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A therapeutic bandage including a therapeutic surface having massage projections for contacting and massaging the body part to be treated. The therapeutic bandage is removably secured to the wearer by way of a closure element.

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1. A therapeutic bandage, comprising: a bandage medium including at least one therapeutic surface for contacting a body part to be treated, said bandage medium being removably secured to said body part by means of a closure element, wherein said therapeutic surface includes massage projections wh

1. A therapeutic bandage, comprising: a bandage medium including at least one therapeutic surface for contacting a body part to be treated, said bandage medium being removably secured to said body part by means of a closure element, wherein said therapeutic surface includes massage projections which point in the direction of the body part to be treated, wherein each projection is mounted through he bandage medium, wherein each projection is provided with a holder which comprises a sphere segment formed integrally on an underside of the projection, a holder attachment directed coaxially from the sphere segment and bearing a sealing cone, and a pressure cone adjoining the sealing cone, where, in an unstressed state of the projection, and as a result of an adjacent spring mat acting on the pressure cone, the sealing cone bears on a sealing seat of the therapeutic surface, and wherein the holder attachment is received with play in a connecting bore, and wherein the spherical element lies along the therapeutic surface, spaced apart from a projection seat. 2. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the massage projections are designed as rounded knobs. 3. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 2, wherein each knob includes a summit portion and each knob is stiff in the area of its summit. 4. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 2, further including an elastic transition area between the summit of the knob and the therapeutic surface. 5. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 3, further including an acupuncture tip arranged on the summit of the knob. 6. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the massage projections are designed as brushes. 7. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, further including an outer member coupled to said bandage medium along an edge portion of the bandage medium, wherein a hollow space is created between said bandage medium and said outer member, said hollow space providing a residence for a therapeutic agent and wherein said hollow space is accessible by way of a tube. 8. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein each projection is assigned an outflow passage connected to a hollow space within said bandage medium, said outflow passage effective for conducting the flow of the therapeutic agent. 9. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projections are part of an elastic sheet of projections secured on the therapeutic surface, each projection being assigned a channel opening into a hollow space within said bandage medium. 10. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 9, further including a valve fitted in the channel of each projection. 11. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 10, wherein the valve is spring-loaded or designed with a locking device. 12. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, further including electrodes provided in the area of the projections wherein said electrodes can be fed with stimulating electrical current via supply lines. 13. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bandage medium is generally flat. 14. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bandage medium is designed as a waistcoat, trousers or sleeve. 15. The therapeutic bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein said closure element is designed as a buttonhole strip cooperating with at least one button or as a Velcro.RTM. closure.