and lose the function, thereby causing the interruption of the course of the electrotherapy massage;

(8) if, during the electrotherapy massage, the patient tries to fix the positions of the corresponding Acupuncture points (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulders by using the hands, the muscles below the corresponding Acupuncture points (acupunture points) on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient tend to be tighter and looser due to the raised arms, and thus the expected curative effect cannot be exerted;

(9) in order to avoid the problem that the silicone gel 122 coated on the electrode patch 12 cannot be used continuously due to loss of self-viscosity, although some manufacturers develop the disposable electrode patch 12, the disposable electrode patch 12 is only used once and needs to be discarded, which not only causes unnecessary waste of resources, but also causes significant and heavy economic burden on electrotherapy and massage for patients due to expensive expense;

(10) based on the above problems and inconveniences, when a number of patients or physical therapists use the intermediate frequency electrotherapy apparatuses 10 to perform electrotherapy massage on the head, neck, shoulders and back of the patient, the intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signals are often not accurately transmitted to corresponding acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, so that effective electrotherapy massage cannot be performed on the corresponding acupuncture points, and finally, the intermediate frequency electrotherapy apparatuses 10 are unwilling to be continuously used due to poor effects, which causes great waste in resources and is very pity.

In view of the above, how to design a novel massage device (massage device) for a patient or a physical therapist to perform an electrotherapy massage to the head, neck and shoulders of the patient by using the massage device, which can not only be conveniently carried and easily operated, but also precisely perform an electrotherapy massage to important acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient to assist the cervical vertebra (cervical vertebra) of the patient to maintain a natural lordotic curvature (lordotic curvature) when the patient or the physical therapist uses anywhere, so as to relax the nerves and muscle groups corresponding to the important points on the neck and shoulders of the patient, thereby effectively and precisely relieving the pain of the head, neck and shoulders of the user, so that the relevant muscle groups of the head, neck and shoulders of the user are not tightened any more, and finally, the aim of finely adjusting the relevant vertebral column and thoracic vertebra to the correct position can be achieved through a muscle relaxation mechanism.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings and drawbacks of the conventional electrotherapy apparatus, the inventor of the present invention has made extensive research and experiments, and finally developed and designed a device for performing electrotherapy massage on the head, neck and shoulders, which is convenient for the patient or physical therapist to use anywhere, is portable and easy to operate, and can precisely perform effective electrotherapy massage on the nerves and muscle groups under the corresponding important acupoints on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, thereby effectively and precisely relieving the pain of the muscles of the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, and allowing the patient to achieve the purpose of fine-tuning the relevant cervical vertebra and thoracic vertebra to the correct position by a muscle relaxation mechanism.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electrotherapy massage device for head, neck and shoulder, which is electrically connected to an electrotherapy signal generating device (TENS/EMSdevice) to receive electrotherapy pulse signals (electrotherapy pulse signals) generated by the electrotherapy signal generating device, and transmit the electrotherapy pulse signals to corresponding important acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulder of a patient, so as to perform accurate and efficient electrotherapy massage on the important acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulder of the patient, thereby easily and rapidly relieving pain on the head, neck and shoulder of the patient, the device comprising: an inner core structure, at least four protrusions (protrusions), a plurality of electrical wires (electrical wires) and an outer cover (outer covering), wherein the inner core structure is made of a foam material (a specific blend of foam materials), a horizontal receiving hole (horizontal access covering) is formed in the center of the inner core structure, the horizontal receiving hole is configured to match the natural arrangement curvature (curvature) and the configuration (alignment) of the cervical vertebrae (cervical spine) of the patient, and has a receiving curvature (accommodation curvature) configured to match the posterior convex curvature (compressive curvature) of the thoracic vertebrae (thoracic spine) of the patient, so that the neck of the patient can be stably and comfortably received in the horizontal receiving hole, and the inner side structures adjacent to the posterior side of the inner core structure can abut against the posterior side of the neck of the patient, and the inner side structures of the patient can support the neck of the patient respectively, and the outer cover (neck) of the patient can abut against the posterior side of the inner core structure (lateral side of the neck of the patient, and the inner side structures of the patient can support the neck of the patient respectively areas) which can be freely compressed or expanded when the