Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
  • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
  • A61N1/16—Screening or neutralising undesirable influences from or using, atmospheric or terrestrial radiation or fields
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
  • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
  • A47C7/02—Seat parts
  • A47C7/021—Detachable or loose seat cushions
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
  • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
  • A47C7/02—Seat parts
  • A47C7/18—Seat parts having foamed material included in cushioning part
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
  • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
  • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
  • A47C7/40—Supports for the head or the back for the back
  • A47C7/42—Supports for the head or the back for the back of detachable or loose type
  • A47C7/425—Supplementary back-rests to be positioned on a back-rest or the like

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a portable assembly for providing increased well-being and relaxation.
• the assembly comprises a back pad and a seat pad, in addition to a foot pad, wherein all parts are made of 100% rubber.
• the present invention relates further to use of the assembly.
• Health problems which are connected to exposure to electrical and/or magnetical fields comprise initially of skin conditions such as itching, smarting, stinging pain, hot and burning feeling and the feeling of constrained skin.
• the skin may be red or red flamed and some persons may experience other types of skin affections.
• Symptoms from the eyes, the buccal cavity and throat and more general symptoms such as headache, loss of power, dizziness, concentration problems and pain in muscles and joints are also reported.
• the symptoms arise in connections with work in front of a computer screen, but other electrical equipment is also reported to be triggering factors.
• the initial symptoms are often mild but some persons experience increasingly more symptoms and more serious symptoms and that the symptoms appear in other connections.
• EP-A-642.807 shows a device for protections against magnetic fields.
• the device comprises a square pad including a group of magnetic bands.
• a group of cables creating an oscillatory circuit is placed in the circumference of the device. No experimental research results are however enclosed showing the efficiency of the device.
• EP-0627236 A2 relates to a pad, comprising at least two pads hinged together, suitable for use as a sitting pad, sleeping pad and/or foot pad. Each part contains an electromagnetic oscillating circuit. No experimental evidence demonstrating the claimed effect is enclosed.
• GB-A-2.175.803 relates to a seat pad equipped with projections, and in some of the projections magnets are located.
• a sitting pad can be arranged on a chair and is claimed to have therapeutic action.
• the publication does not mention the use of the pad together with a foot pad and neither is it mentioned a use for protection against electromagnetic irradiation.
• US 4 190918 relates to a hand-carryable folding cushion assembly having two cushions interconnected together by a flexible inner panel and foldable from an extended position to a position where the cushions lie in back-to- back relationship.
• This cushion assembly represents only a portable multipurpose cushion with possibility to carry articles in a compact and convenient manner, and no protective effect related to electromagnetic irradiation is claimed.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a device satisfying the above mentioned need.
• the device according to the invention comprises an assembly of a back pad and a seat pad in addition to a foot pad, where all parts of the assembly are made of 100% natural occurring rubber.
• the back pad and the seat pad is placed in front of the back and on the seat of the chair respectively and the foot pad located in the front of the chair in such a way that the users body is in close contact with the back pad and the seat pad and the feet are resting directly on the foot pad without using shoes.
• the pad assembly is meant to be used all the time the person is exposed for electromagnetic irradiation or thereafter.
• the pad assembly should be used during work in front of a computer screen or in other surroundings wherein there is exposure to electromagnetic irradiation.
• Use of the pad assembly according to the invention lowers the heart rate, increases the bodily well being of the user, increases the skin temperature indicating increased skin blood flow and the user expresses lesser fatigueness and tension.
• Figure 1 exhibits the pad assembly according to the invention.
• the pad assembly consists of a back pad 1 , seat pad 2 and foot pad 3.
• Figure 2 exhibits a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention consisting of a back pad 1 and seat pad 2 arranged in a transport cover wherein the back pad 1 and seat pad 2 are located with a folding 4 between them which is wide enough to make room for the foot pad 3 when the back pad 1 and seat pad 2 are folded together for transport purposes, and the back pad 1 and seat pad 2 are equipped with handles 5.
• Figure 3-22 exhibit termographic pictures of one subject taken after exposure to electromagnetical irradiation from a computer screen without using the pad assembly (figure 3-6, and figure 7- 12), and after (figure 13- 16, and figure 17-22) using the pad assembly according to the invention.
