CN104720471B - Pillow capable of assisting head relaxation - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is a pillow that can assist the head to relax. It is made of elastic material and includes a support body, two contact parts and a resisting part. The top of the support body is used to support the neck of a user lying on his back, and the bottom is used to support the neck of a user lying on his back. The recess is provided with a groove, and the parts adjacent to the two corresponding ends are respectively provided with recessed parts; one end of the contact parts is respectively connected with the two corresponding ends of the support body, and the other end extends in a direction away from the support body; the abutment part Extended from one side of the support body and located between the contact parts, when the user's neck rests on the support body, the temporal bone of the user's head can be located at a position corresponding to the depression, and the support body can Due to the weight of the user's neck, it bends and deforms toward the groove, so that the other end of the contact portion can support the biparietal bone of the user's head, and the abutment portion can abut against the occipital bone of the user's head. Accordingly, the gap in the user's skull will be slightly relaxed outward to reduce the hydraulic pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid in the skull and promote the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.

Description

Pillows to help the head relax

technical field

The present invention is a pillow that can assist the head to relax, especially a propping portion protruding from the pillow so that when the user rests on the pillow, the propping portion can abut against the user On the occipital bone, a new structure that promotes the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.

Background technique

In recent years, with the development of information dissemination and rapid changes in society, modern people's life rhythm and pace are getting faster and faster, and the corresponding work pressure is also increasing. If you can't properly relax your body and emotions, it is easy to cause Physical or psychological diseases, although many people will use massage or massage to achieve the effect of relaxing the body and mind. However, since massage and massage involve the acupuncture points and joints of the human body, it can only be performed by experienced professionals. In recent years, various health care equipment (such as: massage chairs) have also appeared on the market, so that ordinary consumers can massage and relax at home anytime and anywhere, but because most of the prices of this type of health care equipment are high, they are still not popularized to all members of society.

In fact, not all massage and massage techniques require extensive medical knowledge to perform. At present, after years of research and clinical testing in the academic circles, a Craniosacral Therapy (CST) has been developed. Press the patient's head with a force of less than five grams through the fingers to help increase the balance of body movements and the normal flow of body fluids. Since the use of cranio-sacral vertebra therapy does not require profound medical knowledge, the learning threshold is low and it is suitable for the general public to learn and use. Since the operation force of cranio-sacral vertebra therapy is only the weight of a coin (five grams), it is easy to press the position A slight deviation will not produce any sequelae.

The idea of craniosacral vertebra therapy can be traced back to the early 20th century, when Dr. William Sutherland, an American orthopedic surgeon, was studying human bones and found that there was a little movement between the bones that make up the skull, rather than the traditional one. The state of "complete immobility" recognized by medicine, so Dr.William Sutherland spent more than 20 years researching and recording the responses of different forces applied to different parts of the skull, and developed a set of examination and treatment related to the skull system. In the 1970s, Dr. John E. Upledger, a neurosurgeon, often participated in brain surgery due to his work. In his years of surgical experience, he discovered a very interesting phenomenon: " The head and dura mater will rise and fall with the pulsation of "cerebrospinal fluid circulation", he also found: "Palpating certain parts of the human body can not only sense this subtle pulsation, but if the palpating hand is combined with extremely The light weight (about 5 grams) can also be used to adjust the hydraulic pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid to achieve the purpose of promoting health."

After decades of research, Dr. Upzhe developed the aforementioned cranial-sacral therapy. The principle is briefly explained as follows: the human rhythm system is generally well-known, including heartbeat and respiratory rhythm, while the cranial-sacral system ( Craniosacral system) is another newly discovered rhythmic system. The craniosacral system contains the meningeal tissue and the cerebrospinal fluid that fills it to protect the brain and spinal cord. Its range starts from the skull, face and mouth, constitutes the entire cranium, and extends down to the sacrum or coccyx. Because the cranial-sacral system itself affects the development and operation of the brain and spinal cord, as long as the system is unbalanced or obstructed, some sensory, motor or nervous system disorders may occur. Cranio-sacral therapy is a treatment that assists the innate self-healing ability of the body. Usually, the patient is asked to lie or sit on the treatment bed, and the therapist puts his hands lightly on the patient and "listens" with his hands The internal rhythm of the body is a gentle, hands-on systemic examination and treatment method, which can improve many systems of the body, whether it is used alone or in parallel with other therapies, it can promote the body's functions. Nice effect.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the human skull is composed of multiple bones, including frontal bone FB (Frontal bone), sphenoid bone SB (Sphenoid bone), parietal bone PB (Parietal bone), occipital bone OB (Occipital bone) ) and temporal bone TB (Temporal bone) etc. (only the key parts most directly related to the craniosacral therapy are described here), when performing the craniosacral therapy, the therapist will first support the patient's two parietal bones PB with his hands, At this time, the mastoid TB1 on the temporal bone TB needs to be kept relaxed, and then the patient’s occipital bone OB is pressed adjacent to its external occipital protuberance (EOP) and external occipital crest (Exit Occipital Crest, EOC) (pressing site Do not cross the styloid process OB1 of the occipital bone OB, which is the part of the occipitomastoid suture OS (Occipitomastoid Suture). Promote the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Craniosacral therapy can improve the internal environment of the human body, so that the central nervous system can return to the best operating condition and performance, and can also improve personal well-being, including strengthening the immune system to enhancing interpersonal relationships and so on.