inner core structure is used, so that the cervical vertebrae (cervical spine) of the patient can bend and extend to maintain a natural configuration, and further, when the electrotherapy massage is performed, the cervical vertebrae (cervical spine) can be assisted to maintain a natural lordotic curvature (local curvature) to effectively enhance the effect of the electrotherapy massage on the head, neck and shoulders; wherein, the inner core structure further comprises at least two vertical buffer holes (vertical shock apertures) and a plurality of horizontal buffer holes (horizontal shock apertures), each vertical buffer hole is vertically arranged at the rear part of the inner core structure, so that the rear part of the inner core structure has the capability of forward or backward deformation displacement, and further, when the inner edge of the rear part of the inner core structure tightly abuts against the neck of a user, the inner core structure can effectively absorb the abutting pressure generated by the inner core structure on the neck; each horizontal buffer hole is respectively horizontally arranged and arranged on each side arm (each of the side arms) and the rear part (each of the rear parts) of the inner core structure, so that the inner core structure has enough ventilation capacity (ventilation) to ensure the coolness and comfort of the neck of a patient when electrotherapy massage is carried out on the patient, and the side arms and the rear part can be randomly deformed and displaced to form a configuration matched with the contour of the neck and the shoulder of the patient, thereby providing additional and comfortable buffer supporting effect for the head, the neck and the shoulder of the patient; each protrusion is made of conductive fiber (electrical conductive fabric), the hardness of each protrusion is greater than the hardness of the core structure itself, and the edge of each protrusion is sewn or embedded into the inner wall of the corresponding horizontal buffer hole, wherein one side of each conductive fiber protrudes toward the horizontal receiving hole, so that each protrusion can provide a stable and firm configuration, and each protrusion can comfortably contact with the skin of the neck of the patient, so that the conductive fiber can form a normal current conduction relationship with the skin of the neck of the patient, and further the electrotherapy pulse signal received from the electrotherapy signal generating device can be transmitted to the corresponding part on the neck of the patient through each protrusion, so that the muscle nerve and muscle groups of the corresponding part on the neck can be relaxed, and neck pain can be relieved accordingly, wherein the protrusions are arranged on the inner side (inner side) of the rear part (spatial) of the core structure, and corresponding to the Cervical nerves (Cervical nerves) C-1, C-2, C-7 and thoracic nerves (thoracic nerves) T-1 between the upper thoracic vertebra (superior vertebra) and the posterior Cervical hairline (posterior Cervical line) of the occipital region (Cervical vertebra) of the patient, respectively (these nerves are usually distributed on both sides of the spine), so as to provide precise and efficient electrotherapy and acupuncture (acupressure therapy) effect to the nerves and acupoints of each part when the inner core structure pushes and presses each protrusion to make each conductive fiber touch the skin of each part; a plurality of electric wires (electrical wires), one end of each electric wire is electrically connected to the conductive fiber of each protrusion part through a corresponding channel in the inner core structure, and the other end of each electric wire is electrically connected to the electrotherapy signal generating equipment so as to receive the electrotherapy pulse signals generated by the electrotherapy signal generating equipment and transmit the electrotherapy pulse signals to corresponding parts on the head, neck and shoulders of a patient through each protrusion part; the outer sleeve is a sleeve body made of breathable fabric, the inner core structure can be completely contained in the outer sleeve, and the protruding parts can be exposed outside the outer sleeve.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide the outer sheath with two handles, wherein one end of each handle is connected to the outer sheath at a free end position corresponding to the two side arms of the core structure, and the other end of each handle is held by the two hands of the patient, so that the rear part and the two side arms of the core structure can be more firmly attached to the neck and shoulders of the patient by using the weight of the two arms or elbows, thereby not only providing more support for the neck, but also effectively increasing the contact effect between the conductive fibers of the protrusions and the skin of the neck and shoulders, and further enhancing the stimulation effect of the electrotherapy signals on the important nerves and muscle groups on the neck and shoulders.

In another aspect of the present invention, the outer cover further includes a head cover (hood), one end of the head cover is connected to a rear edge of the outer cover corresponding to the rear portion of the inner core structure, the head cover (hood) can be received into the outer cover or removed from the outer cover (pull over) for being worn on the head of the patient to provide a warm-keeping and shielding effect for the head of the patient, so as to effectively prevent the head of the patient from being interfered by unnecessary images and sounds, and further, the head cover can be separated from the outer cover to serve as a travel bag for receiving the electrotherapy massage apparatus when the patient performs the electrotherapy massage in a state where the heart is calm and completely relaxed.

