METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF ILIOTIBIAL BAND SYNDROME, MYOFASCIAL AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DYSFUNCTIONS

摘要

A therapeutic treatment system that embodies a therapeutic method and a medical device for the treatment of Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), myofascial and/or musculoskeletal dysfunctions by utilizing negative pressure and suction to concurrently lift, lengthen, separate and stretch the iliotibial band to restore it to its correct functional length is provided. The medical device may include a suction implement coupled to an actuator handle, wherein the suction implement may be dimensioned and adapted to generate a negative pressure along a predetermined region requiring treatment. The user may operate the actuator handle so as to move it toward and away from the suction implement so that the suction implement is alternately deformed and returned to an undeformed condition, thereby alternately applying the negative pressure and suction to the predetermined region.