JPH10192354A - Massage method and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for executing an effective massage for the medical treatment of blood circulation trouble by giving the repeted massage with uniform pressure and relaxation over the whole area of limbs. SOLUTION: This device is constituted in such a way that a ring-shaped seal material 2 to be adhered on the periphery of the base part of the limbs which are inserted into a cylinder 1 is provided in the opening part of the cylinder 1 provided with the opening part from which the limbs are inserted, the inside of the cylinder 1 is made to be an air-tight state with the seal material 2 after inserting the limbs inside the cylinder 1, an air feeding/discharging pump 4 is operated so as to increase/decrease pressure inside the cylinder 1, the massage with uniform pressure and relaxation is given over the whole areas of the limbs and skin breething and blood circulation are promoted by it so as to heal blood circulation trouble.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage method and apparatus therefor, and more particularly, to a massage method and method for treating blood pools and blood circulation disorders by promoting blood circulation of limbs (arms and legs) by depressurizing and pressurizing air. It concerns the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a general cure for so-called blood circulation disorders in which blood flow in the limb is impaired due to an obstacle such as a fracture or a sprain, the limb is wrapped in a sheet such as a towel and a nurse uses a finger from above. In addition, a rehabilitation method is used in which a massage is repeatedly applied from the fingertip side of the patient to the base of the limb to repeatedly press and relax to stimulate muscles to improve blood flow.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional rehabilitation method is effective for partially improving the blood circulation disorder, but requires a high level massage technique, and furthermore, when the massage is applied to the entire limb. Requires a lot of labor and time for nurses. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to perform frequent massage on a patient, and long-term medical treatment is required to cure a blood circulation disorder. There is also a method of using an electric massager, but not only is the stimulation by vibration strong, but also it is not possible to apply a uniform massage to the entire periphery of the limb.

[0004] The present invention provides a massage method and a massage apparatus capable of imparting a uniform massage to the entire limb, thereby promoting blood circulation.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a uniform massage to the entire limb by placing the limb in an airtight cylinder and depressurizing and pressurizing the air around the limb. Is solved.
That is, in the massage method of the present invention, the limb is inserted into a cylinder provided with an opening through which the limb can be inserted to make the cylinder airtight, and the air supply / exhaust pump is operated to depressurize and pressurize the cylinder. The present invention is characterized in that a compression and relaxation massage action is given to the limb by decompression and pressurization in the cylinder.

A massage device for carrying out the above-mentioned massage method includes a bottomed cylindrical body having an opening through which a limb can be inserted, an inner periphery of the opening, and a periphery of a base of the limb inserted into the cylinder. An annular seal member that is in contact with and holds the cylinder in an airtight state is provided, and a ventilation pipe connected to a supply / exhaust pump is connected to the cylinder, and provided on the outer peripheral side of the base of the inserted limb. The cylindrical body is hermetically sealed by an annular seal member, and the cylinder is depressurized and pressurized by the operation of an air supply / exhaust pump, so that a compression and relaxation massage action can be imparted to the limb. .

[0007] The bottomed cylinder applied to the present invention is required not to be deformed by decompression and pressurization in the cylinder by a supply / exhaust pump, and is formed of a rigid material such as resin or metal.
The cross-sectional shape may be circular or polygonal. In particular, if a cylinder made of transparent plastic is used, the state of the massage can be seen through, which is advantageous from the viewpoint of safety.

[0008] As an annular sealing member which is in contact with the periphery of the base of the limb inserted into the cylinder and keeps the cylinder airtight, the gap between the cylinder and the base of the limb can be softened without excessively pressing the limb. For example, a bellows-shaped expansion / contraction seal attached to the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body supports a ring-shaped suction cup having an annular suction space on the inner periphery side, and is manually operated by an exhaust pump. Sealing means for creating a negative pressure in the suction space of the suction cup and adsorbing around the surface of the limb, and an inflatable and contractible ring-shaped rubber tube is arranged on the inner periphery of the opening of the cylinder, and this rubber is supplied by an air supply pump. Sealing means for expanding the tube so that the inner periphery of the rubber tube is in close contact with the periphery of the base of the limb to keep the cylinder airtight,
The outer peripheral edge of a donut-shaped elastic sheet having a through hole through which a limb can be inserted in the center is fixed to the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body,
It is preferable to apply a sealing means or the like that keeps the cylinder airtight by inserting a limb into a through hole provided at the center. In addition, the airtight state may be such that the degree of pressure reduction and pressurization described later can be maintained, and it goes without saying that there is no problem even if there is some air leakage.

