JP5189303B2 - Spinal stimulator and spinal stimulating health device - Google Patents

Description

  This invention is used to reduce the symptoms of skeletal system pain, tenderness, joint pain, exercise pain, exercise limitation, etc. by applying physical stimulation to the vertebrae of the human body, and to aim for functional recovery and health promotion. It relates to health equipment.

  As is well known, the spine is a very important place for the body where the spinal nerves, autonomic nerves, etc. are running, so there are many treatment points (points) that are important in the treatment of stiff shoulders, joint pain, and manipulative treatment. ing.

  By applying physical stimulation such as compression to the treatment point of the spine, it is possible to reduce symptoms such as skeletal pain, tenderness, joint pain, exercise pain, exercise limitation, and to restore function and improve health. it can. However, due to the anatomical structure of the spine, when the spine protuberance (spinous process) in the median part is directly treated with a conventional massager or pressing tool, large vibration or compression force is directly applied to the bone. There is a risk that the stimulation will be too strong, causing adverse effects such as pain at the treatment point, and worsening the symptoms.

  Therefore, in the current situation, this type of conventional health device is treated by avoiding a pressing tool or a roller from coming into direct contact with a particularly raised portion of the spine.

  In other words, a health device that compresses the pressure points on the back to reduce stiff shoulders and back pain, etc., places a number of rollers and protrusions on the surface that hits the back of a person, for example, the upper surface of a bed or the backrest surface of a chair. Although the protrusions are vibrated and made to appear, these rollers and protrusions are usually arranged on both sides of the bed upper surface and the backrest so as to avoid hitting the spine.

  On the other hand, in a treatment performed by a practitioner such as a physical therapist, a treatment of directly pressing the spinous process of the spine is performed, and an instrument used for that purpose has also been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, the width of the lower surface corresponds to the length of left and right lateral processes of the vertebra and the length corresponds to the length of about 3 lateral processes of the vertebra. Spine correction by forming an indented surface with a width and attaching elastic members such as rubber to the flat surfaces on both sides of the indented surface of a hard member, such as wood, on both sides of the indented surface. A vessel has been proposed. The pressing member of the spinal correction device is a U-shaped member in which a depression is provided in the central portion and the surfaces on both sides thereof are pressed surfaces.

  This spinal correction device can push both sides of the transverse process of the three vertebrae at the same time by correcting the correction tool width direction parallel to the vertebra, and can correct the oblique displacement of the spine and the rotational displacement of the thoracic vertebra. If the length direction is perpendicular to the spine, the upper and lower spinous processes of one vertebra can be pushed, and the depression of the spine can be corrected. And, since elastic members such as rubber are bonded to the flat surfaces on both sides of the recessed surface, an equal force can be applied to the entire contact surface, making correction easier and avoiding danger. Is.

  Furthermore, Patent Document 1 discloses a spinal orthodontic device in which one piece of a hook-and-loop fastener is bonded to the upper surface of the pressing member having the above structure, and an auxiliary plate to which the other piece of the hook-and-loop fastener is attached can be brought into and out of contact with the pressing member. It is shown.

  When a practitioner applies physical stimulation such as compression to the treatment point of the spine using such a spinal correction device, the treatment point can be treated for many years due to symptoms that the patient complains about or the palpation of the practitioner. I was looking for.

  As a treatment instrument provided with means for automatically finding this treatment point, Patent Document 2 has a sensor for detecting a spinous process of a vertebra in a pressure treatment instrument having a pressure member that compresses a specific part of a human body, A pressing treatment instrument that moves the pressing member to press the measured thoracic vertebra based on the positional information of the thoracic vertebra detected by the sensor is shown.

  This pressure treatment device can detect a specific part of the thoracic vertebra without palpating the practitioner, and can treat various symptoms based on thoracic facet joint damage on behalf of the practitioner. .

  The shape of the pressing member is preferably a cylindrical roller provided with a depression on the side wall, and treatment is performed without damaging the spinous process by pressing the depression so as to coincide with the protrusion of the spinous process. It can be done. The lateral width of the pressing member is preferably about 12 cm, and the material of the pressing member is preferably made of a material whose surface is relatively soft, such as urethane rubber or sponge.

Furthermore, in Patent Document 2, the pressing member is not limited to a roller. For example, a plurality of pressing members that can protrude toward the back of a patient are arranged like a grid across the back surface, and a pressing member at a specific part is arranged. It is shown that it may be made to protrude.
Registered Utility Model No. 3007584 Japanese Patent No. 3554276

  Skilled practitioners can find the treatment points between bone ridges and bone ridges, and between bone ridges and the muscles around them, and can perform detailed treatments. In the present situation, only a rough treatment can be performed with a vessel, and a sufficient therapeutic effect cannot be obtained, and it is a temporary comfort treatment. The conventional massager or the like applies a stimulus such as hitting, rubbing, pushing, or vibrating on the back with a pressing tool such as a roller or protrusion, but the roller or protrusion is a ping-pong ball or larger. Therefore, the stimulation acting on the treatment point is too large, and it is not possible to directly press the roller or the procession between the spinous processes of the spine or in the vicinity thereof. This is because the treatment point is stimulated and the therapeutic effect cannot be sufficiently exhibited.

  On the other hand, in order to find a treatment point of the spine manually and apply an appropriate stimulus, even if a treatment tool as described in Patent Document 1 is used, it must be by the hands of a practitioner who has many years of experience. The treatment cannot be performed without going to the practitioner's place or having the practitioner come to the site, which is inconvenient. In addition, the treatment tool proposed in Patent Document 2 is complicated and expensive, and can only be used to treat some symptoms. Therefore, it is impossible to install and use it in a general household. There is no versatility as a container.

  Therefore, the present invention has a therapeutic effect equivalent to that of a practitioner who can not find a treatment point and can easily use it while receiving advice from a physical therapist at home. The challenge is to provide health equipment that can be used.

  The spinal stimulation health device of the present invention mainly applies physical stimulation to treatment points on the spine for chief complaints such as skeletal pain, tenderness, joint pain, movement pain, and movement limitation. It is used to relieve chief complaints and improve functions and improve health.

  The health device of the present invention directly stimulates the vertebra (spinous process) itself. Methods for physically stimulating the spine include vibration, compression, electricity, and qigong at the treatment point.

Spinal stimulation device according to the invention of claim 1 of this application, as the block 2 of a size small enough to be held in placed in the palm, it is a surface connecting the apex to the top ridge to form a rectangular compression surface 8 A plurality of conical or standing plate-like protrusions 3a and 3b extending in the width direction of the rectangle, and the compression surface has a flat or flat shape having no depression at the center of the width of the rectangle; The width direction is a slightly convex surface, and the protrusion is provided with flexibility by making the block body or the protrusion itself a material having flexibility. a spinal stimulation tool for.

The spinal stimulating health device according to the invention of claim 3 of the present application is that the spinal stimulator of the present invention has a large number of the spinal stimulators in a flexible band 1 between the adjacent block bodies and the human spine. The spinal stimulation health device is characterized in that it is fixed in series with a gap provided so as not to impair the flexibility necessary for bending following the bending of the above.

Further, the spinal stimulation health device according to the inventions of claims 4 and 5 of the present application is such that the band 1 having flexibility and the band connecting the apex or apex form the band-shaped compression surface 8. A plurality of cones or plate-like protrusions 3a and 3b extending in the width direction of the belt, and the compression surface has a flat or flat shape having no depression at the center of the width of the belt. A spinal stimulation health device characterized in that the width direction is a slightly convex surface, and the protrusion has flexibility due to the flexibility of the band or the protrusion itself. It is.

The spinal stimulator and spinal stimulating health device of the present invention are provided on the surface of the soft belt-like substrate 1 that can be flexibly bent along the shape of the spine of a patient with individual differences (the surface facing the patient's back when used). A needle-like, plate-like, or wave-like flexible projection 3 (3a, 3b) having a apex that contacts the patient's spine in a dotted or linear manner is arranged at a relatively narrow interval. . The spinal stimulator and spinal stimulating health device of the present invention are flexible so that they can be bent when an excessive force is applied to the treatment point, and the vertebral portion of the patient has a point-like shape or a small interval. A physical stimulus such as vibration, compression, electricity, or magnetism can be applied to the patient's spine via the protrusion 3 having a tip that makes a linear contact.

  The shape of the protrusion 3 that stimulates the spine is conical, pyramidal, or plate-shaped (including those having a corrugated side as a whole), and has a pointed or linear apex. It stimulates treatment points in the spine from above the skin. The protrusion 3 is provided with flexibility so as not to damage the skin or the treatment point, and at least the flexibility so as to bend when the top end is strongly pressed with a fingertip is necessary.

