Surgery – Body rests – supports or positioners for therapeutic purpose
Patent
1993-10-18
1996-01-02
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Body rests, supports or positioners for therapeutic purpose
5616, A61G 1500, A61G 704
Patent
active
054799414
ABSTRACT:
A rotating device for producing altered states of consciousness in a subject is provided. The subject's body rotates about a point in the center of the body support means at a speed between about 10 and about 60 revolutions per minute. In a preferred embodiment the direction of rotation is periodically reversed.
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Brown Michael A.
Foundation of Shamanic Studies
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