However, since craniosacral vertebral therapy is mostly carried out by professionals (physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, etc.), the general public is rarely aware of it, and it is not popularized every time. The treatment is costly. Therefore, the inventor is thinking about whether the principle of craniosacral therapy can be used to design a pillow so that the general public can experience the efficacy of craniosacral therapy by themselves, so as to improve society. The public's awareness and acceptance of cranial-sacral therapy has carried forward Dr. Upzhe's research efforts and crystallization over the years. Therefore, how to design a pillow with a new structure that can easily assist users when leaning on the pillow? , experience the effect of head relaxation, promptly become the important problem that the present invention wants to solve urgently here.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pillow that can assist the head to relax. By protruding a resting part on the pillow, when the user rests on the pillow, the resting part can abut against the user. on the occipital bone of the patient to promote the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid

For this reason, the present invention proposes a kind of pillow that can assist the head to relax, and this pillow is made of the elastic material that can be deformed and warped, comprises a support body, two contact parts and an abutment part; The top of the support body To support the neck of a user who is lying on his back, the bottom of the support body is provided with a groove, which is adjacent to the two corresponding ends and is respectively provided with a depression corresponding to the position of the temporal bone of the user's head; One end of the part is connected with two corresponding ends of the supporting body respectively, and the configuration of the other end can respectively correspond to the two parietal bones of the user's head; the abutting part extends from one side of the supporting body, and Its position is between these contact parts, so that when the user lies on his back, and the neck and head rest on the supporting body and the contact parts respectively, the temporal bone of the user's head can Keep at the positions corresponding to the recessed parts, and the supporting body can bend and deform toward the groove due to the weight of the user's neck, so that the other ends of the contact parts can face the direction of the parietal bone of the user's head Tilt up to support the parietal bone of the user's head. At the same time, the free end of the abutting part can be tilted toward the outer occipital tuberosity and the outer occipital ridge on the occipital bone of the user's head to resist pressure. the occiput of the patient. In this way, the gap in the user's skull can be slightly relaxed outwards to relieve the hydraulic pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid in the skull and promote the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid.

In the present invention, a first inclined surface is formed at the bottom of the supporting body adjacent to the user's body and corresponding to the groove. When the user's neck rests on the supporting body, the supporting body The first inclined surface can be firmly attached to a plane (such as a bed) to form a fulcrum, so that the moments generated by the warping deformation of the contact parts and the abutting part can be more accurate It faces the parietal bone and the occipital bone of the user, and can exert sufficient supporting force on the parietal bone and the occipital bone respectively.

In the present invention, the top of the abutting portion is provided with a second inclined surface, so that when the abutting portion abuts against the user’s occipital bone as the support body warps and deforms, the abutting portion can Through the second inclined surface, it is flatly attached to and abutted against the part of the user's head corresponding to the extraoccipital tuberosity.

In the present invention, the pillow further includes a hook and loop, and the two ends of the hook and loop can be movably connected to the other ends of the contact parts.

In the present invention, the length of the abutting portion extending from one side of the supporting body is between 1cm and 4cm.

In the present invention, the distance between the recesses is between 14cm and 20cm.

In the present invention, the depth of the groove is between 1 cm and 5 cm.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of human skull;

Fig. 2 is another schematic diagram of human skull;

Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional schematic diagram of the pillow of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the top view of pillow of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the rear view of the pillow of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a simulation of the use state of the pillow of the present invention;

Figure 7A is a cross-sectional view of the pillow of the present invention;

Fig. 7B is another simulated schematic diagram of the use state of the pillow of the present invention.

Explanation of main component labels:

Pillows …… 3

Support body ... 31

Groove ......... 310

Recessed part …… 311

The first inclined surface ......... 312

Contact part …… 32

Abutting part ......... 33

The second inclined surface ......... 331

Velcro ……… 34

The first predetermined distance ......... D1

The second predetermined distance ......... D2

Depth ……… D3

Length …… L

Width …… W

User ... ... U

Occipital ……… OB

Styloid process …… OB1

frontal bone …… FB

Sphenoid bone ……… SB

Parietal bone ……… PB

Temporal bone …… TB

Mastoid …… TB1

Extraoccipital tuberosity …… EOP

External occipital spine …… EOP

Occipitomastoid suture ……… OS

detailed description

In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features, purposes and effects of the present invention, the specific embodiments of the present invention are now described with reference to the accompanying drawings:

The present invention is a pillow that can assist the head to relax. Please refer to Fig. 3, which is the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Composed, and mainly divided into four parts such as a support body 31, two contact parts 32 and a resting part 33, the principle of the present invention is derived from craniosacral vertebral therapy, which can relax head pressure and promote the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid It solves the problem that in the past, users had to rely on professional physical therapists to perform manual compressions before they could experience the efficacy of craniosacral vertebra therapy.

3-6, the top of the supporting body 31 is used to support the neck of a user lying on his back, and the middle part of the bottom is provided with a groove 310 (in this embodiment, the concave The groove 310 runs through the bottom of the middle position of the support body 31 and is slightly square, however, the configuration of the groove 310 is not limited to Figs. part 311, the position of the recessed part 311 corresponds to the temporal bone of the user's head (the width W of the outer edge of the two recessed parts 311 is between 14 and 20 centimeters, and can be adjusted according to different users), so as to use When the user rests on the pillow 3 , the user's temporal bones (that is, the positions corresponding to both ears) can be accommodated in the recesses 311 .

One end of the contact portions 32 is correspondingly engaged with two corresponding ends of the support body 31, and a first predetermined distance D1 is maintained between them, and the other end of the contact portions 32 extends away from the support body 31. And maintain a second predetermined distance D2 between them, the second predetermined distance D2 is smaller than the first predetermined distance D1, so that the configurations of the contact parts 32 can respectively correspond to the two parietal bones of the user's head, and support the user's head. the head of the victim.

Please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 6, the abutting part 33 is extended from one side of the supporting body 31, and its position is between the contact parts 32, when the user lies on his back to the pillow In the case of the tool 3, the neck and head of the user U will lean against the supporting body 31 and the contact parts 32 respectively. The position of 311 prevents the temporal bone from being pressed by the supporting body 31 . 3, 4, 6 and 7A, the supporting body 31 can bend downward toward the direction of the groove 310 due to the weight of the user's U neck, thereby making the two corresponding ends of the supporting body 31 Bending and deforming upwards, and jointly, the other ends of the contact parts 32 will be tilted toward the parietal bones of the user's U head, so as to support the two parietal bones of the user's U head, and then form the state shown in FIG. 7B .

Since the portion of the support body 31 corresponding to the groove 310 can abut against a plane (such as a bed) under the pillow 3 and form a fulcrum, the abutting portion 33 is far away from the support body 31 at this time. A free end of the U head can be tilted towards the occipital bone of the user's U head, so as to abut against the position adjacent to the extraoccipital tuberosity on the occipital bone. In this way, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 7B , when the user U is lying on his back and his neck and head rest on the pillow 3, since his temporal bone TB remains in a relaxed position on the concave portion 311, The parietal bone PB leans against the contact portion 32, so the abutting portion 33 can lean against and support the position of the occipital bone OB adjacent to the outer tuberosity and the outer occipital ridge as the pillow 3 is warped and deformed. In the case of , the supporting force of the abutting portion 33 will be able to generate an outward moment (that is, the direction of the upper left corner in FIG. 7B ) to the parietal bone PB of the user U. The part of the PB can also jointly generate an outward force component moment to assist the user U's skull gap (that is, between the parietal bone and the parietal bone, between the parietal bone and the occipital bone) to relax slightly outward, so as to relieve and adjust the user. Internal stress in the head (ie, hydraulic pressure of CSF within the skull), which in turn promotes CSF circulation.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the abutting portion 33 abuts against the occipital bone OB, the abutting force of the abutting portion 33 can still make the occipital bone OB and the atlas of the user U. Cervical vertebrae 1) are slightly separated to decompress the occipital condylar region of the occipital OB and to relax the cranial base and tissues around the jugular foramena. Since the glossopharyngeal nerves, vagus nerves, and accessorycranial nerves (ie, the 9th, 10th, and 11th cranial nerves) in the human body all pass through the jugular foramena, the The nerve will be able to have a positive effect as the tissues around the jugular foramena relax.

