JP3204684U - Shiatsu band - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide an acupressure band capable of obtaining an appropriate supporter effect and an appropriate massage effect on a desired part while maintaining portability and simplicity that does not impair the aesthetic appearance when worn. A shiatsu band (1) having at least a stretchable belt member (10) and a detachable pressing member (20) includes a pile surface on a surface (10T) located outside when the belt member is used, A hooking portion 11 that can be fixed to the pile ground is provided at one longitudinal end of the surface 10B located inside when in use, and the pressing member 20 is placed on the surface 10B located inside when the band member 10 is used. An insertable pocket 12 is provided. The pressing member 20 can be configured by laminating a plurality of materials having different elasticity. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an acupressure band that promotes relaxation of muscle tension around the knee joint and blood circulation promotion, reduces chronic knee pain, and prevents knee failure and pain.

Many people suffer from knee pain, and according to a statistical survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there are about 10 million people with subjective symptoms of knee pain in Japan. There is concern that the number will increase further as the population ages.

The main causes of knee pain are due to overuse of the knees due to sports and recurrent work, changes in muscle balance due to injury and aging, increased strain on the knee due to weight gain, muscle weakness due to lack of exercise and aging, etc. It is various. For these reasons, arthralgia caused by abrasion of cartilage that should act as a cushioning material that absorbs the impact of the knee, muscle pain caused by continued tension in the surrounding muscles to cover the aching knee, and these joint pain and muscle With pain, poor circulation is caused.

In order to eliminate arthralgia, muscle pain and poor blood flow caused by this, moderate stimulation or moderate massage should be applied to relax the tension of the outer vastus or inner vastus muscles near the patella. It is desirable to give. However, patients who already have knee pain may not be able to move because of pain, even if they know it should be moved. Therefore, there are times when the knee pain is prevented or alleviated with an orthosis.

Various appliances have been proposed for the prevention or alleviation of knee pain. In Patent Document 1, a band made of a stretchable single body is formed into a band-like length suitable for continuous wrapping at the upper and lower parts of the knee, while supporting the upper and lower muscles, ligaments, bones, etc. An elastic band that can be pressed by crossing at the acupuncture points has been proposed. This band was able to support muscles, ligaments, bones, etc., but could not loosen muscles or promote blood circulation.

According to Patent Document 2, a pocket is provided in the supporter, and by placing a magnet in the pocket, the aim is to promote blood circulation by acupuncture stimulation that combines magnetic action and acupressure effects in addition to heat retention and protection of the affected area. Supporters have been proposed. However, with this supporter, the hardness of the material to be inserted into the pocket is constant, and it has been difficult to appropriately fix a portion having a potting effect at a desired position.
In Patent Document 3, a lower belt provided from one corner near the bottom of a press plate formed in a substantially triangular shape goes around the back of the knee to one corner near the middle, and is provided from one corner near the top. There has been proposed a knee supporter characterized in that the upper belt body goes around the back of the knee and reaches a corner of the middle part. This supporter achieves a finger pressure action and a pressing action at a position having a high pain reduction effect without being displaced even when bent and stretched. However, this supporter, which has a complicated structure, has difficulty in portability, and has a drawback that it detracts from the wearer's aesthetics due to its appearance as a brace.

In Patent Document 4, the acupressure device is provided with a mesh bar on the front surface and exposed on the rear surface so that the acupressure device provided with a number of protrusions for applying acupressure magnetic poles to the human body can be selectively attached to or removed from the elastic band. Velcro (registered trademark) with hooks that can be accommodated in a pocket formed by joining, and a wide range of Velcro with loops corresponding to Velcro with hooks can be placed in the above band and separated by the interaction of each Velcro There has been proposed a finger pressure tool for a compression band characterized by a configuration attached to the pressure band. However, in this acupressure device, the acupressure device is fixed by Velcro in relation to the band, but the acupressure device should be fixed to a portion to be appropriately pressed near the patella having a complicated uneven shape. Was difficult.

Utility Model Registration No. 3078598 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-095498 Japanese Patent No. 4333918 JP-A-2015-150418

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an acupressure band that can provide an appropriate supporter effect and an appropriate massage effect on a desired site while maintaining portability and simplicity that does not impair the aesthetic appearance when worn.

