Controlling movement of an end effector coupled to a robotic arm includes receiving an indication of a massage technique to be performed. It further includes determining a surface in a plurality of surfaces of the end effector to interact with a massage recipient when performing the massage technique. It further includes determining an operating space for the end effector in performing the massage technique based at least in part on the determined surface of the end effector. It further includes controlling the movement of the end effector to operate within the determined operating space.

Massage devices and back scratchers have had a long history in our civilization, which have led to the creation of many different deviations of the home use massage stick. One truth behind each and every massage stick design is that there has been an optimal distance between the massage object of the “head” of the massage device and the beginning of the curve of the “head” portion that has never been documented before. This patent can merge and create a massage tool and a cane into a single package. The massage stick can be a single entity or have a detachable shaft for the cane. The advantages of this patent allow manufacturers to design an effective massage stick and create a dual purpose massage stick that can act as a cane for the elderly to move around with, and allow easy access to the massage stick when they are seated.

A portable therapeutic apparatus is disclosed. The portable therapeutic apparatus may include a handle, a protrusion, a resistance element, and an adjustment element attached to the handle. The handle may include a first slot that houses the resistance element. The protrusion may include an indentation. The resistance element may include an elastic element.

A treatment system includes a massage machine that further includes a massage portion configured to perform a massage with respect to a user; a control unit configured to control the massage portion; means for receiving and setting a target value; and a notification portion. The control unit is configured to compare the target value received and a predetermined reference value and to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied. When the control unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit is configured to cause the notification portion to urge the user to change the target value or to cause the setting means to prohibit the target value from being set.

An information network system includes a massage machine and a communication server. The massage machine contains: a treatment portion configured to treat a subject, a control unit configured to control the treatment portion, an operation unit configured to operate the treatment portion via the control unit, and a new arrival notification portion. The communication server is connected to the control unit via a communication network, the communication server is configured to emit an information related to the massage machine. The control unit is configured to cause the new arrival notification portion to issue a notification upon a receipt of the information.

A massage machine includes a main body that includes a treatment portion configured to perform treatment with respect to a user; a detecting portion configured to detect a running state of a component of the main body and to obtain running state data; a storage portion configured to store the running state data; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the main body. The control unit includes: a determining portion configured to determine presence or absence of an abnormality related to the main body; and an abnormality outputting portion configured to output an information related to the abnormality and the running state data when the abnormality determining portion determines that the abnormality is present.

A spine alignment and massage device with a rigid member have an elliptically shaped top plan view and a left and a right protrusion. The raised protrusions are mirror images of each other. The inside surface of each the protrusion is approximately eighty-four degrees in angle forming a V shaped space between the two protrusions. The outside surface of each protrusion slops down at approximately forty-five degrees. The distance between the top of the two protrusions are approximately one and three quarters of an inch. The height of each protrusion is approximately two inches. The top portion of each the protrusion is a hemisphere of approximately one half of one inch in diameter. The base portion of the rigid member is curved along the short axis and has a radius of approximately twelve inches. In an alternate embodiment, the device is made of semi-rigid material.

Systems and methods for exerting forces on a body, including a support structure defining a space and a plurality of surface contacting units that are configured to exert force upon the body, such that the weight is distributed away from the primary weight bearing regions to non-weight bearing regions of the body, or vice versa, without exerting significant shear or frictional forces on surfaces of the body. The systems and methods may be used to exert forces to cause fluid shift in different compartments of the body. Applications include treatment of various disease conditions including pressure ulcers, heart failure, high blood pressure, preeclampsia, osteoporosis, injuries of spine and to slow microgravity-induced bone and muscle loss. The systems and methods may be used to simulate gravity, weightlessness or buoyancy, in rehabilitation medicine. The system may include a chair, bed, a wearable suit or an exoskeleton.

A treadmill having a curved treadmill deck is provided. Two curved side frames are disposed at two sides of the treadmill frame. Front and rear end ends of each curved side frame are higher than a middle section thereof. Inner sides of the two curved side frames are provided with a plurality of fixing seats, respectively. The fixing seats have fixing holes, respectively. An elastic deck is composed of a plurality of sheets connected side by side. The sheets each have perforations corresponding in position to the fixing holes of the respective fixing seats. A plurality of fixing pins are inserted in the perforations of the sheets of the elastic deck and secured to the fixing holes of the fixing seats. The elastic deck is forcibly fastened by the fixing pins and slightly deformed according to the curvature of the curved side frames to form the curved treadmill deck.

In an embodiment, a compression garment can include one or more of a flex frame, a shape memory material, a backing, and a control module. In some variations, the flex frame can include a set of support regions, a set of cutout regions, a set of bridges, one or more terminals, and one or more rotation points. In some variations, the compression garment 100 can further include a fabric sleeve, one or more fasteners, a power module, and/or any other suitable component. The compression garment functions as a compression device (e.g., to improve circulation, enhance muscle recovery, etc.), and can additionally or alternatively function as a passive compression device, a heating and/or cooling device, or perform any other suitable functionality.