Method and system for passively exercising selected portions of a human body

DETAILED DESCRIPTION According to the present invention, it has been found that fat may be removed, and that selected portions of the body may be enhanced and/or healed by applying a partial vacuum pressure to the selected portion of the human body; maintaining the partial vacuum pressure applied to the selected portion of the human body for a first predetermined period of time; releasing the partial vacuum pressure so that substantially atmospheric pressure is applied to the selected portion of the human body; and maintaining the substantially atmospheric pressure applied to the selected portion of the human body for a second predetermined period of time.
The present invention also provides for a system for passively exercising a selected portion of a human body, wherein the system is comprised of a pump configured for generating a partial vacuum pressure; a first valve connected in fluid communication with an output of the pump; a second valve in fluid communication with atmospheric pressure; a sealing device configured for providing a pressure seal over the selected portion of the human body, the sealing device being connected in fluid communication with the first valve so that when the first valve is open, fluid communication is established between the sealing device and the output of the pump, the sealing device being connected in fluid communication with the second valve so that when the second valve is open, fluid communication is established between the sealing device and atmospheric pressure; and a controller configured for controlling the opening and closing of the first valve and the second valve in response to signals received from a computer.