In order to solve the above problems, the acupressure band according to the present invention has the following configuration.

(1) A shiatsu band having at least a stretchable belt member in the longitudinal direction and a pressing member that can be attached to and detached from the belt member. Become
A hooking portion that can be fixed to the pile ground is provided at one end of the longitudinal surface of the surface located inside when the belt member is used, and the pressing member is disposed on the surface located inside when the belt member is used. A shiatsu band (Claim 1) is provided with a pocket part into which the can be inserted.

(2) The pressing member may be configured by laminating a plurality of materials having different elasticity (claim 2). Arbitrary materials can be adopted as a plurality of materials having different elasticity, but by using especially hard cork and polyethylene foam, both hard and soft surfaces can be adjusted to be applied to the knee according to the situation of the user. 3). The “hard cork” in the present invention is not limited to a natural cork, and may be a compressed cork formed by compressing cork waste or a synthetic cork formed from a plastic synthetic material.

According to the acupressure band according to the present invention, the acupressure effect and the supporter effect can be obtained by applying the pocket portion containing the pressing member to the pain point and winding the band as it is. In addition, even if it moves while wearing it, it is tightly squeezed by the elastic band, so the pressing member applied to the pain point does not shift, and when it is applied near the patella, for example, by bending and stretching the knee joint The pressure applied to the pain point varies, and as a result, a massage effect by the pressing member is obtained. Here, the “supporter effect” means a physical effect of reducing fatigue by relieving shaking and vibration by fixing muscles, and a psychological effect of being able to move the knee joint with peace of mind by appropriate tightening. Means both. The “massage effect” means an action of preventing the onset of knee pain by relieving stiffness of the muscles by pressing and promoting blood circulation.

Further, by laminating a plurality of materials having different elasticity on the pressing member, the feel of the massage that is obtained depends on which surface is applied to the knee. Therefore, either soft or soft can be selected according to the user's situation, and a more comfortable massage effect can be obtained. Since the pressing member is only inserted into the pocket portion, it is extremely easy to handle, and since it is firmly held by the pocket portion, it is difficult to cause a shift from the portion to be massaged.

It is the figure which showed the (a) surface of the acupressure band 1 concerning this invention, (b) The figure which showed the back surface. It is (a) front view and (b) top view of the press member 20 concerning this invention. It is a perspective view in the state where a shiatsu band 1 concerning the present invention is used. It is a reference figure for showing the structure and pain point P (AP1, AP2) of the muscle around a knee.

Hereinafter, specific usage of the acupressure band according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a view showing the surface of the acupressure band 1 according to the present invention, that is, the inner side that comes into contact with the body when wound around the knee of the leg, and FIG. It is the figure which showed the surface to which it is located. As shown in the figure, the acupressure band 1 includes a band member 10 and a pressing member 20 that can be attached to and detached from the band member 10.

The band member 10 is made compact with a width of 50 mm and a length of 500 mm, and a hook-and-loop fastener 11 as a latching portion is fixed to one end in the longitudinal direction. The band member 10 is mounted so as to be wound around a slightly upper part of the patella as will be described later. The surface 10T located outside at the time of mounting is formed of a pile ground, and can be engaged and fixed with the hook-and-loop fastener 11. Thus, the hook-and-loop fastener 11 plays a role as a latching portion that can be fixed to the surface 10T located outside the band member 10.

The surface located inside the belt member 10 is a rubber ground, and has elasticity in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, when it wraps around the leg L, it can fix to a body by engaging in the extended state. Further, by changing the extension strength, it can be fixed to the body with a desired strength, and the degree of pressing by the pressing member 20 can also be adjusted.

A pocket portion 12 is provided on the surface located inside the band member 10. Here, the pocket 12 is provided with an opening in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the band member 10, and the pressing member 20 can be taken in and out from the opening. The depth of the pocket portion 12 is 60 mm. The pocket does not have a town and the capacity is such that the pressing member 20 does not swing inside the pocket.