As a supply / exhaust pump for depressurizing and pressurizing the inside of the cylinder and imparting a compression and relaxation massage action to the limb inserted into the cylinder, for example, air supply and exhaust are alternately switched by a switching valve such as a solenoid valve. A reciprocating pump that can be switched to an air supply / exhaust pump, which has an air supply pump and an exhaust pump in parallel and which can be switched alternately between an air supply and an exhaust by switching these with an electromagnetic valve, and an annular pump. As a pump for supplying or exhausting air to or from the sealing means, a simple bellows-type air pump or a cylindrical air pump that can be manually operated may be applied, and the structure of these pumps is not limited.

[0010] The degree of air pressure for adjusting the air in the cylinder is 50 to 200 mmHg in a pressurized state, -50 to -200 mmHg in an exhausted state, and decompression and pressurization when one cycle is defined as depressurization after pressurization. The cycle may be appropriately selected within the range of 1 to 70 times / minute, but from the viewpoint of promoting blood circulation, it is more effective to set the cycle of decompression and pressurization to 1/4 to 1 times the pulse of the patient. It is also desirable to use humid air at a temperature similar to body temperature.

Further, during the pressurizing step in the cylinder, the pressing force is oscillated with a certain fluctuation width smaller than the pressing force, and during the depressurizing step, the depressurizing force is reduced by a constant fluctuation smaller than the depressurizing force. By vibrating with a width, if the pressing force or depressurizing force is made pulsating in the pressurizing or depressurizing step, in addition to the compressing and relaxing action by the depressurizing and pressurizing in the cylinder, the massage by the vibration An effect can also be added, which is preferable.

When the pressurizing or depressurizing force is made pulsating in the step of pressurizing or depressurizing the air in the cylinder as described above, a pulsating air supply / exhaust pump may be used, Aside from the air supply / exhaust pump for depressurizing and pressurizing air, an air supply / exhaust pump for vibrating the pressurizing force or the pressure reducing force with the above-mentioned constant fluctuation width may be used in combination.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings based on embodiments. FIG. 1 (a) shows a device for massaging a leg of a patient, and FIG. 2 (a) shows a device for massaging a patient. FIG. 4 shows an arm massage device,
Is a bottomed cylindrical body having an opening into which the leg A or the arm B can be inserted, and 2 is an annular seal member provided on the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body 1. Space is ventilation pipe 3
Thus, the air supply / exhaust pump 4 is connected to supply / exhaust air to / from the internal space of the cylindrical body 1 alternately by the operation of the air supply / exhaust pump 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a pressure-reduction / pressure controller for the internal space of the cylindrical body 1, reference numeral 6 denotes a controller for selecting a supply / exhaust cycle of the supply / exhaust pump 4, and reference numeral 14 denotes a pressure-reduction pressure gauge.

In the present embodiment, the cylindrical body 1 has a cylindrical shape with one opening and the other closed, and is formed of a transparent plastic. With the limb (leg A or arm B) inserted, the cylinder 1
An annular seal member 2 is provided to make the inside airtight.

