Patent ID: 8602962

Claim:
A therapeutic apparatus for administering acupressure and magnetic therapy to acupoints on a wearer's hand including the LI- 4 , TH- 3 , HT- 8 and PC- 8 acupoints, said apparatus comprising: a glove to be worn on the hand, said glove having a dorsal side and a palm side; first and second permanent magnets attached to the dorsal side of said glove, said first magnet disposed to apply acupressure to the wearer's LI- 4 acupoint, said second magnet disposed to apply pressure to the wearer's TH- 3 acupoint; an expandable bladder attached to the palm side of said glove and disposed to apply pressure to the wearer's HT- 8 and PC- 8 acupoints; a pump pneumatically connected to said bladder to allow for the selective pressurization and depressurization of said bladder; and a strap configured to wrap around the wearer's hand such that the strap passes over said first and second permanent magnets on the dorsal side of said glove and over said expandable bladder on the palm side of said glove.