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Sciatic nerve relaxer

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-21
MCCARTHY RICHARD
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[0008]The person using the members lies on the floor, placing the members on the floor, pointing up, under and into the buttock and under and into the knee in the vicinity of the pain and rests on the members for a relatively short time to relieve the pain. The treatment can be repeated a number of times a day depending on the severity of the pain. The length of treatment can vary between three to five minutes. The treatment provides a pressure stimulus at a strategic point along the nerve. The deep pressure will help to relax the afferent and efferent fibres, which comprise the main structure of the nerve, thereby reducing pain and helping heal the inflammation. The size of the members is important

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Sciatica is an inflammation of the sciatic nerve and can be quite painful.

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[0017]The members 1, 3, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are identical so only one will be described in detail. Member 1 has bottom cylindrical section 5 and a top conical section 7 extending up from the top of the cylindrical section 5. The cylindrical section 5 has a flat base 9 and the top 11 of the conical section 7 is slightly flattened and rounded. The member 1 has an overall height ranging from about two and a quarter inches to about three inches and preferably from about two and one quarter inches to about two and three quarters inches. The diameter of the cylindrical bottom section 5 can range from about two inches to about two and a half inches and preferably is between two and an eighth inches and two and three eighths inches. The height of the cylindrical bottom section 5 is about one quarter of the height of the member 1. The conical top section 7 has a base with a diameter slightly greater than the height of the top section. The top 11 of the conical section 7 is slightly ...

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A pair of identical pressure applying members for use in treating pain in the sciatic nerve of a person, the members each consisting of a cylindrical bottom section and a conical top section extending upwardly from the top of the cylindrical section. The height of each member is about two and one half inches with the diameter being about two and one quarter inches and with the height of the bottom section being about one quarter of the height of the member. The members are adapted to be placed under a person lying on a flat horizontal surface with one member under the buttock of the person on the side of the person where the pain is and the other member under the knee of the person on the same side.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]This invention relates to a kit for use in treating sciatica. The invention also relates to a pair of pressure applying members for use in treating sciatica.[0003]2. Background Art[0004]Sciatica is an inflammation of the sciatic nerve and can be quite painful. There are two sciatic nerves in the body, one for each leg. Each nerve originates in the lower back and passes through a buttock to its respective leg, the nerve passing under the piriformis muscle in the buttock. The main branch of the nerve continues down the leg to behind the knee and then branches to the calf, the lower leg and all the way to the tips of the toes.[0005]The sciatic nerve affects all leg functions including muscle innervation; proprioception; reflexes; skin innervation and even has an effect on the leg blood vessels thereby affecting circulation. Sciatic pain is manifested by pain going to the buttock usually on one side or the other. The pain may irra...

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IPC IPC(8): A47C20/02
CPCA61H7/001A61H39/04A61H2201/1284A61H2205/102A61H2203/0456A61H2205/086A61H2201/1628
Inventor MCCARTHY, RICHARD
Owner MCCARTHY RICHARD
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