Heatable Massage Roller with Spinal Recess and Heat Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current massage technologies fail to effectively relieve muscle tension and pain across various body areas, including the back, neck, and shoulders, and do not address the need for improved posture and joint mobility.
Innovation Solution
A massage roller with a central spinal recess, circular wall portions, and an outer portion with varying diameters and protrusions, combined with a heat-retaining material, provides therapeutic pressure and heat to mimic acupressure, increasing blood flow and relaxing muscle and joint tension.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a massage roller is designed with a simple cylindrical shape, then it is easy to manufacture and use, but it cannot effectively relieve muscle tension and pain across various body areas including back, neck, and shoulders
Solution Approach 1:
The massage roller incorporates a central spinal recess portion with a diameter matching the user's spine, creating a localized anatomical fit. This recess allows the roller to conform specifically to the spinal column while the outer portions extend to contact surrounding muscle groups, providing targeted therapy different from a uniform cylinder.
Solution Approach 2:
The roller is divided into distinct functional zones: a central spinal recess portion for accommodating the spine, circular wall portions for rolling over areas adjacent to the spine, and outer portions with varying diameters for applying pressure to different muscle groups. This segmentation allows each zone to perform its specific therapeutic function.
2Reliability
If a massage roller applies only mechanical pressure, then the structure remains simple, but it fails to provide sufficient relaxation and blood flow enhancement
Solution Approach 1:
The massage roller combines mechanical structure with thermal therapy by incorporating a heat-retaining material within the roller body. This composite approach integrates both mechanical pressure and thermal effects into a single device, enhancing muscle relaxation and blood flow without requiring separate equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The roller utilizes temperature as an additional therapeutic parameter alongside mechanical pressure. By incorporating heat-retaining material, the device can maintain elevated temperatures during use, creating a combined thermomechanical therapy that improves effectiveness beyond pressure alone.
3Reliability
If the outer portion has a uniform diameter, then manufacturing is simpler, but it cannot effectively apply varying therapeutic pressure to different body areas
Solution Approach 1:
The outer portions are designed with non-uniform diameters, where the diameter varies along the length of the roller to match the contours of different body areas. This allows larger diameters for broader muscle groups and smaller diameters for more localized pressure points, optimizing therapeutic effect for each region.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The massage roller effectively relieves muscle tension, pain, and improves posture by applying heat and pressure, increasing blood flow and reducing joint irritation, leading to enhanced mobility and athletic performance.
Implementation Method 1
an inner portion comprising a material selected for its ability to retain heat
Data Source
AI summary
A massage roller has a central spinal recess portion, a circular wall portion on each side of the spinal recess portion, and an outer portion extending outwardly from each of the circular wall portions, the outer portion having a first diameter at or near the circular wall portion, and a second diameter remote from the circular wall portion, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter.