The method of treating a patient addicted to pain medication or opioids has the step administering acoustic shock waves or pressure pulses to the patient. A second embodiment includes a treatment to reduce a patient's pain caused by a medical condition and/or medical procedure to reduce or eliminate the taking of addictive pain medication. The treatment has the step of administering acoustic shock waves or pressure pulses directed to an area near a source of the pain or to one or more reflexology zones or to one or more reflexology zones and to an area near the source of the pain or both to treat the medical condition or prior to the medical procedure or during the medical procedure or after the medical procedure or any combination thereof.

A system for treating a joint of a patient includes a treatment head including a probe, a force impulse wave sensor, and a pressure sensor. When the probe is pressed against the joint and reaches a predetermined pressure, the pressure sensor causes a release of current such that the probe delivers a mechanical force impulse to the joint. The force impulse wave sensor is configured to sense a frequency of the mechanical force impulse associated with a treatment point of the joint. The treatment head remains in the same target spot during the pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The system is configured to perform the pretest and post-test analysis of the plurality of treatment points to evaluate improvement of the joint after the treatment. The treatment protocol for the treatment point is modified based on the sensed frequency of the mechanical force impulse from the pre-test at the treatment point.

In various embodiments, provided herein are systems, methods, processes, and devices for providing locomotive rehabilitation to a subject via one or more gait motions that substantially accurately mimic motions performed in healthy, natural gait cycles. The system may mimic natural gait motions via footplates and handles, and one or more linkage systems. In particular embodiments, the system may further include a motor unit and/or clutch for providing controlled forces assisting or resisting motions of a linkage system. Further, the system may include a tower for operating in a standing or seated position. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a body weight support system that provides offloading forces to a subject.

A health-care device includes a work piece having an operating end and a opposite working end to perform a health-care work on a specific part or an acupoint of a body part of a user; a work body at its lower part the operating end is mounted so that a specific working relationship between the working end and the specific part or the acupoint is maintained; and a device positioning piece connected to the work body for maintaining a specific positional relationship between the working end and the specific part or the acupoint.

An item of clothing is adapted to be worn against the skin, and having at least one panel adapted to provide targeted compression of at least 20% of the total length of a specific surface vein in the body, or adapted to provide targeted compression of at least 20% of a specific plexus of veins, a specific lymphatic plexus, drainage plexus or a collection of lymphatic vessels. The clothing is useful in a method of reducing recovery time in a human or other mammal, after a period of activity and in a method of enhancing performance, in particular sports performance, in a human or other mammal. It may also improve the conditioning of the skin and aid lymphatic drainage, and can be used in the treatment of certain medical conditions.

A footwear device comprising: a sole assembly comprising at least one connective element; at least one protuberance assembly comprising a base and a cap, said base and cap configured to rotatively align; a locking fixture configured to lock and unlock said alignment of said base and cap; and a fastening fixture configured to fasten said base to said track in a selected position in said track.

A compression garment apparatus for a body part of an human and/or animal having a flexible backing, attaching means, a segmented flex frame, and a shape memory alloy on the segmented flex frame. The shape memory alloy can be connected to two terminals on the frame forming a circuit. A controller can be connected to the terminals applying current to the shape memory alloy at defined intervals providing intermittent, sequenced, or continuous compression therapy.

The present invention relates to a stimulation device (1) configured for interacting with an external body portion of a user, in particular the user's back. The interaction consists of exerting a mechanic action upon the user's body, 5 such as massage stimulation and/or skin scrubbing stimulation. For this purpose, the stimulation device (1) comprises a frame (50) provided with at least one upright element (2) extending along a longitudinal direction (L) preferably corresponding, in use, to a body height of the user, and stimulation means (4), slidably coupled with the upright element (2) according to the 10 longitudinal direction (L). Further, the stimulation device (1) is apt to be installed, in use, in a wall unit (100) for a shower cabin assembly (1000).

A powered exoskeleton is designed to provide assistance to a user, where the powered exoskeleton may have power-generating elements in one location and power-applying elements in another location, so that a user can easily wear the powered exoskeleton.

A knee joint stimulation device that can effectively stimulate a knee joint is composed of a base, a frame provided upright on the base, a center shaft provided at an upper part of the frame, a crank connecting a motor and the center shaft and driven by rotation of the motor, a swing arm hanging down perpendicularly from the center shaft, and a support plate unit provided at a lower end of the swing arm and allowing a user in a sitting position to put his/her sole thereon. With the user putting the sole on the support plate unit, the length of the swing arm is adjusted such that a pivot point of a knee joint of the user is aligned with the center shaft.