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SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC AND AND

TECHNICALTECHNICAL

PRESENTATION PRESENTATION

GERARD GUEZGERARD GUEZ

OSTEOPATH D. O. OSTEOPATH D. O. ACUPUNCTURIST NUTRITIONISTACUPUNCTURIST NUTRITIONIST

PARIS - BARCELONAPARIS - BARCELONA

INDEPENDENT INVENTOR INDEPENDENT INVENTOR

Practicing since 1972, I have many times faced a lot of Practicing since 1972, I have many times faced a lot of questions related to articular problems in general, and more questions related to articular problems in general, and more particularly related to back pains which required particularly related to back pains which required solutions.Those problems , in constant increase, are in the solutions.Those problems , in constant increase, are in the majority due to the sitting position, our modern society ‘s majority due to the sitting position, our modern society ‘s position with television, cars, dinners and more especially position with television, cars, dinners and more especially with office working. with office working.

Indeed, millions of years have been necessary to evolve from a Indeed, millions of years have been necessary to evolve from a quadrupedic to a bipedic position, but for the last fifty years , quadrupedic to a bipedic position, but for the last fifty years , the sitting position has been mistreating our body and the sitting position has been mistreating our body and especially our backbone. especially our backbone.

GERARD GUEZGERARD GUEZ

OSTEOPATH D. O. OSTEOPATH D. O. ACUPUNCTURIST NUTRITIONISTACUPUNCTURIST NUTRITIONIST

PARIS - BARCELONAPARIS - BARCELONA

INDEPENDENT INVENTOR INDEPENDENT INVENTOR

In consequence it is necessary to compensate and to fix up those problems by a NOCTURNAL RECOVERY for which required conditions are environment, bedding and a REALLY GOOD PILLOW.

So, after five years of research I developped an INNOVATIVE CONCEPT of pillow. Innovative due to its STRUCTURAL originality and thanks to the high quality of the MATERIAL employed, which means memory foam meeting the Oeko-Tex Standard 100, first class certification.

The ESSENTIS flo pillow is innovative in that it can be used for both back and side sleeping position.

ESSENTISESSENTIS®® PILLOW PILLOW DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

1. DEEP NICHE 1. DEEP NICHE FOR THE HEADFOR THE HEAD

2. LARGE CUT-2. LARGE CUT-OUTOUT

3. EAR ORIFICE3. EAR ORIFICE

4. GUTTER 4. GUTTER

BUT TO UNDERSTAND THE BUT TO UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY TO ASSOCIATE SUCH A NECESSITY TO ASSOCIATE SUCH A

PILLOW WITH A HIGH QUALITY PILLOW WITH A HIGH QUALITY BED MATTRESSBED MATTRESS

IT IS ESSENTIAL TO EXPLAIN …IT IS ESSENTIAL TO EXPLAIN …

THAT AT BIRTH…THAT AT BIRTH…

WE ONLY HAVE ONEWE ONLY HAVE ONE

VERTEBRAE VERTEBRAE CURVATURE CURVATURE

……THEN, THE POSITIONING OF THE HEAD IS DECISIVE THEN, THE POSITIONING OF THE HEAD IS DECISIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BACKBONE AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BACKBONE AND

PRIMARILY FOR THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAEPRIMARILY FOR THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAE

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THEN THEN THE CHILD THE CHILD CAN WALKCAN WALK

AND IT ENABLES THE AND IT ENABLES THE

DEFINITIVE FORMATION DEFINITIVE FORMATION

OF OF

THETHE BACKBONEBACKBONE

WAKING UP

BEDTIME

SO… BETWEEN WAKING UP AND BEDTIMEWE LOSE FROM 0.5 UP TO 2 CM

DURING THE DAYBAD POSITIONS + ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE (GRAVITY)

= BACKBONE COMPRESSION

AND WHY DO WE LOSE THOSE AND WHY DO WE LOSE THOSE CENTIMETERS DURING THE DAY?CENTIMETERS DURING THE DAY?

BECAUSE OUR BODY IS BECAUSE OUR BODY IS MOSTLY COMPOSED MOSTLY COMPOSED

OF OF WATERWATER::

- 75 % FOR A BABY- 75 % FOR A BABY

- 70 % FOR A CHILD- 70 % FOR A CHILD

- 60 % FOR AN ADULT- 60 % FOR AN ADULT

- 55 % FOR AN OLD PERSON- 55 % FOR AN OLD PERSON

A GOOD PHYSICAL A GOOD PHYSICAL RECOVERY IS DUE TO RECOVERY IS DUE TO THE IMPORTANT THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE ROLE OF THE DYNAMIC OF THE DYNAMIC OF THE VERTEBRAE VERTEBRAE CURVATURES ‘S CURVATURES ‘S VARIATIONVARIATION BASED BASED ON A 24 HOURS ON A 24 HOURS CYCLECYCLE..

