Patent ID: 8376975
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for treating headache in a human being, comprising: providing a vibration dampening device for wrapping a human body part, said device comprising: (i) a strap defining a central axis, having a nominal width and having a body contacting surface and an outer surface; and (ii) at least one step member engaged to the strap, wherein said step member has a length and a width, and the length of said step member is longer than the width of said step member, and further wherein the length of the step member is longer than the width of the strap and the step member has freedom of movement with respect to the strap, and further wherein said step member is formed from a stretchable material, and still further wherein said step member defines an axis along its length, and said step member is engaged to the body contacting surface of the strap so that its axis is at an angle with respect to the axis of the strap, said angle ranging between 15 and 165 degrees, said device being appropriately sized for a human skull; and wrapping said stretchable strap around the skull circumference so that the body contacting surface is in contact with the wearer's skin and the stretchable strap is under tension, and said at least one step member is positioned over a temple of the skull.