Portable shoulder rehabilitation/exerciser apparatus and regimenn

Abstract

A portable shoulder rehabilitation / exerciser adjustable resistance apparatus is disclosed. This apparatus includes a pulley and a hook adapted for receiving the pulley and is formed for removeably securing to the top of a conventional door. The apparatus also includes a length of rope passing through the pulley; and, ball handles are attached at each respective end of the rope. The ball handles of the apparatus are sized to fit in the palm of the hand of an averaged sized user. This apparatus is especially useful in a therapeutic rehabilitation regimen including the steps of locating a pulley directly over the shoulder of a user patient in a seated position. Next, each of the ball handles are placed in each hand of the user patient, wherein downward pressure applied by the user with one hand of an uninjured shoulder to one end of the rope raises the arm of the injured shoulder in a flexion manner. The last step is repeated a prescribed number of times for exercising the injured shoulder. Other regimens may be performed as well for raising the arm of the injured shoulder in an adduction manner, still other regimens may be performed while the patient is in a standing position.

Description

[0001] This is a continuation of Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 426178, by the same inventor under the same title, filed Nov. 15, 2002.[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates generally to a portable shoulder rehabilitation regimenn / exerciser apparatus and more particularly to a portable shoulder rehabilitation / exerciser designed and configured for use by anyone needing to gain range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder and the invention is specifically designed and configured to benefit individuals with hand disabilities such as arthritis including those individuals who are handicapped or elderly.[0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art[0005] Shoulder exercisers are well known to the prior art. One such example is a portable exercise device as illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 5,556,369 issued to Roberts which discloses an exercise device for performing kinesthetic exercises from a plurality of fixable locations. This exercise device is adapted for connection...

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Problems solved by technology

As observed, all the previous inventions as described above have limitations in there ability to assist healthcare professionals in effectively treating stiff / painful shoulders that need to be forcefully, but at the individual patients' control, placed through a prescribed therapeutic exercise regimenn.

Thus it is seen that none of these previous efforts, however, provide the benefits intended with the kit of the present invention or method, such as providing a portable and adaptable shoulder rehabilitation kit to be used by the healthcare professional or the patient under a prescribed therapeutic exercise regimenn.

Additionally, prior techniques do not suggest the present inventive combination of component elements as disclosed and claimed herein.

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