236 results about "Acupressure" patented technology

A device is disclosed which is therapeutically beneficial to the well-being of living organisms such as humans, animals, and/or plant life, using photon or light waves. The device is intended to lie against the skin or surface, near the skin/surface, and/or from a distance ranging up to several feet from the skin/surface. The device is intended to be used for: general relaxation and detoxification of an organism; stimulating the healing process in an organism which is ill, diseased or injured; aiding in the elimination of pain and inflammation in an organism; stimulating/sedating the acupressure meridian system of an organism and rebalancing the electromagnetic energy-field surrounding the organism.

Improvements on mats for practicing yoga are presented. The mats typically provide improved balance, stability, relief of joint and knee pain, and/or improved grip, among other advantages. One particular mat has an upper surface with protrusions, such as knobs, to provide a feeling of acupressure massage to the user. The mat may be continuous and rolled up for storage, or may be divided into sections and folded. A layer of foam may be provided for cushioning, and the foam may optionally be a memory foam. Alternative embodiments include a mat without the protrusions on the upper surface, a mat with cushioning that has an undulating or otherwise irregular surface, and a mat that has no central foam but which is made of a single material.

A shoe incorporates reflexology and acupressure as applied to a foot when wearing the shoe. The shoe has a sole with a battery powered vibration unit that mechanically vibrates a spiked gel insole located near the underside of a foot. The rounded spikes of the insole stimulate the acupressure points of the foot for its relaxation and pleasant feelings in a person. The sole of the shoe has a port for battery charging, a switch to control the vibration, and a charge indicator light at the sole's edge. The sole has a latch to remove the battery from a compartment in the heel area. The vibrating shoe operates while bearing the weight of a person or not. A transmitter remotely activates the vibration unit as a person is standing.

An adjustable acupressure device is structured to apply pressure to a specific portion of a user's body, for example, the hegu point located between the user's thumb and forefinger. The device includes an attachment assembly having at least one placement indicator structured to permit accurate placement of the device by the user on his or her body. Further, the device includes a pressure assembly to allow the user to apply a preselected amount of pressure to the specific portion of the user's body. More in particular, the pressure assembly includes a pressure applicator structured to contact the specific point on the user's body when disposed in an operative position.

An acupressure device with mechanisms for modulating the pressure applied to the user.

A therapeutic acupressure device has a mat with a top surface shaped to conform to the back contour of a person lying on it in a supine position. Two elongated spaced mutually parallel fuzzy fabric strips are provided at the center of the mat. The mat has a transverse rounded hump to support the lordotic curve of the lumbar spine. A cervical support is adjustably positioned on the mat to support the person's neck portion. A plurality of resilient twin spherical acupressure balls of various hardnesses are placeable at selected positions on the fuzzy fabric strips to provide desired therapeutic treatment for the person. A grid is marked beside the sides of the fuzzy fabric strips to guide the placement of the acupressure balls.

Disclosed herein is a functional shoe, capable of applying micro current to the sole. The shoe includes a micro-current generating part, an acupressure part, and a conduction part. The micro-current generating part is inserted in a side of the shoe, thus generating predetermined micro current and voltage. The acupressure part is made of a conductive material, and is provided on a portion where nerve points of a sole connected to organs in a body are located, thus simultaneously performing physical acupressure action and conduction of micro current. The conduction part is connected between the micro-current generating part and the acupressure part, thus transmitting the generated micro current and voltage to the acupressure part. Thereby, the functional shoe simultaneously performs physical acupressure action on specific nerve points of the sole, and transmits micro current to the nerve points using external force applied when walking.

The present invention is a wrist massager particularly applying to the wrist part of human being adopting acupressure theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in order to circumvent wrist musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). It comprises a wrist band operably engaged a control panel 4 and a motorised cushion housing 2 with protruding massage means3. The wrist band added with size-adjustable mechanism is designed for users to fit their wrist into the massager comfortably and firmly. It contains a motor/motors to produce vibration and deliver reciprocating and/or rotary massaging effect via the massage means3. Alternatively, the wrist massager is a plate 8 with planar bottom and a housing placed on the surface of the plate 8. A detachable massaging means protrudes from the surface of the said housing.

A massage device includes an outer casing, a driving mechanism and at least one massage module. The massage module includes an inclined rotary plate coupled to a main gear seat having central massage balls. When the inclined rotary plate rotates, the main gear seat and the central massage ball are driven to rotate. The main gear seat engages with a plurality of planetary gears, each of which is coupled with a massage arm. An upper end of the massage arm has a peripheral massage ball disposed thereon and a lower end of the massage arm contacts with the inclined rotary plate. A rotation of the inclined rotary plate drives massage arms and the peripheral massage balls thereon to rotate via the planetary gear as well as to move the massage arms up and down, thereby providing a massage of kneading and acupressure.

The invention discloses a handheld palm acupressure apparatus comprising a base body having a plurality of protuberances with rolling features that are configured with rolling pressure enabling for compressing against acupressure points of the palm or other part of the body for physical therapy purposes.

A disposable adhesive acupressure band for nausea relief in humans, dogs & cats, including a raised contact button on an adhesive lamination positioned over an acupressure point after peel off of a top liner centered about a cutout on the band through which the contact button extends from a bottom substrate.

A device for treating pain in an injured body member includes a wrap having an interior section which can be loaded with medicament. The wrap also includes at least one inwardly extending nodule adapted to exert pressure on and compress a specific area of the injured member, having acupressure like effect in producing pain relief. The wrap has adjustable means for fastening the wrap around the body member, thereby enabling the wearer to extent a specific amount of pressure on the nodule to achieve the desired results. The combination of restricted movement imparted by the wrap along with the medicament and acupressure affords the wearer more rapid pain relief than any of the treatments applied separately.