Here, the structure of the pressing member 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 2A is a front view of the pressing member 20, and FIG. 2B is a plan view thereof. Here, the pressing member 20 is a rectangular parallelepiped having a length of 45 mm, a width of 20 mm, and a height of 10 mm, in which each corner of a rectangle in plan view is chamfered. A 7 mm flexible member 20a and a 3 mm rigid member 20b are bonded and fixed in the height direction. The flexible member 20a is made of polyethylene foam, and the rigid member 20b is made of a hard cork material. The user may make the soft member 20a hit the pain point or the rigid member 20b hit the pain point according to his / her pain situation. As described above, when changing the degree of stimulation according to the situation of each user, it is possible to realize it only by changing the direction of insertion of the pressing member 20 into the pocket portion 12.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the acupressure band 1 is attached to the leg L. This will be described below with reference to the mounting method.

When mounting, first, the user searches for “pain points” while sitting on a chair or the like (bending his knees). Here, the “pain point” refers to a portion that feels pain when pressed with a finger or the like, not a portion that feels pain when no stimulus is applied. In the case of pain due to muscle stiffness, the muscles of the quadriceps of the muscle shown in FIG. 4 (outer lateral vastus 41, inner vastus 42, rectus femoris 43, and intermediate vastus (located behind the proximal thigh 43)). Of these, pain is often felt at the starting point of the outer vastus muscle 41 or inner vastus muscle 42 (AP1, AP2 in FIG. 4). As a tendency, people with O-legs tend to feel pain at the starting point of the inner vastus muscle, and those with X-legs tend to feel pain at the starting point of the outer vastus muscles. However, since the “pain point” is different for each person, the “pain point” is specified by palpating by itself (or when the assistant wears the assistant).

When the “pain point” is specified (hereinafter referred to as “pain point P”), the pocket portion 12 including the pressing member 20 is applied to the pain point P, and the belt-like portion 10 is wound around the leg while being wound. The fastener (hanging portion) 11 is fixed by being stuck to the pile base 10T. Due to the elasticity of the band-shaped part 10, the band-shaped part 10 moderately tightens the leg L, so that the contact of the pressing member 20 with the pain point P is stimulated as if the finger pressure of the thumb. The user can perform daily operations while wearing. Thereby, a moderate stimulus is given to the pain point P, and the effect similar to a massage is acquired. In addition, the gentle tightening of the muscle at the starting point fixes the muscle, and also exhibits the function of reducing the fatigue and fatigue by reducing the movement and vibration of the extra muscle.

As described above, the acupressure band according to the present invention can be worn after the user has searched for his / her own pain point, and can also be used in daily life while being worn. For this reason, even if the person has a pain in the knee, the stiffness of the muscle can be removed, and the knee can be moved with peace of mind by appropriate tightening. Moreover, since the massage effect with desired hardness can be acquired by changing the front and back of a press member according to the condition of an affected part, it can be used by a wide range of people.

Note that the pressing band described in the above embodiment is an example that specifically realizes the present invention, and the size, the direction of the opening of the pocket, and the like are not limited to those described. Further, the direction of stretchability need not be only one direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, and may have stretchability vertically and horizontally. Or although the latching | locking part was implement | achieved by the hook_and_loop | surface fastener 11, it is not restricted to this, For example, a hook member and a pinning member may be sufficient.

1 Shiatsu band 10 Belt member 10T Surface located outside (pile)
10B Surface located inside (rubber ground)
11 hook-and-loop fastener
12 Pocket part 20 Pressing member 20a Soft member 20b Rigid member L Leg P Pain point

Claims (3)

A shiatsu band having at least a band member having elasticity in the longitudinal direction and a pressing member fixed to the band member in a detachable manner,
The surface located outside when using the band member is made of a pile ground surface,
At the one end of the longitudinal surface of the surface located inside when using the band member is provided with a latching portion that can be fixed to the pile ground,
In addition, a pocket portion into which the pressing member can be inserted is provided on an inner surface when the band member is used, and the pressing member is fixed inside the pocket portion. band. The acupressure band according to claim 1, wherein the pressing member is formed by laminating a plurality of materials having different elasticity. The acupressure band according to claim 2, wherein hard cork and polyethylene foam are used as the plurality of materials having different elasticity.

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