Method for reducing tension in muscles of the human body by neurohematologic diversion

Abstract

A method for relaxing muscles and reducing tension in a human body based on neurohematologic diversion (NHD) which intends to reverse the flows of the neurological and vascular systems to effect changes in the musculoskeletal system. Neurological diversion occurs by interrupting the central nervous system's (CNS) autonomic sympathetic neurological flow to muscles of the axial spine and extremities. Vascular diversion occurs as the participant performs contractions using a most minimal force level in axial or peripheral muscle groups, which are neurologically linked to those in the hands and face to promote the shunting of blood to said muscle groups. The method is termed as Low Motion Method (LMM) that enables the participant to use inherent physiological processes to relax muscles and remove muscular tension in the human body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for relaxing a target group of muscles and reducing tension in an individual's human body by neurohematologic diversion, said method comprising the steps of:
 i) providing a pictorial guide that which specific hand pattern arrangements and which specific face pattern arrangements are needed to effect a neurological flow from an individual's hands and face to one or more neurological linked, muscular body parts of the individual, said body parts selected from the group consisting of bilateral upper and lower extremities, pelvis, lower, mid, upper back and neck,   ii) contracting muscles in the individual's hands in a first desired hand pattern from the pictorial guide and contracting muscles in the individual's face in a first desired face pattern from the pictorial guide, said first hands pattern and said face pattern being specifically selected for their neurological affiliation in the pictorial guide with one or more neurological body parts in the individual's axial skeleton and extremities for which muscle relaxation and tension reduction are being sought; and   iii) performing low force level contractions of muscle groups in the individual's axial skeleton and extremities so that the individual's blood may be shunted and perfuse into deep levels of the individual's muscle tissue unhindered by extravascular compression of the individual's muscle fibers, thereby inducing muscle relaxation and tension reduction in the individual's axial skeleton and extremities.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the target group of muscles to be relaxed comprises muscles in the individual's left leg and right leg. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the target group of muscles to be relaxed comprises muscles in one or more regions selected from the group consisting of the individual's lower back, upper back and neck. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the target group of muscles to be relaxed comprises muscles in an outside, an inside, a front side and a back side region of the individual's left leg and right leg. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the muscles to be contracted in step (iii) above include one or more muscles selected from a group consisting of the individual's head, tongue, lips, fingers, toes and pelvic musculature. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the muscles to be relaxed in step (iii) above include one or more muscles selected from a group consisting of the individual's ankles, knees, hip, upper body and neck musculature. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  which further includes:
 promoting bone realignment and restoration of the individual's joint movement. 
 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing extensor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 1A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's foot, heel, hip or back extensor muscles when: (a) positioning a roll or pillow beneath the individual's knee; and (b) performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 1B through 1G . 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing flexor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 2A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's flexor muscles when: (a) positioning a roll or pillow beneath the individual's knee; and (b) performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 2B through 2G . 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing abductor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 3A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's abductor muscles when performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 3B through 3E . 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing adductor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 4A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's adductor muscles when performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 4B through 4E . 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing left lumbar and thoracic rotator neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 1A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's left lumbar and thoracic rotator muscles when: (a) positioning a roll or pillow beneath the individual's knee; and (b) performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 5A and 5B . 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing left middle back extensor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 1A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's left middle back extensor muscles when: (a) positioning a roll or pillow beneath the individual's knee; and (b) performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 6A through 6C . 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing left upper back extensor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 1A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's left upper back extensor muscles when performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 7A through 7C . 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing neck extensor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 1A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's neck extensor muscles when performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 8A through 8C . 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing arm posterior extensor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 1A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's arm posterior extensor muscles when: (a) positioning a roll or pillow beneath the individual's knee; and (b) performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 9A and 9B . 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing arm anterior flexor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 2A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's arm anterior flexor muscles when: (a) positioning a roll or pillow beneath the individual's knee; and (b) performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 10A and 10B . 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing left arm lateral abductor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 3A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's left arm lateral abductor muscles when performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 11A and 11B . 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , which includes performing left arm medial adductor neurological muscle contractions like those schematically shown in  FIG. 4A  to achieve relaxation of the individual's left arm medial adductor muscles when performing one or more of the vascular diversion exercises schematically shown in  FIGS. 12A and 12B .