Patent ID: 8308668

Claim:
A device for evaluating and treating scapulothoracic mobility disorders between a patient's scapula and rear chest wall, the device comprising a generally elongate body; the body comprising a generally flat base and a generally flat handle extending away from the base, the generally flat base comprising a base width and a base length extending across the generally flat base the base extending to a measurement edge, the base length perpendicular to the base width, a generally flat contact surface between the measurement edge and the handle and the contact surface facing away from the handle, the contact surface generally parallel to the generally flat base, and a measurement scale visible on the side of the base adjacent the generally flat handle, the measurement scale extending from the base measurement edge toward the generally flat handle; the generally flat handle comprising a handle width and a handle length and including a grip above the base; the base adapted to fit within a recess formed between the scapula and the rear chest wall with the base on the rear chest wall and the scapula overlying the base so that the recess depth may be measured by the location of the outer edge of the scapula on the measurement scale wherein the base may be used to exert forces on body tissues located within the recess.