Body Surface Stimulus Method for Stress-Related Disease Treatment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for reducing stress-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure do not effectively address the underlying psychological stress and its physiological impacts, such as insulin resistance and cholesterol levels, through targeted body surface stimulation.

Innovation Solution

A method involving the application of acupuncture needles or thermal stimuli to specific areas of the body surface, such as the foot sole and near the thyroid gland, to activate peripheral circulatory and autonomic nervous functions, thereby reducing stress, improving blood sugar levels, and suppressing arteriosclerosis.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If acupuncture needles or heating stimuli are applied to specific body surface areas, then peripheral circulatory function and autonomic nervous function are activated and stress is released, but the specific stimulus points and methods were not previously established

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestress reduction effectivenessVSAvoidstimulus method complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention divides the body surface into specific stimulus areas (head, trunk, limbs) with multiple designated points in each region. This segmentation provides a systematic approach to stress reduction by targeting specific anatomical locations, making the therapy reliable and reproducible without requiring complex equipment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The stimulus method is designed to be universally applicable for treating stress-related diseases including hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. The same basic stimulus points and methods can address multiple different conditions, reducing the need for complex disease-specific protocols while maintaining effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If stress-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure are treated without targeted body surface stimulation, then conventional treatments are used, but the underlying psychological stress and its physiological impacts are not effectively addressed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment coverage for stress-related diseasesVSAvoideffectiveness in addressing underlying stress

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The invention uses body surface stimulus points as intermediaries to connect psychological stress with physiological responses. By stimulating specific points on the skin, the treatment mediates between mental stress and physical health outcomes, addressing both the psychological root cause and physiological manifestations of stress-related diseases.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The treatment utilizes changes in physical parameters (temperature through heating, mechanical stimulation through acupuncture needles) applied to specific body surface areas to induce physiological changes. These parameter changes in the stimulus modality trigger autonomic nervous system responses that systematically address multiple stress-related conditions simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If conventional treatments are used for stress-related diseases, then symptoms may be managed, but blood flow increase, stress hormone reduction, and improvement of insulin resistance are not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvephysiological improvement outcomesVSAvoidtreatment simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The body surface stimulus method enables the body's own regulatory systems to improve physiological outcomes. By stimulating specific points, the treatment activates the body's intrinsic ability to increase blood flow, reduce stress hormones, and improve insulin sensitivity without requiring external pharmaceutical interventions, making the treatment simple yet physiologically effective.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach leads to significant increases in blood flow, reduction of stress hormones, decrease in cholesterol and neutral fat, and improvement in insulin resistance, resulting in normalized blood pressure and overall stress reduction.

Implementation Method 1

activating a peripheral circulatory function and an autonomic nervous function through a stimulus to specific parts of a body surface by an acupuncture needle(s)

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAcupuncture stimulation:

Implementation Method 2

activating a peripheral circulatory function and an autonomic nervous function through a stimulus to specific parts of a body surface by an acupuncture needle(s) or heating etc.

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal heating: Heating

Implementation Method 3

significant increases in blood flow, reduction of stress hormones

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectBlood flow increase:

Data Source

PatentUS9358180B2Stimulus method for releasing stress, and stress-free medical treatment method by the stimulus method

Publication Date: 2016.06.07 RYOTOKUJI KENJI

AI summary

In a stimulus method, a stimulus applying apparatus is attached to an area selected from a group of specific parts of a body surface by an acupuncture needle(s) or heating etc. thereby releasing the stress, and a stress-free medical treatment method based on the stimulus method.