Patent ID: 8297286
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61C,A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. A method for assisting a user during physical rehabilitation and athletic training the method comprising: (a) providing a musculoskeletal repositioning device for wearing in the user's mouth, the musculoskeletal repositioning device comprising: an upper teeth abutment surface for contacting the upper teeth of the user; a lower teeth abutment surface for contacting the lower teeth of the user; and a ramp protruding upwardly from the upper teeth abutment surface for contacting and molded to fit the upper posterior teeth and lingual anatomy of the user; wherein when the upper posterior teeth and lingual anatomy contact the ramp, the force exerted by the upper posterior teeth and lingual anatomy on the ramp causes the lower jaw to move downwardly and forwardly into an active optimal position; and (b) applying the musculoskeletal repositioning device to the user's mouth to assist in the user's physical rehabilitation or athletic training and also as concussion suppressing orthotic.