Patent ID: 8303626

Claim:
A device for relieving and treating the cervical spine of a person, comprising a shoulder rest and a head support for neck and chin area, a pneumatic lifting means including a bellows for pumping air via a supply hose to air cushions disposed between a back of the shoulder rest and the head support, and an one-way-valve and a pressure gauge for measuring and displaying an internal pressure in the air cushions, wherein the head support comprises a form plate having two branches that are pivotally connected to each other by a hinge, each branch having a support plate located at one end of the branch, wherein the support plates are force-fittingly connectable with each other, and the shoulder rest comprises two plastic plates, each plastic plate attached on a lower side of the branches, each plastic plate is provided with one of the air cushions on an upper side of the plastic plate, below the support plate, and each plastic plate is provided with a shoulder pad detachably disposed on a lower side of the plastic plate.