Neck Therapy Exercise Device and Method

摘要

Disclosed is a neck therapy exercise apparatus, comprising a helmet having a weighted flexible rod which may be either permanently or detachably affixed to the top exterior center of the helmet. The flexible rod consists of a first end which may have a connector enabling the attachment of various sized weights to the first end, and a second end, affixed to the helmet. The helmet is custom-sized to a user's head and securely fastened to the head. Therapeutic exercise is accomplished by the user, while wearing the helmet, and weighted flexible rod, slowly rotating his/her head 360 degrees in a generally horizontal plane in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. In different embodiments, the user may replace the weights at the end of flexible rod with increasingly heavier weights as strength is gained during the exercises.

主权项

1. An apparatus for therapeutically exercising neck muscles and ligaments of a user, being configured to the head of the user; the apparatus comprising a helmet, a means for secure retention of said helmet upon the head of the user, a flexible rod of a specific weight, said flexible rod having a first end and a second end; a weighted object attached to the first end of said flexible rod, and a means of exteriorly attaching the second end of said flexible rod to a location at the top center surface of said helmet.