DONALD MEYER, D.C.
Chiropractic at Magnolia St, Santa Ana, CA

2009030, Dec 10, 2009

Jun 9, 2008

12/135763

DONALD W. MEYER - Fountain Valley CA, US

A61F 5/00

602 33, 602 32, 602 36, 602 4

A traction method and apparatus for treating irregularities in the lateral curvature and global posture of the thoraco-lumbar, lumbar, lumbo-pelvic and/or pelvic region of the spine involving the application of an intermittent transverse traction load to a region of the patient's body. The patient is placed in a supine or semi-supine position, and a traction sling is positioned about a region of the body of the patient, where the region of the body can be the thoracic region, lumbar region and pelvic region of the body. A transverse traction load having an intermittently varying magnitude is exerted on the sling to induce an extension posture in at least a portion of the spine of the patient and/or a flexion posture of the pelvic portion of the spine of the patient. The flexion and extension postures serve to at least partially restore normal lateral curvature of the thoraco-lumbo-pelvic region of the spine, thereby reducing lower back pain, correcting abnormal posture, and easing other symptoms that are related to thoraco-lumbo-pelvic spine curvature irregularities.

2009030, Dec 10, 2009

Jun 9, 2008

12/135753

Donald W. Meyer - Fountain Valley CA, US

A61F 5/00

602 33, 602 32, 602 36, 602 4

A cervical traction method and apparatus for treating irregularities in the lateral curvature of the cervical region of the spine involves the application of traction load to induce an axially elongated or extension posture in the cervical region of the patient's spine. The patient is placed in a supine or seated position, and a traction halter is fitted about the head of the patient, with a traction sling also being optionally positioned about the cervical region of the patient. A traction load, which may have an intermittently varying magnitude, is exerted on one or more of the sling or halter to induce an axially elongated and/or extension posture in the cervical region. The axially elongated posture at least partially diminishes the lateral curvature of the cervical region of the spine in the patient, and the extension posture at least partially restores the lateral curvature to the cervical region of the spine in the patient, thereby reducing symptoms such as neck pain, upper back pain, headaches, and other symptoms of mechanical origin that result from irregular lateral curvature of the spine.

2013005, Feb 28, 2013

Aug 30, 2011

13/221582

Donald W. Meyer - Fountain Valley CA, US

A63B 21/02

482124

Provided is an exercise device for exercising the neck and spine of a user. The exercise device comprises a neck band defining a pair of opposed end portions, with the neck band being disposable adjacent a rear side of a neck of the user. The exercise device further includes a pair of extension members. Each extension member defines a distal end portion and a proximal end portion connected to a respective one of the pair of opposed end portions of the neck band. Each extension member is extendable between an extended position and a retracted position. The distance along the extension member between the distal end portion and the neck strap increases as the extension member is moved from the retracted position toward the extended position.

7150719, Dec 19, 2006

Jan 14, 2004

10/756929

Donald W. Meyer - Fountain Valley CA, US

A61H 1/00

601 19, 601 5, 482148

A thoraco-lumbar spine support/brace for correcting lateral spinal alignment. The brace comprises a frame member defined by two elongate bracing rods extending vertically in generally parallel relation to one another on opposed sides of the body of the wearer that extend generally from the wearer's shoulders to pelvis. Extending across the uppermost ends of the bracing rods is a posterior traction belt. At least two anterior traction slings are provided that extend across an intermediate portion of the bracing rods. A pelvic arch is further provided that extends across the bottom-most ends of the opposed bracing rod members. The posterior traction belt, anterior traction slings and pelvic arch may all be selectively positioned to impart a desired physiological orientation of the waerer's spine, and can be utilized to treat a given condition such as abnormal thoracic kyphosis, pelvic inclination and lumbar lordosis.