In addition, please refer to FIGS. 1, 3-7B, in this embodiment, the depth D3 of the groove 310 is about 1-5 cm, and the bottom of the support body 31 is adjacent to the U body of the user. And the part corresponding to the groove 310 is formed with a first inclined surface 312, so that when the neck of the user U rests on the supporting body 31, the supporting body 31 can pass through the first inclined surface 312, It can be flatly attached to the plane more firmly (the groove 310 can also be provided only on the other side of the support body 31 adjacent to the user to increase the degree of inclination deformation), so that the contact parts 32 and the resisting The moment generated by the warping deformation of the back portion 33 can be more accurately directed towards the parietal bone PB and the outer occipital tuberosity of the user U, and can exert sufficient supporting force on the parietal bone PB and the occipital bone OB respectively. In addition, the top of the abutting portion 33 is provided with a second inclined surface 331, and the length L of the abutting portion 33 extending from one side of the supporting body 31 is between 1 cm and 4 cm, so that the abutting portion 33 When the supporting body 31 is warped and deformed to abut against the user's occipital bone OB, the abutting part 33 can pass through the second inclined surface 331 to be flat and flat like a therapist's finger. The abutting position on the user's head is adjacent to the external occipital tuberosity EOP and the external occipital ridge EOC (the abutting position cannot cross the styloid process OB1 of the occipital bone OB, ie, the occipital mastoid suture OS).

The pillow of the present invention can be customized and adjusted according to the user's body shape (such as: height, head shape, body), including the second predetermined distance D2 between the other ends of the contact parts 32, the extension of the abutting part 33 The length L and the depth D3 of the groove. In this embodiment, the pillow 3 still includes a hook and loop 34, and the two ends of the stick and buckle 34 can be movably connected to the other end of each of the contact parts 32 (such as: through Velcro, or wearing provided in a buckle on the contact part 32), so that the user can adjust the length of the second predetermined distance D2 on the contact part 32 through the hook and loop 34, for example: a patient with a pointed head , the second predetermined distance D2 needs to be relatively small so that the contact parts 32 can support the user's parietal bone PB; on the contrary, for patients with relatively flat heads, the second predetermined distance D2 needs to be set larger , Only then can it support the parietal bone PB without compressing too tightly.

It should be particularly mentioned here that although in the foregoing embodiments, the concave portion 311 is a circular hole, so when the user rests on the pillow 3, the user's temporal bone TB outside The skin will remain on the recessed portion 311 without touching the surface of the supporting body 31, however, the configuration of the recessed portion 311 is not limited thereto, and due to practical implementation, in order to ensure that the pillow The appearance of the pillow 3 is beautiful, and most manufacturers will cover the pillow 3 with a cloth layer, which means that when the user leans on the pillow, the skin outside the temporal bone TB may touch the outermost cloth on the pillow 3 However, since the position corresponding to the temporal bone TB has the concave portion 311, the user's temporal bone TB can still be kept in a relaxed state, which does not affect the use of the pillow 3.

The above descriptions are only illustrative specific implementations of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the concept and principle of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

1. A pillow that can assist the head to relax is characterized in that, the pillow that can assist the head to relax is made of an elastic material that can deform and warp, and it includes: A support body, the top of which is used to support the neck of a user who is lying on his back, and a groove is recessed at the bottom, the depth of the groove is between 1 and 5 cm, and the support body is adjacent to two corresponding ends and A depression is respectively provided at a position corresponding to the temporal bone of the user's head; Two contact parts, one end of which is engaged with two corresponding ends of the support body respectively, and maintain a first predetermined distance between each other, and the other ends of the contact parts extend away from the support body, and maintain a distance between each other a second predetermined distance, the second predetermined distance is smaller than the first predetermined distance, so that the configurations of the contact portions can respectively correspond to the two parietal bones of the user's head; and A resting portion extends from one side of the supporting body and is positioned between the contacting portions so that the user’s neck and head rest against the supporting body and the contacting portions respectively. In the case of the upper part, the temporal bone of the user's head can not only be kept in the position corresponding to the depressions, but also the supporting body can be bent and deformed downward toward the groove due to the weight of the user's neck, so that The two corresponding ends of the support body are bent upwards and deformed, so that the other ends of the contact parts can tilt toward the parietal bones of the user's head to support the two parietal bones, and at the same time, the free ends of the abutting parts can move toward the The occipital bone of the user's head is lifted and leans against the occipital bone. 2. The pillow that can assist the head to relax as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first inclined surface is formed on the bottom of the supporting body adjacent to the user's body, and the first inclined surface is adjacent to the groove , so that when the user's neck rests on the support body, the support body can be more firmly attached to a plane below the pillow through the first inclined surface. 3. The pillow capable of assisting the head to relax as claimed in claim 2, wherein a second inclined surface is provided on the top of the abutting portion, and the abutting portion follows the warping deformation of the supporting body, and When abutting against the occipital bone of the user, the abutting portion can pass through the second inclined surface to flatly abut and abut against the position of the user's head adjacent to an extraoccipital tuberosity and an extraoccipital ridge. 4. The pillow that can assist the head to relax as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that, the pillow still includes a hook and loop, and the two ends of the stick and buckle can be movably connected to each the other end of the contact. 5 . The pillow for helping the head relax as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the length of the abutting portion extending from one side of the supporting body is between 1 cm and 4 cm. 5 . 6 . The pillow capable of assisting head relaxation as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the distance between the recesses is between 14cm and 20cm. 7 .