Patent ID: 6436020
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An article of manufacture for treating pain and increasing tissue healing and rehabilitation in a human or animal afflicted with injury and/or inflammation of the muscle and/or joints and/or skeletal system, comprising:a) a portable, topical heat source having conformity with the body and/or body part of said human or animal afflicted with said injury and/or inflammation without substantially hindering movement of said body and/or body part of said human or animal; b) a set of instructions in association with said topical heat source comprising the instructions for performing a therapeutic exercise or set of therapeutic exercises designed to develop or restore strength, endurance, and/or function to said body or body part of said human or animal afflicted with said injury and/or inflammation; and c) a container for containing said topical heat source and said set of instructions prior to applying said topical heat source to said body and/or body part of said human or animal and performing said therapeutic exercise or set of therapeutic exercises to develop or restore strength, endurance, and/or function to said body or body part of said human or animal.