In this embodiment, an annular seal member 2 provided on the inner periphery of the opening of the cylinder 1 is attached to the inner periphery of the opening of the cylinder 1 as shown in FIG. A ring-shaped suction cup 9 having an annular suction space 8 on the inner side is joined to the inner periphery of the bellows-shaped elastic seal 7.
Is connected to a manual exhaust pump 11 via a thin tube 10, and as shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A, a leg A or an arm inserted into the cylindrical body 1. After the flexible suction edge 9A of the ring-shaped suction cup 9 is brought into contact with the periphery of the base of B, the exhaust pump 11 is operated and the ring-shaped suction cup 9 is operated.
The suction space 8 is made into a negative pressure so that the ring-shaped suction
Is adsorbed around the base of the leg A or the arm B, thereby closing the opening of the cylindrical body 1 and keeping the inside of the cylindrical body 1 airtight.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bellows-shaped extensible seal 7 can be extended and contracted in the direction of the arrow, and the flexible suction edge 9A of the ring-shaped suction cup 9 is attached to the legs A and the arms B. Since the elastic portion can be elastically deformed in accordance with the thickness of the base portion, a slight difference in the thickness of the base portion of the leg portion A or the arm portion B can be absorbed in the region of the deformation range S at the sealing position of the tip portion. Therefore, such an annular sealing member 2 is attached to several types of cylinders 1 having different inner diameters of the openings, and the inside of the cylinder 1 in which the limb is inserted by using the cylinder 1 suitable for the body shape of the patient. Can be made airtight. In addition, if the ring-shaped suction cup 9 is made to be able to expand and contract in the circumferential direction, one cylinder 1 can be adapted to various patient types, and a plurality of cylinders 1 become unnecessary, which is preferable in terms of cost or storage. .

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the annular sealing member 2 for keeping the inside of the cylindrical body 1 airtight.
That is, an annular rubber tube 12 that can expand and contract is attached to the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body 1, and the leg A or the arm B is inserted into the cylindrical body 1, and then the rubber tube 12 is moved by the air supply pump 13. This shows an aspect in which the inner circumference of the rubber tube 12 is brought into close contact with the periphery of the limb by being inflated, so that the inside of the cylindrical body 1 can be kept airtight.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the annular seal member 2 for keeping the inside of the cylindrical body 1 airtight. That is, the outer peripheral edge of the elastic sheet 14 in which a circular through hole 15 slightly smaller than the thickness of the limb is formed in the center at the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body 1 is fixed, and the inner peripheral edge 15 of the through hole 15 is fixed.
By inserting the limb A or the limb B into the through hole 15 while extending the first member 1, the periphery of the base of the limb and the inner peripheral edge 151 of the through hole 15 are brought into close contact with each other so that the inside of the cylindrical body 1 can be kept airtight. FIG.

Next, the massage operation of the massage device of the present invention shown in FIG. 1A will be described. First, a leg A of a patient is inserted into the cylindrical body 1 and the base of the leg A is attached to the ring-shaped suction cup 9. The suction space 8 of the ring-shaped suction cup 9 is operated by operating the exhaust pump 11 manually.
Is made negative, and the flexible suction edge 9A of the ring-shaped suction cup 9 is brought into close contact with the periphery of the base of the leg A to make the inside of the cylindrical body 1 airtight. Subsequently, the depressurization / pressurization controller 5 is set to a predetermined degree of pressurization and depressurization, and the cycle of depressurization and pressurization when the controller 6 operates to depressurize after depressurization is defined as one cycle. After the setting, when the air supply / exhaust pump 4 is operated, the inside of the cylinder 1 is depressurized and pressurized, and the depressurization and pressurization of the air acts on the leg A in the cylinder 1, and the air is inserted into the cylinder 1. It exerts an effect of applying a repetitive compression and relaxation massage to all tissues of the muscle of the leg A.

Here, when the inside of the cylinder 1 is depressurized and pressurized as described above, when the inside of the cylinder 1 is in a decompressed state, a force for sucking the leg A or the arm B into the cylinder 1 acts. Conversely, when the inside of the cylinder 1 is in a pressurized state, a force acts to push the leg A or the arm B out of the cylinder 1. Then, the adhesion between the annular sealing member disposed on the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body 1 and the limbs A and B is reduced to a necessary minimum in consideration of the blood circulation of the leg A or the arm B and the like. In this case, the leg A or the arm B advances or retreats through the opening of the cylindrical body 1 due to the suction or pushing force, and the leg A or the arm B moves with the movement. It may collide with the inner surface of the cylinder 1 and cause pain. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), a lid 1a capable of sealing the opening of the distal end is provided at the distal end of the cylindrical body 1 so as to be openable and closable. It is preferable to provide a fastening band body 1b for fixing the fixed leg portion A. In use, first, after inserting the leg portion A into the cylindrical body 1,
The ankle is fixed with the fastening band 1b using the opening at the end, and the end of the cylindrical body 1 is sealed by closing the cover 1a at the end, and the supply / exhaust pump 4 may be operated as described above. It is preferable to use an O-ring together to seal the opening at the distal end, since the airtightness of the cylindrical body 1 is further improved.