An acupressure massage pad formed of generally resilient material wherein the pad includes nodes that replicate the curvature of the apex of a human finger or knuckle to allow an individual to perform acupressure or reflexology massage without assistance.

The invention discloses a lower-limb multiple part rehabilitation chair, for bringing convenience to the disabled and the people with mobility problem. According to the lower-limb multiple part rehabilitation chair, a drive device drives two pedal rehabilitation units; each pedal rehabilitation unit is provided with a leg kneading device and a foot acupressure device and comprises a pedal and a leg support plate; the bottom end of the leg support plate is hinged with the middle of the corresponding pedal while the top end thereof is hinged with a chair body; each leg kneading device compriseskneading sun gears, a gear oscillating bar, a connecting rod and massage wheels; the foot acupressure device comprises acupressure sun gears, a lifting plate and protecting stems, the acupressure sungears are fixed on the leg support plate, the lifting plate is provided with fixed acupressure planet gears and a projecting cylinder supporting plate, the acupressure planet gears are hinged with thecorresponding pedals and mesh with the corresponding acupressure sun gears, the projecting cylinder supporting plate is arranged at the bottom of the corresponding pedal, and the projecting stems areattached on the projecting cylinder supporting plate. The lower-limb multiple part rehabilitation chair has the function of exercising knee and ankle joints of a patient, massaging calf muscles and pressing leg acupuncture effectively.

The present invention relates to an insole including an acupressure member for supporting the arch of the foot. The insole includes: a connector which protrudes from a top or bottom surface of the insole corresponding to the arch, and which includes a continuous uneven part on the outer surface thereof and a female screw in a central portion thereof; and said acupressure member which includes a male screw protruding from the bottom surface thereof so as to engage with the female screw, and an uneven recess which is shaped so as to correspond to the continuous uneven part and which is recessed in the to bottom surface thereof around the male screw.

The present invention relates to an acupressure device for producing a calming/soothing effect in a person. The acupressure device applies pressure to a desired treatment zone and discharging the ionic imbalance of the treatment zone to producing such calming/soothing effect. In particular, the acupressure device is effective in treating a person having sleep problems, stress/tension, anxiety, depression, and/or imbalanced state of mine. The method of using the acupressure device for treatment of sleep problems, stress/tension, anxiety, depression, and/or imbalanced state of mind is described.

The present invention provides a bed type hot compress and acupressure apparatus using a means for controlling a location of a hyperthermo-radiative device wherein a moving location of the hyperthermo-radiative device can be controlled based on an actually moved distance of the hyperthermo-radiative device. In the present invention, the means for controlling the location of the hyperthermo-radiative device comprises (a) a reciprocating unit including a belt gear for converting a rotational force of an electric-powered motor into a forward and rearward reciprocating motion, a belt member that is engaged and in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the belt gear and reciprocated forward or rearward, the hyperthermo-radiative device connected to the belt member to reciprocate forward and rearward, and a pulley; and (b) a signal sensor unit including a rotational shaft for directly transmitting the rotational force, a signal rotating plate rotated together with the belt gear by the rotational shaft, and a sensor member that is adjacent to both faces of the signal rotating plate to sense a signal from the signal rotating plate and transmit the sensed signal to a control unit. According to the present invention, since a moving distance of the hyperthermo-radiative device can be controlled using the means for controlling the location of the hyperthermo-radiative device on the order of millimeters, the hyperthermo-radiative device can be accurately located on the position of a vertebra input by a user, thereby enhancing the effects of treatment.

The invention describes a novel invention of a disposable mask which covers the entire face and is pre-moistened or impregnated with a cosmetic, nutritional or medicinal solution, preferably one beneficial to the skin; as well as the novel invention of the method of applying cosmetic, nutritional or medicinal solutions to the face by such a disposable face mask; as well as the invention of and the use of such face mask impregnated with aromatic fragrances and/or imprinted with facial massage information and facial acupressure points. This invention is beneficial in the field of skin care products for ameliorating irritating skin conditions, improving the skin's visual appearance and biophysical function, providing aroma therapy and providing a smooth, moist surface, in some instances pre-printed with directions, for facial massage and acupressure stimulation.

A face-contour-compliable eyeshade includes a hollow shade member in which a flexible unit is arranged. The flexible unit has predetermined resiliency, such as being made of metals, plastics, rubbers, and other flexible and bendable materials, for flexibly bending and shape setting, and has a shape corresponding to a portion around the user's eyes and is further provided with a plurality of bosses and a vibration unit that is attached thereto at a predetermined location, whereby the shade member is shape adjustable in order to comply with the user's face contour for tightly attaching to and engaging the portion around the eyes so that the vibration unit can make the plurality of bosses to vibrate for effecting acupressure and massage on acupuncture points around the eyes and the shade member is foldable for easy carrying.

Apparel on which is printed markings that represent meridian pathways and acupuncture or acupressure regions. The printed markings distinguish in appearance from each other. The apparel may be worn to facilitate instructing, practicing or performing a skill or exercise that relies upon knowing where the meridian pathways and acupuncture or acupressure regions are on the body, but without the need to refer to pictorial diagrams of the human body that have the meridian pathways and/or acupuncture points identified. The skills or exercises include acupressure massage, shiatsu massage, martial arts, dance, acupuncture medicine.