Abstract: A body engaging manipulation instrument for use by a practitioner on body parts of an individual being treated formed of body engaging sections connected to a central gripping panel. A centrally located, raised gripping member having an upper, dome shaped gripping area that extends outwardly from an upper surface of the gripping panel and a recessed gripping area having a shape complementary to the raised gripping area located on a lower surface of the gripping panel. The body engaging sections are connected to the gripping panel at an angle greater than 90 degrees and are formed with a shaped tissue engaging edge corresponding to the tissue structure of a person being treated.

Abstract: A body engaging manipulation instrument for use by a practitioner on body parts of an individual being treated formed of body engaging sections connected to a central gripping panel. A centrally located, raised gripping member extends outwardly from an upper surface of the gripping panel and a recessed gripping member having a shape complementary to the raised gripping member is located on a lower surface of the gripping panel. The body engaging sections are connected to the gripping panel at an angle greater than 90 degrees and are formed with a shaped tissue engaging edge corresponding to the tissue structure of a person being treated.

Abstract: A unitary manipulation instrument for use by a practitioner on soft tissue of a person formed of a pair of planar sections, each section including an outer tissue engaging surface. The sections are interconnected and each section is located in a different spatial plane such that the sections are oriented at 90 degrees one with respect to the other.

Abstract: A soft tissue mobilization instrument for use in the treatment of the soft tissue of a person being treated by a practitioner having a handle structured for grasping by the hand of the practitioner, an offset body engaging, elongated, elliptical shaped thumb cup working member, and an index finger guide connecting the handle and the working member structured to locate and support the outer edge of the index finger of the practitioner when grasping the instrument. The instrument allows treatment pressure to come from the practitioner's hand thereby relieving pressure on the thumb during a treatment process.

Abstract: A soft tissue manipulation instrument for use by a practitioner on the soft tissue of a living being having an elongated body with soft edges, a front surface, a rear surface, sides, a tapered end and a curved, concave end opposite the tapered end. The front surface has a plurality of finger engaging recesses; at least one recess located adjacent the tapered end and at least a second recess located adjacent the curved end. The rear surface includes an elongated finger engaging slot disposed in a longitudinal direction between the tapered end and the curved end.

Abstract: A soft tissue manipulation instrument for use by a practitioner on the soft tissue of a person having a first section with an outer tissue engagement edge shaped to conform to the soft tissue being treated and a second gripping section interconnected at a 90 degree angle with the first section having an outer curved gripping surface for the hand of the practitioner using the instrument.