JP2022079451A - Abdominal aid - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an abdominal breathing aid capable of assisting abdominal breathing from the back of a body in a comfortable posture on the back, by using a simple apparatus.SOLUTION: An abdominal breathing aid comprises a back pad 1 arranged at an interval, and a seat member 2 for detachably holding the back pad 1. The pad 1 comprises, for example, a core material, and a packaging material for covering the core material. A hook-and-loop fastener provided on the undersurface is prepared, and fastened on the seat member 2 on a position pressurizing its lower part from the back side from a periphery on both sides of epigastrium of a person using the back pad 1, and the person lies down on the back and performs abdominal breathing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an abdominal breathing aid for easily and effectively performing abdominal breathing.

It is also characterized by having a sleep-respiratory therapeutic effect that can reduce dyspnea during sleep in patients with bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The lungs are located in a closed space (thorax) surrounded by ribs and diaphragm, and the lungs themselves cannot inflate or deflate by themselves, so when breathing, the lungs are passive by inflating or reducing this thoracic cavity. You can move and breathe.

There are two main methods of breathing. One is thoracic breathing, in which the muscles between the ribs (intercostal muscles) mainly act to change the distance between the ribs to breathe, and the other is to lower the diaphragm under the lungs to lower the rib cage. Inflatable abdominal breathing. It is known that the latter can inhale much more air, increase the amount of oxygen in the blood, improve metabolism and blood flow, and contribute to physical and mental health. However, it took practice to learn and to do it effectively.

Conventionally, as an auxiliary tool for effective abdominal breathing, an air bag is provided on the back surface of a belt that can be wound around the abdomen, and an air hose is extended from the air bag, while air is blown at regular intervals. There has been proposed an abdominal breathing promoter in which an air control device for sending and exhausting air is provided and the tip of the air hose is connected to the air control device (Patent Document 1).

The breathing promoter is said to be able to assist the diaphragm movement and actively perform abdominal breathing by intermittently pressurizing the abdomen with an air bag that is inflated by air.

In addition, an abdominal breathing assist device has been proposed in which a vibrator and an operation panel are provided on a belt wrapped around the abdomen, and a drive structure is provided so that the user can continue to operate by himself / herself during use (Patent Document 2).

Published Utility Model No. 64-6944 Gazette Utility Model Registration No. 3187619 Gazette

Both the conventional abdominal breathing promoter and the abdominal breathing assist device have an operating device, and the diaphragm is changed by wrapping it around the abdomen and pressurizing the abdomen.

The abdominal breathing assist device of the present invention assists abdominal breathing from the back of the body, does not require preparation of an operating device, and uses a simple device to perform abdominal breathing in a comfortable posture on the back. It is an aid.

In order to solve the above problems, the abdominal breathing aid of the present invention is characterized by comprising a back support pad arranged at intervals and a seat member for holding the back support pad detachably (claimed). Item 1).

In the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, back support pads that press the appropriate position on the back according to the body of the person to be used are arranged on the seat member at intervals so that abdominal breathing can be performed naturally, and the back pad is placed on the back. Abdominal breathing is easy and effective by sleeping on the back.

One embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the thickness of the back pad is adjustable (claim 2). According to this embodiment, the thickness of the back pad can be adjusted according to the body of the user to effectively perform abdominal breathing.

According to the present invention, it is possible to assist abdominal breathing from the back of the body in a comfortable state on the back by using a simple device without preparing and operating a complicated device, and also easily abdominal breathing. It is also useful for practicing abdominal breathing because you can feel it. When lying on his back (supine position), such as at bedtime, the thorax becomes flattened back and forth due to gravity, which limits breathing. For this reason, in chest breathing, the weak intercostal muscles must be worked more than when awake, but in healthy people, the lung swelling force (plasticity) is high, so this is not a problem. However, patients with bronchial asthma and COPD have less lung plasticity, which increases the strain on the intercostal muscles, increases sleep fatigue and dyspnea, and causes the patient to wake up and sleep. (Sitting breathing).

If this assistive device is used at bedtime, the back pad can press the ribs from both sides and back to correct the rib cage in a three-dimensional manner, and the volume of the rib cage itself can be increased to increase the amount of air intake. In addition, abdominal breathing can be naturally promoted to appropriately fix the rib cage, and respiratory difficulty during sleep can be alleviated. Since this aid can be used not only during the patient's normal sleep but also during mild seizures, it can be expected to reduce the use of bronchodilators at night.

It is a perspective view of the abdominal breathing aid of one Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows one Example of the back support pad. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use state of the abdominal breathing aid of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the abdominal breathing assist device of the present invention. It is a seat member to be held.

The back support pads 1 and 1 are formed to have a thickness that presses an appropriate position on the back when the back support pads 1 and 1 are placed on the back and lie on the back. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, it is composed of a core material 1a and a packaging material 1b that covers the core material 1a. In the figure, reference numeral 3 is a hook-and-loop fastener provided on the lower surface.

A plurality of back support pads 1 and 1 having different thicknesses may be prepared according to the body of the user, or a back support pad whose thickness can be adjusted by stacking an appropriate number may be prepared. Further, although the shape of the back support pads 1 and 1 does not matter, it is preferable to give roundness to both ends. Specifically, it is formed in a width and length that pressurizes the lower back from the vicinity of both sides of the epigastrium of the body.

The sheet member 2 is a so-called rug, preferably a slightly soft material such as plastic rather than a metal plate, and has a structure for holding the back support pads 1 and 1 in a detachable manner. Therefore, in the embodiment of FIG. 1, a hook-and-loop fastener 4 is provided in the left-right direction thereof to engage and fasten with the hook-and-loop fastener 3 provided on the lower surface of the back support pads 1 and 1. In the figure, 5 is a scale representing the interval numerical value of the back support pads 1 and 1. The structure that makes the back support pads 1 and 1 detachable for the seat member 2 may be other temporary fixing means.

Next, a method of using the abdominal breathing aid of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the distance between the back pads 1 and 1 shown in FIG. 1 is adjusted in advance so as to pressurize the lower part from both sides of the epigastrium of the user's body from the back side. It is fixed on the seat member 2. That is, the back support pads 1 and 1 are fastened on the seat member 2 so as to push the lower part of the back side of the thorax forward from both sides when lying on the back.

As described above, after adjusting the distance between the back support pads 1 and 1, the patient lies on his back and performs abdominal breathing. Therefore, it is possible to perform abdominal breathing in an extremely comfortable posture.

1,1 Back pad 2 Seat member 3-sided fastener 4-sided fastener

Claims (2)

An abdominal breathing assist device comprising a back support pad arranged at intervals and a seat member in which the back support pad is detachably held. The abdominal breathing aid according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the back pad is adjustable.

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