Patent ID: 8713732

Claim:
An orthotic device comprising: a body having a base, two lateral side faces, and two terminal ends, at least one of the lateral side faces and each of the terminal ends defining a plane orthogonal to a plane defined by the base; a first support surface, in the form of a first convex surface, wherein the first support surface is configured to support and stretch a patient's neck and is configured to suspend the patient's head when the device is located between a substrate surface and the patient's neck; a second support surface in the form of a first concave surface wherein the second support surface is configured to support at least one of the patient's lower neck and a portion of the shoulders wherein the spacing between the apex of the first support surface and the base is greater than the spacing between the second support surface and the base, said first concave surface extending to a first of the two terminal ends; and, a third support surface comprising a second convex surface and a second concave surface wherein the third support surface is adjacent the first support surface and extending from a first of the two lateral side faces to a second of the two lateral side faces; wherein the second concave surface is between the first convex surface and the second convex surface; and wherein the second concave surface is adjacent the first convex surface, and the second concave surface is adjacent the second convex surface.