• the pad assembly according to the invention is illustrated in figure 1.
• the assembly consists of three parts, a back pad 1, a seat pad 2 and a foot pad 3.
• the seat pad and back pad comprise a unity, with a folding 4.
• This folding 4 can be combined with the cover of the rubber pads or the connection of the two pads can be arranged by bands of different sizes, wherein the size of the folding 4 must be adequate to provide room for the foot pad 3 when the assembly is folded in the carrying position.
• FIG 2 a preferred embodiment of the pad assembly according to the invention is illustrated, placed on and in front of the chair in correct position.
• the same pad assembly is on the right hand side of the figure illustrated in the carrying folded position where in the foot pad 3 is placed between the seat pad 2 and the back pad 1 , and the folding 4 allows exact room for the foot pad.
• Suitable arranged handles 5 make carrying of the pad assembly easy.
• the pads and the folding is made of natural occurring fabrics, such as cotton.
• the invention is however not restricted to comprise a cover.
• the active principle for providing increased well being and relaxation in the described environments is made of 100% natural occurring rubber, without any additives, a material which surprisingly has shown to have a protective action against electromagnetic irradiation.
• the material is comfortable to use as a seat pad. All pads in the assembly may or may not be equipped with magnets.
• the use of the pad assembly during work reduced the heart rate, increased the well being and reduced tension pain in the forehead in addition to increased the skin temperature compared to the same exposure without using the pad assembly.
• Reduction of heart rate and increased skin temperature indicated reduction of the muscular tension level which might be connected to a release of chronic increased level of strain.
• Metabolic Syndrome Chronic strain is recently combined with disorders such as hypertension, which together with hyperlipidemia increase the risk for a condition named Metabolic Syndrome.
• This syndrome is according to World Health Authority Giudelines a diagnosis which should be made when a patient presents with impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes, and at least two of the following; abdominal obesity; hypertension, elevated serum triglycerides, decreased levels of serum HDL-cholesterol, microalbuminuria and insulin resistance.
• Metabolic Syndrome is recently recognized as a serious clinical condition with significant increased risks of severe cardiovascular events and increased morbidity and mortality.
• documented effect of the pad assembly according to the invention has further implication in reducing the risk of clinical disorders such as hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome.
• the seat pad 2 is located on the seat, the back pad 1 is located in front of the back of the chair ( Figures 1 and 2) and the foot pad 3 is located on the floor in front of the chair.
• the subject is placed on the chair with the bottom and back in good contact with the seat pad 2 and back pad 1 respectively.
• the shoes should be removed from the feet which are maintained in good contact with the foot pad 3 when the assembly is used.
• the pad assembly should be used during the whole exposure to electromagnetic irradiation, however, positive effects have been reported after using the pad assembly only for 30 minutes. The invention will in the following be explained by the examples.
• the succession of pad assembly used was decided by drawing lots, and the subjects did not know which pad assembly they used in each case (single blind experiment). Blood pressure and resting heart rate was measured with an automatic blood pressure apparatus immediately before the subjects were placed on the first pad assembly, and after the subjects had been sitting 45 minutes on each pad assembly. The subjects were also asked if they recognized any changes in the body while sitting on the pad assemblies, how clearly they experienced these changes and which pad assembly they thought was the active pad. The results are shown in table 1 and 3.
• This example indicates that using the pad assembly according to the invention during word processing work in front of a computer screen reduced symptoms of muscular tension and increased the skin blood flow compared to a situation when no pad assembly was used.
• This example indicates a relieve of allergic symptoms by using the pad assembly according to the invention.
• example 1 Four of the subjects described in example 1 exhibited symptoms of pollen and cat allergy, mainly in the upper respiratory tract. No one used any allergy medication. All of these subjects reported a relief of the symptoms while in one subject the symptoms disappeared for one week after using the pad assembly in accordance with the invention.
• Example 4 This example indicates a relief of musculo-skeletal pain by using the pad assembly according to the invention in one subject.
• Example 5 One subject described in example 1 experienced chronic low back pain and relief of these symptoms after using the pad assembly according to the invention as described in example 1. This relief lasted for 5 days. Example 5
• This example demonstrates better sleep quality by using the pad assembly according to the invention.

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