Abstract: A band (1) comprising, on its inner surface, an irregular array of tacky areas or protrusions (6) that dissipate foci of stress in the skin (of the abdominal wall or other body areas). Wearing such a band around the abdomen is intended to help prevent the occurrence of stretch marks.

Abstract: Described is a wall-mounted back brush comprising a base having a front surface and a back surface. A plurality of bristles are disposed on the front surface and extend outward therefrom. The bristles may be used to scratch, massage, or scrub a user's back as desired. The present invention further comprises an attachment means, such as suction cups, for securing the device to a wall or other surface. One or more grooves are disposed on the front surface of the base and are adapted to receive a plurality of massage nodules that can be removably secured within the grooves. The device may be mounted to a door by means of a plurality of loops of elastic cable having an anchor disposed thereon. The loops of elastic cable can be secured to the base and may be stretched around the corners of a door.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a health massage apparatus, providing a neck massager including a U-shaped neck pillow capable of being hungon a neck of a person, an inside of the U-shaped neck pillow corresponding to the neck has at least one massage component, the at least one massage component include at least two massage heads from the top down along the inside of the U-shaped neck pillow, a height of the upper massage head is lower than the adjacent lower massage head in sequence. According to the human neck characteristics involving the protrusion of the upper neck and the depression of the lower neck, in the present invention the upper massage head is set a low position and the lower massage head is set at a high position, advantageously, each of the massage heads respectively massages the corresponding neck part, the good massage effect can be obtained.

Abstract: The invention includes devices and methods for reducing the appearance of cellulite in human skin. The device includes a belt having a tactile gripping portion for removably adhering to skin. When the belt is connected to a reciprocating vibratory massage device, the tactile belt grips the skin preventing substantial relative movement between the belt and the skin. On continued reciprocal movement of the belt through a stroke length and at a frequency, the outer layers of the skin are forcibly moved relative to the subcutaneous tissue layers thereby disrupting, stretching and/or tearing fat/collagen projections extending from the subcutaneous tissue into the outer skin layers thereby reducing the appearance of cellulite in the skin.

Abstract: The Sexual Aid Method and Appliance with Passageway for Intimate Massage enables individuals and/or couples to enjoy the vast array of health benefits of breast massage. This appliance comprises a means to guide a penis in a defined path over or in between breasts to massage the penis, breast tissue and/or the area in between the breasts. The movement of the penis within the defined path induces flexing of the appliance that further massages the surrounding breast tissue. At least one sternum passageway (5), tube passageway (15), breast passageway (20) or passageway enhancer (90) is present in the appliance. This versatile, economical, non-surgical, green-technology appliance creates at least one passageway that is independent of body contours to allow individuals to experience breast tissue massage, massage of the area in between the breasts and/or hands-free mammary coitus.

Abstract: A portable compression device for compressing at least a portion of a mammal's limb is provided. The portable compression device can use mechanical compression to apply an external pressure to the portion of the limb to thereby propagate blood flow return in the direction of the mammal's heart. In at least one embodiment, the portable compression device can accomplish this mechanical compression through the use of at least one frame, actuator, drum, and flexible elongate member. The actuator can move the drum between a first position and a second position. The flexible elongate member can be engaged with at least a portion of the drum and can at least partially circumscribe a portion of the limb of the mammal, such that the movement of the drum between the first and second positions can apply tension to the flexible elongate member to thereby apply a compressive force to the limb.

Abstract: Optimizing fit of a compression garment for use with a patient receiving compression therapy. Sensors formed on the garment detect characteristics of the fit of the garment in the vicinity of each sensor. The fit sensors may be capacitive disks imprinted on the garment. A controller computes overall fit of the garment on the patient based on signals from the sensors.

Abstract: A portable limb-mounted device for enhancing blood and/or lymph flow in a limb and/or for preventing stasis related disorders, the device comprising an energy generating device, an actuator, one or more compressing elements for generating squeezing forces on the limb of a user, a sensor located adjacent to the body of the user and coupled to a transceiver device, and a transceiver device coupled to the sensor to receive signals generated by the sensor, to transfer the signals received from the sensor device to a computing device. The device further comprises a computerized control system including a microcontroller and a memory device to store activity related information for subsequent downloads to an external computer-based monitoring device.