  When the block body 2 is formed of a hard material such as wood or hard synthetic resin, the protrusion 3 is formed of a synthetic resin having flexibility or a hard synthetic rubber. When it is desired to apply an electrical stimulus such as a negative potential to the treatment point, the protrusion 3 is made of metal or conductive rubber. When the protrusion is made of metal, the block body 2 is made of conductive rubber to give the protrusion 3 flexibility.

The spinal stimulator according to the inventions of claims 1 and 2 is used by a practitioner by hand. The width of the block body 2 is such that it can be held in a palm and is most suitable about 3.5 cm.

In the spinal stimulating health device according to the third, fourth , and fifth aspects of the invention, the compression surface 8 formed by the surface connecting the apexes or apex ridges of the protrusions 3 has a belt-like flexibility to fit the body shape. In use, a low-resilience mat 11 that deforms so that the upper surface conforms to the body shape is used under the band 1. The length of the band 1 is basically the dimension from the base of the neck of a human adult to the tailbone, but may be about half that length. Since the height is large and small, adjust the length by placing one end on the buttocks and the remaining length on the opposite end under the pillow. If you want to stimulate the head, do not use a pillow or place the opposite end on the pillow.

By installing the spinal stimulation health device according to claims 3 , 4 and 5 on a base such as the low-repulsion mat 11, and lying on its back, the patient's weight is applied to the tip of the protrusion 3, and a compression action is obtained. In addition, a vibration exciter is attached to the base to give vibration to the treatment point, the whole is made of a conductive material, a minus potential is given to the protrusion 3, or the protrusion 3 is made of a magnetic material to give a magnetic action. It is possible to impart an additional therapeutic effect such as.

The health device according to the third , fourth , and fifth aspects of the present invention is such that the protrusion 3 abutting on the treatment point exerts a therapeutic action by lying on its back on the mat on which the patient is placed. It can be used easily and can obtain the same therapeutic effect as the above-described treatment by the practitioner manually.

Hereinafter, some preferred embodiments of the spinal stimulator and spinal stimulating health device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment of a spinal stimulation health device according to the present invention, wherein 1 is a belt body, 2 is a block body, and 3 is a protrusion. The band 1 is a 3-15 cm wide band having soft flexibility, and the material is, for example, a thick woven fabric. The block body 2 is a block made of wood, a synthetic resin, a synthetic rubber, etc., having a flat rounded rectangular shape with a width of 3 to 5 cm and a length of about 8 to 15 cm. A large number of protrusions 3 are planted on the upper surface, In order not to impair the flexibility of the band 1, the band 1 is affixed with a space 4 between the adjacent blocks.

  The protrusion 3 is preferably a cone-shaped protrusion 3a shown in FIG. 2, that is, a conical or pyramidal protrusion 3a, or a plate-shaped protrusion 3b shown in FIG. The tip 6 of the conical protrusion 3a is preferably a spherical surface having a radius of about 0.5 to 1.5 mm without being sharpened. The plate-like protrusion 3b is a synthetic resin plate having a thickness of about 1 mm, and the apex 7 has a linear shape or a slightly convex arc shape in the width direction of the block body 2, and both corners have arc edges. The conical protrusions 3a and the plate-like protrusions 3b are preferably arranged with an interval of 4 to 6 mm between adjacent protrusions. A surface connecting the top ends of the protrusions 3a and 3b forms a compression surface 8 that compresses the spine.

  The conical protrusion 3a is in a state where the lower end is inserted into a hole provided on the upper surface of the block body 2, and the plate-like protrusion 3b is in a state where the lower end is inserted into a groove 9 provided in the width direction on the upper surface of the block body 2. The block body 2 is planted with an adhesive or the like.

  It is assumed that the protrusions 3a and 3b are flexible enough to bend when the tip is pressed with a finger and do not fall down when pressed strongly. When the block body 2 is made of an inflexible material such as wood or hard synthetic resin, the above-mentioned flexibility is imparted with the conical protrusions 3a being made of rubber. By providing the plate-like protrusion 3b with a certain height, the above-described flexibility can be imparted even when a synthetic resin plate is used.

  When the band 1 is made of rubber having a certain thickness, the protrusions 3 can be directly planted on the band 1 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the structure in which the projections 3 are planted on the block body 2 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 can be used alone as a surgical instrument for hand-held use by the practitioner.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the spinal stimulating health device 10 of the present invention is arranged vertically in the center of the mat 11, and the patient lies on his / her back on the bed to thereby spine the spinous processes of the spine with the protrusions 3 b. It stimulates directly. FIG. 6 schematically shows the stimulation location 14 when the plate-like protrusion 3b is used. The mat 11 is preferably a low-resilience mat, and it is also a preferred method of applying vibration by attaching a vibrator. It is preferable that the protrusion 3 is uniformly applied from the base of the patient's neck to the tailbone, and for this purpose, it is preferable to use a low-resilience mat 11 that flexibly responds to the curvature of the patient's spine.

  If the width of the block body 2 is about 3.5 cm, it is possible to stimulate the spinous processes of the tailbone without being disturbed by the bulge of the buttocks. In addition, the part which hits the middle of the back or the part between the scapulas can be widened. Some patients have lateral distortion or curvature in the spine. In that case, it is preferable to widen the width of the block body 2 or the band 1. When the health device is placed on the mat, the lower end 12 of the belt-like compression surface is aligned with the position of the patient's coccyx and the upper end is placed under the pillow 13 and adjusted according to the height of the patient. In the case of a patient whose head stimulation is also useful, the upper end may be placed on the pillow 13 for use.

  The spinal stimulation health device according to the present invention does not stimulate both sides of the spine as is generally performed, but stimulates the spinous process at the center of the spine or between the spinous processes of the upper and lower vertebrae. To do. Therefore, the protrusion 3 is a conical shape or a plate shape that hits the spine at a right angle so that local pressing is possible, and the protrusion 3 is flexible so that excessive stimulation is not applied. By arranging in series with the body 1, the entire body bends following the curvature of the patient's spine.

  When the patient puts the middle of the back on the spinal stimulation health device of this invention and sleeps on his back, the procession pushes and stimulates the spine by the patient's own weight, skeletal system pain, tenderness, joint pain, exercise When the practitioner performs for symptoms such as pain and exercise restriction, the same symptom improvement effect can be easily obtained at home or the like.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the spinal irritation | stimulation health device of this invention Perspective view of spinal stimulator with conical process Perspective view of spinal stimulator with plate-like projections Partial perspective view showing an embodiment in which protrusions are directly planted on the belt Schematic perspective view showing the state of use Schematic diagram showing the stimulation location when using the back of the human body and plate-like protrusions

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Belt body 2 Block body 3 Protrusion 3a Conical protrusion 3b Plate-shaped protrusion 8 Compression surface

Claims (5)

Block body graspable width dimension placed in the palm and (2), and a plurality of rows One go more to one side of the block body as the surface connecting the top points to form a rectangular compression surface (8) upright A number of projections (3a) made,
The protrusions are erected at intervals smaller than the width of the vertebrae in the width direction of the rectangle,
The compression surface is a flat surface that does not have a depression in the center of the width of the rectangle or a surface that is slightly convex in the width direction, and the protrusion is a material that is flexible to the block body or the protrusion itself. and flexibility is imparted by those of spinal stimulation device. In the block body (2) having a width dimension that can be held and held in the palm, and a large number of the rectangles erected on one surface of the block body so that the surface connecting the top edges forms a rectangular compression surface (8) With a plate-like protrusion (3b) in the width direction,
The compression surface is a flat surface that does not have a depression in the center of the width of the rectangle or a surface that is slightly convex in the width direction, and the protrusion is a material that is flexible to the block body or the protrusion itself. A spinal stimulator that has been given flexibility by being made . A large number of spinal stimulators according to claim 1 or 2 are bent between the flexible spine (1) and the adjacent spinal stimulators following the flexion of the human spine. A spinal stimulating health device, which is fixed in series with a gap provided so as not to impair the flexibility required for it, with the width direction being the width direction of the band . A strip (1) having flexibility, and a plurality of protrusions erected in a plurality of rows and columns on one surface of the strip so that the surface connecting the vertices forms a strip-shaped compression surface (8) ( 3a)
The protrusions are erected at intervals smaller than the width of the vertebrae in the width direction of the belt body,
The compression surface is a flat surface that does not have a depression in the width center portion of the band or a surface that is slightly convex in the width direction, and the protrusion is a flexibility of the band or a flexibility of the protrusion itself. A spinal stimulation health device with flexibility due to sex. A plate in the width direction of a large number of the strips erected on one surface of the strip so that the strip (1) having flexibility and the surface connecting the top ridges form a strip-shaped compression surface (8) A protrusion (3b)
The compression surface is a flat surface that does not have a depression in the width center portion of the band or a surface that is slightly convex in the width direction, and the protrusion is a flexibility of the band or a flexibility of the protrusion itself. A spinal stimulation health device with flexibility due to sex.

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