Device for performing therapeutic massage on head, neck and shoulders

Abstract

The invention provides a device for performing therapeutic massage on the head, the neck and the shoulders. The device comprises a core structure made of foaming material, at least four convex parts,multiple electric wires and a sheath. The center of the core structure is provided with a horizontal accommodating hole, and the shape enables the neck of the patient to be steadily and comfortably accommodated inside so that the rear inner edge near the rear side of the hole is enabled to be clung to the neck of the patient and the two side walls of the hole are enabled to be clung to the shoulders of the patient. At least four convex parts are made of conductive fibers, and the hardness is greater than that of the core structure and one side surface protrudes towards the direction of the horizontal accommodating hole so that each conductive fiber is enabled to form the current conduction relationship with the neck and shoulder skin of the user. One end of each electric wire penetrates through the core structure to be connected with each conductive fiber, and the other end is connected with therapeutic signal generation equipment. The sheath is a sleeve made of breathable fabric, andthe core structure can be completely stored in the sheath and all the convex parts are enabled to be exposed out of the sheath.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a massage device, especially a massage device capable of performing electrotherapy on the head, neck and shoulders. It is hoped that the light, simple and multi-functional structural design of the massage device can make patients or physical therapy work When used anywhere, it is not only easy to carry and easy to operate, but also can help the cervical spine to maintain a stable position when performing electrotherapy massage on the corresponding important nerves and muscles of the patient's head, neck and shoulders. The natural lordotic curvature can effectively enhance the effect of electrotherapy massage on the head, neck and shoulders, so as to effectively and accurately relieve the pain of the patient's head, neck and shoulders, and make the patient's head The relevant muscle groups of the neck, neck and shoulders can be relaxed without being tense, and finally the purpose of fine-tuning the relevant vertebral colum...

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[0009] According to the above, these medium-frequency electrotherapy devices have been widely used in electrotherapy massage on the user's head, neck, shoulders, back and related muscle groups, so that these related muscle groups can be relaxed instead of tense. And then relieve the pain of head, neck, shoulder and back, but, in fact, please refer to shown in Fig. 1 again, many patients and physiotherapists are using these conventional intermediate frequency electrotherapy devices 10 to perform head, neck, shoulder , Back electrotherapy massage, will encounter the following inconveniences and problems in use, resulting in the inability to transmit these intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signals to the patient's head, neck and shoulders stably and accurately through these conventional intermediate frequency electrotherapy devices 10 In order to perform effective electrotherapy massage on the corresponding acupuncture points, in the end, patients are often unwilling to continue to use these conventional intermediate frequency electrotherapy devices 10 due to poor results, resulting in unnecessary waste of resources. For pity:

[0010] (1) Because each of the electrode patches 12 on these conventional intermediate-frequency electrotherapy devices 10 passes through the self-adhesive water-based silicone gel (a thin film of self-adhering water based silicone gel) 122 covered on its electrode 121 , so that each of the electrodes 121 can be attached to the corresponding acupuncture points (Acupuncture points) on the patient's head, neck and shoulders, however, due to the self-adhesive water-based silicone gel (a thin film of self-adhering water Based silicone gel) 122 has a flat plane; on the contrary, the skin surface corresponding to the acupoints on the patient's head, neck and shoulders is curved or curved plane, resulting in the The electrode patch 12 cannot be firmly attached to the skin surface of the corresponding acupuncture points on the patient's head, neck and shoulders, and thus the electrodes 121 cannot accurately contact the corresponding acupuncture points on the patient's head, neck and shoulders Acupuncture points of the skin, resulting in the inability to exert the expected curative effect;

[0011] (2) Because, in the process of performing electrotherapy massage, the interference current of a series of intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signals (electrical nerve stimulation pulses) produced by the electrotherapy signal generating equipment 15 on these conventional intermediate frequency electrotherapy devices 10 can stimulate the nerves, prompting The muscles under the corresponding Acupuncture points on the patient's head, neck and shoulders alternately perform involuntary contract and relax (involuntary contract and relax) movements, and these involuntary muscles contract and relax alternately, which will further make The electrode patches 12 that were not firmly attached to each other are very easy to fall off from the corresponding acupuncture points (Acupuncture points) on the patient's head, neck and shoulders, and lose their effect, thereby causing the interruption of the electrotherapy massage course;

