Skin Patch Instrument For Treating Pain

Abstract

A therapeutic patch for treating pain capable of compressing a tender area up to a boundary thereof and/or an entire induration with metallic grains or crushed stones by a treatment method in accordance with a classification determined after clarifying a site of pain by pressing a skin with a pressing bar or fingers (first to fourth fingers) to classify the cause of pain, thereby finding the presence of a geographical tender area and/or the presence of an induration on a skin as the cause of pain.

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         14 . A method for treating pain on an area of a patient, said pain caused by a broad area of tenderness or induration which is a deep level injury, or both, said method comprising applying multiple skin patches to a surface of said broad area, wherein each of the skin patches has a round-sheet shape with a maximum length of 1.5 cm to 3 cm, in which a grain having a particle diameter of 3 to 10 mm and a height of 1 to 5 mm is adhered to a surface of the round-sheet shape, and the skin patches are attachable to said broad area, wherein said multiple skin patches are applied to said broad area such that each skin patch partially overlaps with an adjacent skin patch. 
     
     
         15 . The method of claim  1 , said method including a first step that locates said broad area by applying pressure to at least said broad area using finger(s) or a pressing bar or both, and
 a second step that visually identifies at least boundaries of said broad area,   and a third step that entirely covers said broad area with said multiple skin patches without any gaps between skin patches, and wherein said multiple skin patches cover said area in an overlapping pattern.