Back relief device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals seeking chiropractic care for back pain often face challenges in accessing frequent treatments due to mobility and financial constraints, necessitating a self-administered solution for back relief.
Innovation Solution
A back relief device comprising a mat base with large and small pressure ridges, and a movable ridge, designed to apply targeted pressure to simulate chiropractic treatment, constructed from materials like cloth, foam, silicone, or metal, allowing for customizable pressure points for relaxation and pain relief.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a user receives frequent chiropractic visits for back pain treatment, then the treatment effectiveness and pain relief are improved, but the time cost and financial cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables users to perform chiropractic self-treatment at home by lying on the mat with pressure ridges that automatically apply targeted pressure to back pressure points, eliminating the need for professional chiropractor visits and allowing independent pain management
Solution Approach 2:
The device replicates the therapeutic effect of professional chiropractic treatment by using pressure ridges designed to mimic the manual pressure application technique, creating a simplified copy of the treatment mechanism that can be used independently at home
2Reliability
If a user receives frequent chiropractic visits for back pain treatment, then the treatment effectiveness and pain relief are improved, but the financial cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables users to perform chiropractic self-treatment at home by lying on the mat with pressure ridges that automatically apply targeted pressure to back pressure points, eliminating the need for professional chiropractor visits and allowing independent pain management
Solution Approach 2:
The mat device provides a cost-effective alternative to expensive repeated professional treatments, offering an affordable home-based solution that can be used indefinitely without additional per-use costs
3Measurement precision
If pressure ridges are designed to precisely target specific pressure points, then the treatment precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mat incorporates pressure ridges with varying characteristics (different heights, rigidity levels, and spacing) positioned at specific locations to target different pressure points on the back, with each ridge optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The pressure application system is divided into multiple discrete ridges rather than a single complex mechanism, with each ridge independently targeting specific pressure points, allowing precise pressure point coverage through simple modular elements
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AI summary
A back relief device, including a mat base to receive at least a portion of a body of a user thereon, a plurality of large pressure ridges disposed on at least a portion of the mat base to at least partially protrude away from the mat base with respect to a direction and positioned based on at least one first pressure point of the user, and a plurality of small pressure ridges disposed between each of the plurality of large pressure ridges on at least a portion of the mat base to at least partially protrude away from the mat base with respect to the direction and positioned based on at least one second pressure point of the user.