Abstract: Disclosed in some embodiments are unique massage devices that incorporate a generally disk-shaped member. In some preferred forms, the disk-shaped member will have an outer annular surface for contacting and massaging the body of a massage recipient, and the outer annular surface will have a variable width around the disk-shaped member. While this outer annular surface might be provided by an individual object (e.g., a molded rubber member), in some preferred forms, the outer annular surface will be provided by two or more constituent pieces that have been united to form a full outer annular surface. The invention also provides methods for constructing and using such massage devices.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for interactive integration of electronic patient medical records, the system and method having a central personal health record database networked to one or more local medical records maintained by individual health care providers, wherein the central personal health records and the local medical records have compatible electronic data structures, there being a personal health record and at least one local medical record corresponding to each particular patient. Each health care provider may be associated by a particular patient with the personal health record corresponding to the patient, and each health care provider may be enabled to access the personal health record for downloading and synchronization with a corresponding local medical record maintained by the health care provider, and may further be enabled to upload and synchronize changes made in a local medical record back to the corresponding personal health record.