In the case where the force for pushing out the limb is not so large but the suctioning force is large, and it is necessary to reduce the force for sucking the limb to reduce the burden on the limb, FIG. As shown in (b), the fastening band body 1
b, a cushion material 1
d, the back of the leg A is brought into contact with the cushion material 1d, and the force for sucking the leg A is applied to the cushion material 1d.
d may be absorbed.

On the other hand, in the case of the arm portion B, as shown in FIG. 2A, it is preferable to provide a handle portion 1c for connecting the opposing surfaces in the cylindrical body 1, and by gripping the handle portion 1c. What is necessary is just to fix the arm part B. FIG. 1 (A) or FIG. 2 (A)
As shown in (1), if the tip of the cylinder 1 is made openable and closable, the inside of the cylinder 1 can be easily cleaned, sterilized, sterilized, and sterilized by removing the lid 1a. The inside can always be kept clean.

Further, as described above, instead of providing the fixing members for the limbs such as the fastening band 1b and the handle 1c inside the cylinder 1, it may be provided outside the cylinder 1. That is, the cylinder 1
Shall be longer than the length of the leg A or the arm B,
With respect to the suction of the leg A or the arm B due to the decompression inside the cylinder 1, the open end of the cylinder 1 is brought into contact with the base of the leg A or the arm B in the vicinity of the base. For pushing out the leg A or the arm B by pressure, in the case of the arm B, FIG.
As shown in (b), the band 1 is formed around the opening of the cylindrical body 1.
e, both ends are fixed, and the upper body of the patient is inserted into the space defined by the band 1e. The band 1e is received by the upper body of the patient, and the arm B is pushed out of the cylinder 1. May be prevented. In the case of the leg A, a similar effect can be obtained by inserting the patient's waist into the space formed by the band 1e (FIG. 1 (c)).

[0024]

As described above, the massage method of the present invention
The limb is inserted into the cylinder 1 having an opening through which the limb can be inserted, the inside of the cylinder 1 is made airtight, and the air supply / exhaust pump is operated to depressurize and pressurize the cylinder. Since the pressure exerts a compressive and relaxing massage action on the limbs A and B, the wastes are discharged from the sweat line when the pressure is reduced (negative pressure), and skin respiration is promoted. Furthermore, in such a state, a massage action of compression and relaxation is applied to the entire limb and evenly, so that blood flow is improved, blood pool is gradually eliminated, blood circulation disorders can be healed, and vital tissues are activated. It is possible to recover the function of the limb early. In addition, the conventional treatment was performed by a massage in which the limb was directly pressed and relaxed with a finger or the like, so that the treatment could not be performed in a cast state as in the case of a fracture. Since pressure and pressure are applied to the affected part of the limb by applying decompression and compression to the affected part of the body, if there is only a small gap between the limb and the cast, the decompression and pressurization in the cylinder is performed through the gap. Unlike conventional treatments, even during treatment, the affected area of the limb can be uniformly massaged, and blood circulation disorders such as blood pools can be prevented beforehand.

An apparatus for carrying out the above-mentioned massage method comprises a cylindrical body 1 having an opening through which a limb (leg A or arm B) can be inserted. An annular seal member 2 is provided in contact with the base of the limb inserted therein to keep the inside of the tubular body 1 in an airtight state, and a ventilation pipe 3 connected to a supply / exhaust pump 4 is connected to the tubular body 1. The periphery of the base of the limb inserted into the cylindrical body 1 is sealed by the annular seal member 2 present at the opening of the cylindrical body 1, and the inside of the cylindrical body 1 is airtight when the limb is inserted. The massage method described above can be implemented by operating the air supply / exhaust pump 4.