1 + 2 + 3 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = R+ 4 = R

==

RECOVERYRECOVERY

WHAT ENABLES VERTEBRAL RECOVERY?WHAT ENABLES VERTEBRAL RECOVERY?

CASE N° 1 .CASE N° 1 .

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE CERVICAL VERTEBRAE STRETCHING =STRETCHING =

FREEDOM OF FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT MOVEMENT AND AND VERTEBRAL VERTEBRAL RECOVERYRECOVERY

CASE N° 2 .CASE N° 2 .

CERVICAL HYPERLORDOSIS CONTAINMENTCERVICAL HYPERLORDOSIS CONTAINMENT

NO POSSIBLE VERTEBRAL RECOVERYNO POSSIBLE VERTEBRAL RECOVERY

So, thanks to the original and complementary So, thanks to the original and complementary nature of this pillow structure ‘s 4 elements ,nature of this pillow structure ‘s 4 elements ,

we have: we have:

SLEEPING ON THE BACK:

THE DEEP NICHE FOR THE HEAD, WHICH HEIGHTEN SLIGHTLY AND PREVENT THE HEAD FROM TOSSING, HELPS TO RELAX AND TO GET THE MUSCULAR BALANCE.

THE GUTTER ENSURES A LINK BETWEEN HEAD AND NECK.

THE LARGE CUT-OUT KEEPS CERVICAL VERTEBRAE FREE OF MOVEMENT WHICH DISMINISH THE HYPER-LORDOSIS BY STRETCHING THE NECK AND BACKBONE’S MUSCLES TENSED DURING THE DAY. BY THIS WAY, THE PRINCIPLE OF CURVATURES COMPENSATION FROM ONE TO ANOTHER WOULD RESULT IN THE BACKBONE LENGTHENING.

IN CONSEQUENCE THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAE MUST BE FREE OF MOVEMENT TO OBTAIN A VERTEBRAL

REC

So, thanks to the original and complementary So, thanks to the original and complementary nature of this pillow structure ‘s 4 elements ,nature of this pillow structure ‘s 4 elements ,

we have: we have:

SLEEPING ON THE SIDE:SLEEPING ON THE SIDE:

THE SAME CUT-OUTTHE SAME CUT-OUT IS DESIGNED TO PUT THE SHOULDER WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PUT THE SHOULDER WHICH PHYSIOLOGICALLY WILL RIDE UP IN THIS POSITION. PHYSIOLOGICALLY WILL RIDE UP IN THIS POSITION. SLEEPING ON THE SIDE, ALSO CALLED THE FŒTAL POSITION, ENABLES SLEEPING ON THE SIDE, ALSO CALLED THE FŒTAL POSITION, ENABLES THE STRETCHING OF THE BACK ‘S MUSCLES.THE STRETCHING OF THE BACK ‘S MUSCLES.

THE EAR ORIFICE PREVENTS FROM INNER EAR COMPRESSION AND HELPS MAINTAIN BALANCE

SO THE ESSENTIS® PILLOW HELPS TO RECOVER A NORMAL VERTEBRAL FUNCTION!

AND TO STRETCH THOSE CURVATURES AND TO STRETCH THOSE CURVATURES DURING THE DURING THE NIGHTNIGHT

YOU CAN USE THE YOU CAN USE THE ESSENTIS ® ESSENTIS ® PILLOWPILLOW WHICH RELAXES TENSION OF WHICH RELAXES TENSION OF THE NECK AND THE WHOLE BACK. THE NECK AND THE WHOLE BACK.

THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE OF THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE OF

THE THE ESSENTIS ®ESSENTIS ® PILLOWPILLOW, , RESPECTS THE RESPECTS THE

HUMAN BODY ANATOMY AND HUMAN BODY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGYPHYSIOLOGY, AND RELAXES , AND RELAXES

TENSION ENABLINGTENSION ENABLING

A BETTER SLEEP AND A BETTER SLEEP AND RECOVERY QUALITYRECOVERY QUALITY..

A COMPLEMENTARY USE OF A SPECIFIC A COMPLEMENTARY USE OF A SPECIFIC MEMORY FOAM BED MATRESS WITH THE MEMORY FOAM BED MATRESS WITH THE

ESSENTIS®ESSENTIS® PILLOW PILLOW

IS A GUARANTEE IS A GUARANTEE

OF BALANCE, REST AND OF BALANCE, REST AND

HEALTHHEALTH

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INTERZUM COLOGNE 2005/2206 INTERZUM COLOGNE 2005/2206

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