Abstract: Personal hygiene devices designed to aid physically impaired persons to clean their own recto-genital area following urination, defecation, menstruation, or sweating. The devices include an elongated flexible strip made from one or two elongated individual sheets affixed together and of a length sufficient to extend between the user's legs and of a width sufficient to generally cover the recto-genital area. The strip has an absorbent middle portion for engaging the user's recto-genital area and respective dependent end portions having respective thumb holes therethrough for easy gripping in-hand. An absorbent pad is positioned at the middle portion retained by the individual sheets to increase the absorbency thereof. The device is used by gripping the end portions in-hand optionally using the thumb holes with the middle portion extending between the user's legs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable device and method for enhancing blood flow in a limb and for reducing the risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) formation by applying periodic squeezing forces on a limb, in particular a lower limb. The device comprises a flask-like casing box and a strap connected to opposite sides of said casing such as to form a closed loop around the limb. Said box contains machinery for actuating periodical change in the circumference of said closed loop between a contracted and a relaxed positions.

Abstract: There is provided a non-invasive pulsation and counterpulsation medical treatment apparatus for treating reduced cardiac output in heart patients. A flexible cuff is passed over the patient's lower body and/or extremities, and is attached a hydraulic actuator. Through a mechanical linkage, the actuator sequentially tensions and releases the cuff, thereby sequentially compressing and releasing pressure on the patient, and thereby augmenting the patient's blood pressure. The actuator includes a hydraulic cylinder that axially extends and retracts a shaft. A curved plate on the apparatus supports the patient's body or extremity in a fixed position during the treatment. A pressure sensor in the cuff transmits pressure data to an operator or electronic processor. Based on physiological data continuously obtained from the patient, various treatment parameters may be changed during the patient's treatment by an attending clinician or by a computer processor controlling the treatment.

Abstract: A massaging device includes a support member, a massaging member movably mounted on the support member, two opposite connecting straps connected with the massaging member respectively, two massaging belts each connected with a respective one of the connecting straps, a drive member mounted on the support member and provided with a rotation shaft, and an eccentric member rotatable with the rotation shaft and provided with an eccentric shaft to drive the massaging member to move relative to the support member. Thus, the massaging member is movable to massage the user's back reciprocally, and the two massaging belts are movable to massage the user's body reciprocally, so that the massaging device can be used to massage the user's body exactly and completely.

Abstract: There is provided a non-invasive pulsation and counterpulsation medical treatment apparatus for treating reduced cardiac output in heart patients. A flexible cuff is passed over the patient's lower body and/or extremities, and is attached through a lever arm to an electromechanical actuator. Through a mechanical linkage, the actuator sequentially tensions and releases the cuff, thereby sequentially compressing and releasing pressure on the patient, and thereby augmenting the patient's blood pressure. The actuator includes an electric solenoid which axially extends and retracts a shaft. The shaft oscillates the lever arm. A curved plate on the apparatus supports the patient's body or extremity in a fixed position during the treatment. A pressure sensor in the cuff transmits pressure data to an operator or electronic processor.

Abstract: A body shaping machine has an action mechanism and a massaging belt which is fastened at two ends to two action members of the action mechanism. The action mechanism includes two deceleration devices and two displacement devices. The deceleration devices each have an output shaft, and a crank mounted on the output shaft. The two cranks of the two deceleration devices are mounted in reverse. The rotary motions of the two cranks are changed into the reciprocating linear motions by the two displacement devices, thereby enabling the two action members to bring about linear displacement motions opposite in direction.

Abstract: A Stretching, Strengthening and Massage Apparatus is disclosed. Also disclosed is a device that employs a spherical device for aiding in Massage of bodily areas. The device further has an elongate strap defined by several loops along its length to be used as handholds when stretching or exercising. The device is further usable as an exercise device by simple engagement with a conventional door. The spherical member is preferably formed with bumps on its outer surface to further improve its utility as a massage device.

Abstract: Exercise is performed and an exerciser device is designed so that they use a massage belt with at least two ends and a chain of ovals composed of ceramic, crystals, wood, plastic or ferromagnetic materials, while a user holds one end of the belt and applies a punching imitating movement, while the other end offers resistance each arm alternating creates resistance to the other arm's motion.

Abstract: An exercise belt which includes resilient connectors which connect a back panel with overlapping front panels, said overlapping front panels containing compressible hemispherical protruding elements which apply localized pressure to the abdomen of the user.