It is still another object of the present invention to sew the edge of each of the protrusions to the position of the cover corresponding to each of the horizontal buffer holes, so that the user can clean the cover and each of the protrusions thereon at the same time.

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, its objects, features, and advantages, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, in which:

drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional IF electrotherapy apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the lordotic curvature and kyphotic curvature of the human spine;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the back of a human spine structure;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the electrotherapy massage device of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the electrotherapy massage device of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the core structure of the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

electrotherapy instrument … … … … 10

Electrotherapy signal generating apparatus … … … … 15

Electrode patch … … … … 12

Electrode … … … … 121

Silicone gel … … … … 122

Electrotherapy massage device … … … … 20

Core structure … … … … 21

Protrusion … … … … 24

Electrical wire … … … … 41

Jacket … … … … 30

Horizontal accommodation hole … … … … 211

Cervical vertebra … … … … C1-C7

Thoracic vertebra … … … … T1-T12

Rear portion … … … … 22 of the core structure

Two side arms … … … … 23 of the core structure

Vertical buffer holes … … … … 212

Horizontal buffer hole … … … … 213

Zipper … … … … 42

Handle … … … … 31

Collar … … … … 32

Head cover … … … … 33

Detailed Description

During the research and development process of the related fields such as medical aids, the inventor finds out that the existing intermediate frequency electrotherapy devices have many problems and inconveniences in use. The massage device is designed to provide a simple and multifunctional structure for a patient or a physical therapist to carry out electrotherapy on the head, neck and shoulders, so that the massage device can be carried and operated in a mean square manner when the patient or the physical therapist uses the massage device anywhere, and important nerves and muscle groups corresponding to the head, neck and shoulders of the patient can be treated with electrotherapy massage, cervical vertebra (cervical spine) can be assisted to maintain a natural lordotic curvature (lordotic curvature) so as to effectively enhance the effect of performing electrotherapy massage on the head, neck and shoulders, further the pain of the head, neck and shoulders of the user can be effectively and accurately relieved, and the related muscle groups of the head, neck and shoulders of the user can be relaxed without tightness, and finally the aim of finely adjusting the related vertebral column to a correct position can be achieved through a muscle relaxation mechanism.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, the electrotherapy massage device 20 can be electrically connected to a electrotherapy signal generating device (tens (transient electric) or ems (electronic multiple Stimulator)15 for receiving electrotherapy pulse signals (electric pulse pulses) generated and transmitted by the electrotherapy signal generating device 15, and the electrotherapy pulse signals can be transmitted to corresponding nerves and muscles on the head, neck and shoulders of a patient through the electrotherapy massage device 20 for massaging the corresponding nerves and muscles on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient, so as to effectively and precisely relieve the pain on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient through effective electrotherapy, and referring to fig. 4 and 6, the electrotherapy massage device 20 comprises an inner core structure (21), At least four protrusions (protrusions) 24, a plurality of electrical wires (electrical wires)41, and an outer cover (outer covering)30, wherein the inner core (inner covering) structure 21, as shown in fig. 6, is made of a foam material (a) having a central opening and a horizontal receiving hole (horizontal receiving covering) 211 formed therein, the horizontal receiving hole 211 being configured to match the natural alignment curvature (curvature) and the alignment curvature (alignment) of the cervical vertebrae (C1-C3) of the patient, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, and having a receiving curvature (horizontal receiving curvature) configured to match the rear protrusion curvature (lateral curvature) of the patient's thoracic vertebrae (T1-T12) and to receive the horizontal receiving hole (horizontal receiving curvature) adjacent to the inner edge (21) of the patient's vertebrae (cervical vertebrae) T1-T12, and to allow the horizontal receiving hole (horizontal receiving curvature) to be received in the patient's neck region (horizontal receiving hole) and to allow the patient's neck to be supported by the horizontal receiving hole (horizontal receiving hole) and the horizontal receiving hole (horizontal receiving hole) to be supported by the patient's neck (horizontal receiving hole) and the horizontal receiving hole (horizontal receiving hole) and the inner core (horizontal receiving hole) and the horizontal receiving hole (horizontal receiving hole) to allow the patient's neck to be supported by the patient's neck structure to be supported by the patient's neck (horizontal receiving hole 22) and the patient's neck's inner edge (horizontal receiving hole's neck's inner side (horizontal receiving structure and to be supported by the patient's horizontal receiving hole's horizontal receiving structure, as shown in the patient's horizontal receiving hole's horizontal receiving structure and the horizontal receiving hole's horizontal receiving structure and to be supported by the patient's horizontal receiving hole's horizontal receiving structure's horizontal receiving hole's horizontal receiving structure's horizontal receiving hole's horizontal receiving structure's horizontal