[0012] (3) As mentioned above, since a thin film of self-adhering water based silicone gel (a thin film of self-adhering water based silicone gel) 122 coated on each electrode patch 11 is a self-adhering water-based material (a self-adhering water-based material) material, this kind of material only has adhesiveness (sticky) when it is wet, but once the silicone gel 122 is attached to the skin of the corresponding acupuncture points (Acupuncture points) on the head, neck and shoulders of the patient for as long as It has been used repeatedly for a period of time, and it often dries up due to water loss and no longer has self-adhesiveness. This problem occurs in patients with dry or hairy skin particularly obvious and severe on the body;

[0013] (4) Generally speaking, the vast majority of patients do not have knowledge of acupoint medicine, nor do they understand the importance of correct acupuncture points for solving head, neck and shoulder pain. In the process of electrotherapy massage, due to the electrotherapy massage performed on the wrong acupuncture points, the due curative effect cannot be exerted, and even, it will cause counterproductive damage to the patient's head, neck and shoulders;

[0014] (5) Traditionally, in the process of performing electrotherapy massage on the patient's head, neck and shoulders, the patient generally performs a sitting position (sitting position). However, since the patient is in a sitting position, the neck must fully support the head. Take an adult patient as an example, the weight of the head is about 10-12 pounds. Therefore, in the process of electrotherapy massage, the muscles of the neck of the patient must naturally work hard to keep the head. In the upright position, at this time, the muscles of the patient's neck will naturally be tense and unable to relax, resulting in the inability to exert the expected and due curative effect;

[0015] (6) In order to prevent the electrode patches 12 from falling off from the corresponding acupuncture points (Acupuncture points) of the neck, in the process of electrotherapy massage, patients usually try hard to keep the neck in a still state. Efforts, but cause the neck muscles to become more tense and unable to relax, resulting in counterproductive results;

[0016] (7) Because in the process of electrotherapy massage, many patients' necks and necks are always supported hard in order to keep them in an upright and still state. The tightness of the neck and shoulder muscles will naturally turn to the left or right from time to time. This rotation makes it easier for the electrode patches 12 to pass through the corresponding acupuncture points on the patient's head, neck and shoulders. Parts (Acupuncture points) fall off and lose their effect, causing the interruption of the electrotherapy massage course;

[0017] (8) If, in the process of electrotherapy massage, when the patient tries to stabilize the positions of the electrode patches 12 on the corresponding acupuncture points (Acupuncture points) on the head, neck and shoulders, the patient's head, neck and shoulders The muscles under the upper corresponding acupuncture points will be more tense and unable to relax due to the raised arm, which will result in the inability to exert the expected curative effect;

[0018] (9) In order to prevent the silicone gel 122 coated on the electrode patch 12 from losing its self-adhesiveness, it cannot continue to be used. Although some companies have developed a disposable electrode patch 12, the disposable electrode The practice of using the patch 12 only once and then needing to be discarded not only causes unnecessary waste of resources, but also causes an obvious and heavy economic burden on patients in terms of electrotherapy massage due to its expensive expenses;

[0019] (10) Based on the foregoing problems and inconveniences, when many patients or physical therapy workers use these intermediate frequency electrotherapy devices 10 to perform electrotherapy massage on the patient's head, neck, shoulders, and back, they often cannot receive these intermediate frequency electrotherapy pulse signals. Accurate transmission to the corresponding acupuncture points on the patient's head, neck and shoulders, resulting in the inability to perform effective electrotherapy massage on these corresponding acupuncture points, and finally because of poor results, he is unwilling to continue using these intermediate frequency electrotherapy devices 10, It is a pity that it caused a great waste of resources

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