Patent ID: 7320668
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a deep self-massage of a specific area of a muscle or other body part, comprising: providing an apparatus for deep self-massage that comprises: a substantially planar base member having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface being configured to allow the substantially planar base member to lie on a substantially horizontal area of the ground, one or two knob end massaging members, each of the one or two knob end massaging members having a massaging surface, wherein at least a portion of the massaging surface is substantially hemispherical in shape, only one or two supporting uprights that extend perpendicularly from the upper surface of the substantially planar base member, each of the only one or two supporting uprights having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each of the only one or two supporting uprights contacts the substantially planar base member, wherein the second end of each of the only one or two supporting uprights firmly supports one of the one or two knob end massaging members such that the substantially hemispherical portion of the massaging surface of the one of the one or two knob end massaging members faces away from the upper surface of the substantially planar base member, wherein the second end of each of the only one or two supporting uprights further firmly supports the one of the one or two knob end massaging members such that the substantially hemispherical portion of the massaging surface of the one of the one or two knob end massaging members is supported by the supporting upright at a distance from the upper surface of the substantially planar base member, each of the only one or two supporting uprights having sufficient strength to maintain the distance of the substantially hemispherical portion of the massaging surface of the one of the one or two knob end massaging members from the upper surface of the substantially planar base member when a human rests the weight of his or her buttocks and accompanying body weight on the substantially hemispherical portion of the massaging surface of the knob end massaging member, and wherein at least one of the only one or two supporting uprights is sufficiently long to allow the substantially hemispherical portion of the massaging surface of the one of the one or two knob end massaging members to be pressed deeply into a large muscle; positioning the apparatus for deep self-massage on the lap when in a seated position, such that the only one or two supporting uprights point substantially upwards from the upper surface of the substantially planar base member; positioning the specific area of the muscle or other body part such that the specific area of the muscle or other body part contacts one or both of the one or two knob end massaging members; leaning the upper body forward so as to increase pressure on the specific area of the muscle or other body part by the one or both of the one or two knob end massaging members; and allowing gravity and body weight to press the specific area of the muscle or other body part onto the one or both of the one or two knob end massaging members, whereby the specific area of the muscle or other body part is massaged and wherein the body part is at least one of the set consisting of: the abdomen, the chest, the shoulders, and the head.