Method and apparatus for treating pelvic pain

摘要

A method and apparatus for treating self-treating internal muscles and trigger points related to pelvic pain in women and men. The apparatus includes a rod having a handle attached to a straight portion at a first end of the rod and a pressure applicator attached to a second end of the rod, where a first curved portion is disposed between the straight portion of the rod and the second end of the rod. In the method of the present invention, a trigger point is located in the patient's pelvic floor, the patient inserts the apparatus either vaginally or rectally to allow contact of the pressure applicator of the apparatus with the pelvic floor, and pressure is applied to the trigger point using the apparatus.

主权项

1. A hand-held internal therapeutic massager device for manually providing direct pressure to a localized area of myofascial tissue, the hand-held internal therapeutic massager device comprising:
a rod having a first portion that defines a curve and a second portion that is substantially straight; a handle located on the second portion of the rod; a pressure applicator located on the first portion of the rod, wherein the pressure applicator is adapted to be inserted into a patient's body cavity for engagement with the localized area of myofascial tissue; a stop that is slidably disposed on the rod to adjust an insertion depth of the pressure applicator with respect to the patient's body cavity, the stop having an opening that extends through the stop and a surface that extends outward from the opening, wherein the rod passes through the opening, the stop is engageable with an external surface of the patient's body, and the stop includes a positioning element that is moveable between an engaged position in which the positioning element engages the rod to restrain movement of the stop with respect to the rod and a disengaged position in which the positioning element does not engage the rod and does not restrain movement of the stop with respect to the rod; and a pressure sensor for measuring pressure applied to the localized area of myofascial tissue by the pressure applicator.