Abstract: The space for putting round the toes 5 surrounded by the opposed edges 11 of the horizontal band pieces 1 and 2 and the cord for putting round the toes having contraction and expansion properties 4 is formed by linking between the upper ends of the opposed edges 11 of the pair of horizontal band pieces 1, 2 for right and left sides using the cord for putting round the toes having contraction and expansion properties 4 and by linking the lower ends of the horizontal band pieces 1 and 2 for right and left sides by the fasteners 3 or the like. Moreover, the section for putting round an ankle 12 is formed by linking the idler ends 10 and 10 of both the horizontal band pieces 1 and 2 each other by given means.

Abstract: A handheld foot manicuring device for scrubbing and manicuring a user's feet. The handheld foot manicuring device includes a housing assembly including a housing member having a head portion and a handle portion and further having a front wall and a back wall; and also includes a drive assembly including roller members being rotatably mounted to the housing member; and further includes an endless pad member being removably carried about the roller members and having a textured outerside and being adapted to exfoliate a user's foot.

Abstract: A flexible hand holdable cloth for washing a user's body with the cloth including a first handle to provide a first finger grasping region thereon and a second extendible handle having a contracted condition wherein the second handle is maintained proximate the flexible cloth so that the second handle does not interfere with the use of the flexible cloth as a hand holdable body cloth and an extended condition to enable a user to grasp and extend the second handle while holding onto the first handle to enable the user to rub the flexible cloth on the user's back with a back and forth motion. The extendible handle is further usable to retain the cloth in a display or storage condition by contracting the handle around the cloth when the cloth is in a rolled condition.

Abstract: A bath scrubber is composed of a plurality of straps which are formed respectively of a plurality of cylindrical nets of a plastic material and are arranged side by side such that one end of each of the straps is fastened with a fastening piece, and that another end of each of the straps is fastened with another fastening piece. The two fastening pieces are respectively fastened with a grip.

Abstract: A therapeutic massaging apparatus having a pair of resilient balls adjustably positioned in a flexible container, wherein a strap assembly is connected to opposing ends of the container so as to maintain the container in a pre-selected position upon the user. The present invention also integrates other therapeutic principals by utilizing a pocket formed in the container for allowing the user to enjoy the benefits of traditional acupressure therapy while simultaneously enjoying the well known therapeutic effects of magnetism, gemstones, crystals and/or herbs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lotion applicator and massaging apparatus including a pair of opposing substantially U-shaped handles with an attachment plate attached to each of their respective terminal ends. The two opposing attachment plates each have a plurality of cords extending from an opposing side with a snap style connector at their distal ends. A select one of a plurality of accessory pads may be attached to the U-shaped handles depending upon the application. Each applicator pad is substantially rectangular having four peripheral edges and a panel at two opposing edges thereof. Extending from each panel are a plurality of cords with a snap style connector at their distal ends for selectively engaging the snap style connectors on the U-shaped handles. Accordingly, a loofah sponge pad, a dry weave pad or a roller ball massage pad may be selectively attached to the U-shaped handles using the snap style connectors.

Abstract: A hand held massaging device comprised of a first and second handle, a cord perminantly fixed to the first handle and slidably fixed to the second handle. A resilient rubber ball having a hole axially through the center allowing the ball to be mounted on the cord between the two handles. Each handle and the ball have ball bearings where the cord passes through so that the ball can roll easily over the body part being massaged. A pair of snug fitting O rings hold the ball in place but the ball can be moved by rolling the O rings to a new position along the cord. A retaining ring assembly located on the cord just outside the slidable handle acts to retain the slidable handle in the desired position along the cord. In this way a user can space the handles and ball to the ideal location and can hold onto the handles and roll the massage ball over the desired body part in an easy way.

Abstract: A massaging device constructed as a set of massaging elements comprising disc-shaped rollers rotatably mounted on the ends of a plurality of transversely-positioned axles spaced apart along the length of a strap and retained by the strap. The axles and rollers are designed so that the axles are flush-mounted with the outer face of the rollers, and the axles do not project beyond the rollers, eliminating any possibility of injuring the skin while massaging. The strap is designed to insure that the massaging elements do not become entangled, while preserving the stability and flexibility of the device. The ends of the strap are provided with wide handles, providing additional comfort during use. The inventive design provides an inexpensive, light, sturdy, safe and easy-to-use massaging device.