receiving hole's horizontal receiving structure's horizontal receiving hole area), and the two side arms (side arms)23 of the core structure 21 can respectively abut against the supporting areas (supporting areas) of the shoulders of the patient, so that when the core structure 21 is applied to the neck and shoulders of the patient, the core structure 21 can be freely compressed or expanded, so that the cervical vertebrae (especially C1, C2 and C7) of the patient can bend (flex) and stretch (extend) to be kept in a natural relaxed configuration, and further, when the electrotherapy massage is performed, the cervical vertebrae (C1-C7) can be assisted to be maintained in a natural lordotic curvature (Lordosis) to effectively enhance the effect of the electrotherapy massage on the head, neck and shoulders; as shown in fig. 6, the inner core structure 21 further includes at least two vertical buffer holes (vertical shock apertures) 212 and a plurality of horizontal buffer holes (horizontal shock apertures) 213, each of the vertical buffer holes 212 is vertically opened and formed at the rear portion 22 of the inner core structure 21, so that the rear portion 22 of the inner core structure 21 has the capability of deforming and displacing forwards or backwards, and when the inner edge of the rear portion 22 of the inner core structure 21 tightly abuts against the neck of a user, the inner core structure 21 can effectively absorb the abutting pressure generated by the inner core structure 21 on the neck; the horizontal buffer holes 213 are horizontally formed and opened on each side arm (ear of the side arms)23 and the rear portion 22 (spatial port) of the core structure 21, respectively, so that the core structure 21 has sufficient ventilation capability (ventilation) to ensure the cooling and comfort of the neck of the user when performing the electrotherapy massage to the user, and the side arms 23 and the rear portion 22 can be arbitrarily deformed and displaced to form a configuration matching with the contour of the neck and shoulders of the patient, thereby providing additional and comfortable buffer support effect to the head, the neck and the shoulders of the patient; referring to fig. 6, each of the protruding portions 24 is made of conductive fibers (electrical conductive fabric), the hardness of each of the protruding portions 24 is greater than the hardness of the core structure 21, and the edge of each of the protruding portions 24 is sewn or embedded into the inner wall of the corresponding horizontal buffer hole 213, wherein one side of each of the conductive fibers protrudes toward the horizontal receiving hole 211, so that each of the protruding portions 24 provides a stable and firm configuration, and each of the protruding portions 24 can comfortably contact with the skin of the neck and shoulders of the user, so that the conductive fibers can form a normal current conduction relationship with the skin of the neck and shoulders of the patient, and the electrotherapy pulse signals received from the electrotherapy signal generating apparatus 15 can be transmitted to the corresponding portions of the neck and shoulders of the patient through each of the protruding portions 24, so that the nerve and muscle groups under the corresponding portions of the neck and shoulders can be relaxed, thereby relieving the pain of the head, the neck and the shoulders of the patient; one end of each electric wire 41 is electrically connected to the conductive fiber of each protrusion 24 through a corresponding channel (channel) in the core structure 21, and the other end of each electric wire 41 is electrically connected to the electrotherapy signal generating device 15 to receive the electrotherapy pulse signals generated and transmitted by the electrotherapy signal generating device 15, and transmit the electrotherapy pulse signals to corresponding positions on the head, neck and shoulder of the patient through each protrusion 24, so that when the core structure 21 pushes each protrusion 24 to make each conductive fiber touch the skin of each position, effective electrotherapy and acupuncture (acupressure) treatment effects can be provided for the nerves, muscle groups and acupuncture points of each position; the outer cover 30 is a cover made of breathable fabric, and the outer cover 30 can completely receive the core structure 21 therein and can expose the protrusions 24 outside the outer cover 30.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring again to fig. 6, the core structure 21 is preferably made of a special foam of adhesive and elastic memory foam material, so as to ensure that the core structure 21 can be accurately installed in the outer covering 30 and positioned to the neck and shoulders of the patient together.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, the edge of each protrusion 24 is sewn to the outer sheath 30 at a position corresponding to the inner wall of each horizontal buffer hole 213 of the core structure 21; thus, the massage device is used for a period of time, and when the massage device is dirty, the user only needs to take off the outer cover 30 from the inner core structure 21, so as to clean the outer cover 30 and the protrusions 24 thereon at the same time.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, 4, 5 and 6, the protrusions 24 are disposed on the inner side (inner side) of the rear portion (spatial portion) of the core structure, and respectively correspond to the positions of Cervical nerves (cardiac nerves) C-1, C-2, C-7 and thoracic nerves (cardiac 1 neural) T1 (which are generally distributed on both sides of the spine) between the upper thoracic vertebrae (upper thoracic vertebrae) and the posterior Cervical hair line (Cervical) of the occipital region (cortical region) of the patient, so as to provide effective electrotherapy and acupuncture treatment effects on the nerves and acupuncture points of the respective sites C-1, C-2, C-7 and T1 when the core structure 21 pushes the protrusions 24 to make the respective conductive fibers abut against and contact the skin of the respective sites;

in yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and with reference again to fig. 4, 5 and 6, the outer cover (outer covering)30 is a covering of breathable fabric, the outer cover 30 being capable of completely receiving the core structure 21 therein and of exposing the projections 24 outside the outer cover 30; the structure of the outer cover 30 can provide a ventilating and cooling environment for the heat energy generated between the neck and shoulders of the patient and the inner core structure 21 when the outer cover 30 and the two side arms 23 and the rear edge 22 of the inner core structure 21 are respectively pressed against the neck and shoulders of the patient, and in addition, to increase the identification of the inner core structure 21 and the ductility of the outer cover 30, the outer cover 30 can be a breathable fabric cover made of transparent or translucent plastic material, and the outer cover 30 is preferably a net-shaped cover structure provided with at least one zipper 42, so that the inner core structure 21 can be conveniently accommodated in the outer cover 30 or the inner core structure 21 can be taken out of the outer cover 30 through the zipper 42.

In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, the outer sheath 30 further includes two handles (handles)31, one end of each handle 31 is connected to the outer sheath 30 corresponding to the free end of the two side arms 23 of the core structure 21, and the other end of each handle 31 is held by two hands of the patient, so that the rear portion 22 and the two side arms 23 of the core structure 21 can be firmly attached to the neck and shoulders of the patient, respectively, thereby not only providing more support for the neck of the patient, but also effectively increasing the contact effect between the conductive fibers of each protrusion 24 and the skin of the neck and shoulders of the patient, and further enhancing the stimulation effect of the electrotherapy signals on the nerves and muscle groups of the neck and shoulders of the patient; in addition, the outer sheath 30 further includes two loops 32, each loop 32 is disposed at the other end of each handle 31, and the loops 32 allow the two arms or elbows of the patient to pass therethrough, so that the rear portion 22 and the two arms 23 of the core structure 21 can be firmly attached to the neck and shoulders of the patient by using the weight of the two arms or elbows of the patient, thereby not only providing more support for the neck of the patient, but also effectively increasing the contact effect between the conductive fibers of the protrusions 24 and the skin of the neck and shoulders of the patient, and further enhancing the stimulation effect of the electrotherapy signals on the corresponding nerves and muscle groups in the neck and shoulders of the patient. In addition, when the patient applies pressure to the inner core structure 21 by using the collars 32 through both hands, the patient can still freely control and adjust the intensity and type of the electrotherapy pulse signals (electrical negative stimulation pulses) generated by the electrotherapy signal generating device 15 through both hands according to his own needs.

In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 5, the outer sheath 30 further includes a head cover (hood)33, one end of the head cover (hood)33 is connected to the outer sheath 30 at a position corresponding to the rear edge of the rear portion 22 of the core structure 21, the head cover (hood)33 can be received in the outer sheath 30 or taken out (pull over) from the outer sheath 30 for being worn on the head of the patient to provide the head of the patient with warm-keeping and shielding effects, so as to effectively prevent the head of the patient from being interfered by unnecessary images and sounds, and further enable the patient to be easily in a physiological state with a calm and completely relaxed heart during the electrotherapy massage; in addition, the head cover 33 can be separated from the outer cover 30 to serve as a travel bag (travel case) for accommodating the electrotherapy massage device 20.

As mentioned above, the electrotherapy massage device of the invention not only has simple structure and occupies no space, but also has multifunctional structural design, is convenient for patients or physical therapy workers to use in any place, has easy operation, and can accurately perform effective electrotherapy massage on nerves and muscle groups under corresponding important acupuncture points on the head, neck and shoulders of the patients without many problems of the prior electrotherapy device, thereby further effectively and accurately relieving the pain of the muscles of the head, neck and shoulders of the users, and leading the patients to realize the purpose of finely adjusting the relevant cervical vertebra and thoracic vertebra to the correct position through a mechanism of muscle relaxation.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive changes or modifications within the technical field of the present invention, and shall be covered by the following claims of the present invention.

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1. An apparatus for performing an electrotherapy massage on a head, a neck and shoulders, the apparatus being electrically connected to an electrotherapy signal generating device (TENS/EMS device) to receive electrotherapy pulse signals (electrical nerve stimulation pulses) generated by the electrotherapy signal generating device, and transmitting the electrotherapy pulse signals to corresponding parts of a user's head, neck and shoulders through the apparatus, so as to perform an effective electrotherapy massage on the corresponding parts of the user's head, neck and shoulders, thereby easily and precisely relieving pain of the user's head, neck and shoulders, the apparatus comprising:

an inner core structure formed of a foam material (a specific clearance of foam material) having a horizontal receiving opening formed in the center thereof and configured to match the natural curvature (curvature) and the curvature (alignment) of the cervical spine of a user and having a curvature (cooperative curvature) matching the kyphotic curvature (kyphotic curvature) of the thoracic spine of the user so that the neck of the user can be stably and comfortably received in the horizontal receiving opening and the inner edge of a rear portion (cavity) adjacent to the rear side of the inner core structure can be abutted against the support region (neck) of the neck of the user and the shoulder region (arm) of the inner core structure can be abutted against the support region (shoulder) of the user, when the inner core structure is used, the inner core structure can be freely compressed or expanded, so that the cervical vertebra (cervical spine) of a user can bend and extend freely and is kept in a natural configuration, and further, when electrotherapy massage is performed, the cervical vertebra (cervical spine) can be assisted to be kept in a natural lordotic curvature (local curvature), so that the electrotherapy massage effect on the head, the neck and the shoulders can be effectively enhanced; wherein, the inner core structure further comprises at least two vertical buffer holes (vertical shock apertures) and a plurality of horizontal buffer holes (horizontal shock apertures), each of which is vertically opened and formed at the rear portion 12 of the inner core structure, so that the rear portion of the inner core structure has the capability of deforming and displacing forwards or backwards, and further, when the inner edge of the rear portion of the inner core structure 11 tightly abuts against the neck of a user, the inner core structure can effectively absorb the abutting pressure generated by the inner core structure on the neck; the horizontal buffer holes are respectively and horizontally arranged on each side arm (each of the side arms) and the rear part (each of the rear parts) of the inner core structure, so that the inner core structure has enough ventilation capacity (ventilation) to ensure the coolness and comfort of the neck of a user when the electrotherapy massage is carried out on the user, and the side arms and the rear part can be randomly deformed and displaced to form a configuration matched with the contour of the neck and the shoulder of the user, thereby providing additional and comfortable buffer supporting effect for the head, the neck and the shoulder of the user;

at least four protruding parts (protruding nodes), each protruding part is made of conductive fiber (electrical conductive fabric), the hardness of each protruding part is greater than that of the core structure, the edge of each protruding part is sewn or embedded into the inner wall of each corresponding horizontal buffer hole, wherein one side surface of each conductive fiber protrudes towards the direction of the horizontal accommodating hole, so that each protruding part can provide a stable and firm configuration and can be comfortably contacted with the skin of the neck of a user, so that the conductive fiber can form a normal current conduction relationship with the skin of the neck of the user, so that the electrotherapy pulse signals received by the electrotherapy signal generating equipment can pass through the convex parts, and transmitted to the corresponding parts of the neck of the user, so that the muscles of the corresponding parts of the neck can be relaxed, and the neck pain can be relieved accordingly;

a plurality of electric wires (electric wires), one end of each electric wire is electrically connected to the conductive fiber of each projecting part through a corresponding channel in the inner core structure, the other end of each electric wire is electrically connected to the electrotherapy signal generating equipment so as to receive electrotherapy pulse signals generated and transmitted by the electrotherapy signal generating equipment, and the electrotherapy pulse signals are transmitted to corresponding parts on the head, neck and shoulder of a user through each projecting part, so that when the inner core structure pushes each projecting part, and each conductive fiber is pressed against the skin of each part, effective electrotherapy and acupuncture treatment effects can be provided for the nerve and acupuncture points of each part; and

an outer covering (outer covering) formed of a breathable fabric covering capable of fully receiving the core structure therein and exposing the projections outside the outer covering.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the foam is a memory foam with both adhesive and elastic properties.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the edge of each of the protrusions is sewn to the outer cover at a position corresponding to the inner wall of each of the horizontal buffer holes.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the protrusions are disposed on an inner side (inner side) of the posterior portion (spatial portion) of the core structure and correspond to positions of Cervical nerves (Cervical nerves) and thoracic nerves (thoracic nerves) between the upper thoracic spine (superior thoracic spine) and posterior Cervical hairline (posterior Cervical spine) of the occipital region (superior Cervical region), respectively, of the patient, so as to provide effective electrotherapy and acupuncture treatment effects to the nerves and acupuncture points of the respective portions when the core structure pushes the respective protrusions to cause the respective conductive fibers to abut against and contact the skin of the respective portions.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the outer covering is configured to provide a ventilation and cooling environment for the heat generated between the shoulder and neck of the patient and the inner core structure when the outer covering and the inner core structure are pressed against the shoulder and neck of the patient at the two side arms and the rear edge portion thereof, respectively.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein the outer jacket (outer covering) is a breathable fabric covering made of a transparent or translucent plastic material.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the outer sheath further comprises two handles (handles), one end of each handle is connected to the outer sheath at a free end position corresponding to the two side arms of the core structure, and the other end of each handle is held by the two hands of the patient, so that the rear part and the two side arms of the core structure can be more firmly attached to the neck and shoulders of the patient, respectively, thereby not only providing more support for the neck of the patient, but also effectively increasing the contact effect between the conductive fibers of the protrusions and the skin of the neck and shoulders of the patient, and further enhancing the stimulation effect of the electrotherapy signals on the neck and shoulder nerves and muscle groups of the patient.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the outer sleeve further comprises two loops (loop), each loop being disposed at the other end of each handle, the lantern rings enable the two arms or the two elbows of the patient to be sleeved in the lantern rings, so that the rear part and the two side arms of the inner core structure can be more firmly attached to the neck and the two shoulders of the patient respectively by utilizing the weight of the two arms or the two elbows of the patient, therefore, not only can provide more support for the neck of the patient, but also can effectively increase the contact effect between the conductive fibers of the convex parts and the skin of the neck and the shoulders of the patient, further, the stimulation effect of the electrotherapy signals on the corresponding nerves and muscle groups of the neck and the shoulder of the patient is strengthened, in addition, when the user passes through the two hands, the lantern rings are utilized, when the inner core structure is pressed, a user can still freely control and adjust the intensity and the type of the electrotherapy pulse signals (electrical negative stimulation pulses) generated by the electrotherapy signal generating equipment through two hands according to the self requirement.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the outer shell further comprises a head cover (hood) having one end connected to a rear edge of the outer shell corresponding to the rear portion of the core structure, the head cover (hood) being capable of being received into or removed from the outer shell (pull over) for being worn on the head of the patient to provide a warming and shielding effect for the head of the patient, thereby effectively preventing the head of the patient from being interfered by unnecessary images and sounds; the head cover can be separated from the coat to be used as a travel storage bag for accommodating the electrotherapy massage device.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the outer sleeve is net-shaped and has at least one zipper for conveniently receiving the core structure or the head cover therein.

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