In the massage device according to the third aspect,
The annular sealing member 2 is provided with a bellows-shaped elastic seal 7 attached to the inner periphery of a cylindrical body, and an annular suction space 8 on the inner peripheral side where it is joined to the inner periphery of the elastic seal 7. Since it is composed of the ring-shaped suction cup 9 and the exhaust pump 11 for reducing the pressure of the annular suction space 8 of the ring-shaped suction cup 9, it is inserted into the cylinder 1 while adjusting the degree of suction of the exhaust pump 11. Ring-shaped suction cup 9 around the base of the limb
Can be performed, and the inside of the cylindrical body 1 can be maintained in an airtight state sufficient to perform the massage action of the limb without excessively applying the attraction force to the limb.

Similarly, the annular seal member 2 is provided with an annular rubber tube 12 attached to the inner periphery of the cylindrical body 1 and capable of expanding and contracting, and for expanding the rubber tube 12. Also, the rubber tube 12 is expanded by the operation of the air supply pump 13 so that the inner periphery of the rubber tube 12 is brought into close contact with the periphery of the base of the limb, so that the inside of the cylindrical body 1 is airtight. Can be kept in a state.

Finally, as described in the fifth aspect, the annular sealing member 2 is attached to the cylindrical body 1 by attaching the outer peripheral edge of the elastic sheet 14 having a through hole 15 formed in the center to which a limb can be inserted.
By inserting the limb into the through-hole 15 and making the periphery of the base of the limb and the inner peripheral edge 151 of the through-hole 15 in close contact with each other, the inside of the cylindrical body 1 is airtight. Can be held. Moreover, in the case of a seal member using the elastic sheet 14, there is no need to use a separate exhaust pump or air supply pump, and the inside of the cylindrical body 1 is airtight only by a simple act of inserting a limb into the through hole 15. It can be in a state and is preferable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) and 2 (c) are partial cross-sectional views showing an embodiment of a leg massager of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are partial cross-sectional views showing an embodiment of the arm massaging device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of an annular seal member of the massage device of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the annular seal member of FIG. 3 is closely deformed to a limb.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing another embodiment of the annular seal member.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing another embodiment of the annular seal member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylindrical body 2 Annular seal member 3 Ventilation pipe 4 Supply / exhaust pump 5 Decompression / pressure regulator 6 Controller 7 Bellows-like elastic seal 8 Adsorption space 9 Ring-shaped suction cup 10 Thin tube 11 Exhaust pump 12 Rubber tube 13 Supply pump 14 Expansion / contraction Sheet 15 Through hole 151 Inner edge of through hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] A limb is inserted into a cylinder provided with an opening through which the limb can be inserted to make the cylinder airtight, and a supply / exhaust pump is operated to depressurize and pressurize the cylinder. A massage method characterized by imparting a compression and relaxation massage action to a limb by pressurization. 2. An annular sealing member which is in contact with a periphery of a base of a limb inserted into the cylinder at an inner periphery of the opening of the cylinder having an opening through which the limb can be inserted, and which keeps the cylinder airtight. And a ventilation pipe connected to a supply / exhaust pump is connected to the cylindrical body. 3. The bellows-shaped elastic seal attached to the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body, and an annular suction member on the inner peripheral side where it is joined to the inner periphery of the elastic seal. A ring-shaped suction cup having a space, and an exhaust pump for reducing the pressure of the ring-shaped suction space of the ring-shaped suction cup. The ring-shaped suction cup is adsorbed around the base of the limb by the operation of the exhaust pump. 3. The massage device according to claim 2, wherein the massage device is configured to be able to hold the body in an airtight state. 4. The annular seal member comprises an inflatable and contractible annular rubber tube attached to the inner periphery of the opening of the cylindrical body, and an air supply pump for expanding the rubber tube. The rubber tube is expanded by the operation of the air pump, and the inner periphery of the rubber tube is brought into close contact with the periphery of the base of the limb so that the cylinder can be kept airtight. Massage equipment. 5. The annular seal member is formed by attaching an outer peripheral edge of a stretchable sheet having a through-hole into which a limb can be inserted in a central portion to an inner periphery of an opening of a cylindrical body, 3. The massage device according to claim 2, wherein a limb is inserted into the through-hole, and the periphery of the base of the limb and the inner peripheral edge of the through-hole are brought into close contact with each other so that the cylinder can be kept airtight. .