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Structure and method for increasing proprioceptive demands on foot, ankle and lower leg

a proprioception and foot technology, applied in the field of exercise surface, can solve the problems of putting an athlete at greater risk of re-injury, causing prolonged disability, and recurrence, and achieve the effects of reducing rehabilitation time, improving training effectiveness, and increasing the proprioception demands on the foo

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-04
MANSER KARL
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"The present invention provides an apparatus and method that increases the proprioceptive demands on the foot, ankle, and lower leg, and mimics the terrain encountered by athletes and individuals. This improves training effectiveness and reduces rehabilitation time. The invention includes an exercise surface with projections that can be removed to provide progressive increases in training stimuli. Different exercise surfaces can be used with different heights, elasticity, and surface treatment to change the proprioceptive demands. The invention incorporates uneven and unexpected obstacles to improve training and rehabilitation."

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These injuries are known to recur and create prolonged disability.
A number of studies have demonstrated that if left unresolved, these injuries will lead to chronic instability, which may affect future athletic performance and put an athlete at greater risk for re-injury.
In addition, individuals encounter many uneven and unexpected obstacles on sidewalks, in parks or in carpeted homes.
Therefore, proprioceptive training on flat and level surfaces is only effective to a certain degree in an individual's rehabilitation and ease of return to competition or activity of daily living with minimal risk of re-injury.

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[0021] Referring now to the drawings, FIGS. 1A and 1B show the exercise surface 1 of the present invention. The exercise surface 1 includes a base 2 having a plurality of projections 4 extending upward from the base 2 and at least one removable overlay 6. The removable overlay 6 includes apertures 8 that correspond to the plurality of projections 4. The plurality of projections 4 and corresponding apertures 8 in the overlay 6 can be either randomly spaced or spaced in a repeating pattern.

[0022] Preferably, as shown in FIG. 2, the exercise surface 1 is provided with three removable overlays 9, 10 and 11 having different respective thicknesses. Each of the overlays 9, 10 and 11 have apertures 12, 13 and 14 that respectively correspond to the plurality of projections 4. In the most preferred embodiment, the plurality of projections 4 have a height of two inches and the three removable overlays 9, 10 and 11 have respective thicknesses of ¼ inch, ½ inch and 1 inch. These dimensions are m...

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[0027] As an option to providing overlays, the present invention provides a set of exercise mats 20 and 22, such as those shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, wherein each of the exercise mats 20 and 22 in the set have a different exercise surface 23. The exercise surfaces 23 in the set of mats preferably differ from each other in at least one of the heights of the plurality of projections, the modulus of elasticity of the plurality of projections, and / or in the surface treatment which mimics the terrain on which the athlete competes, such as for example an artificial turf. Although only two exercise mats 20 and 22 are shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, it will be readily apparent that more than two different types of mats can be provided.

[0028] During rehabilitation training, the healthcare professional can progress the athlete through the different mats in the set, thereby changing the proprioceptive demands placed on the foot, ankle and lower leg.

[0029]FIGS. 4A and 4B show a third embodiment of the...

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Abstract

An exercise surface for increasing the proprioceptive demands on the foot, ankle and lower leg. The exercise surface includes a plurality of projections extending upward therefrom, and is adapted for use as an exercise mat or a treadmill belt.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a structure and method for increasing the proprioceptive demands on the foot, ankle and lower leg. More particularly, the present invention relates to an exercise surface which includes a plurality of projections extending upward therefrom. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Foot, ankle and lower leg sprains are probably the most common injuries in sports. Of these injury classifications, the ankle sprain is the most common type. Ankle sprains are generally classified into grades 1, 2, 3, which correspond to mild, moderate, or severe involvement. They are also classified into three anatomic types: lateral, medial, and syndesmosis. More than 85% of all ankle sprains occur in the lateral ligaments. The surrounding musculature, articular surfaces and the associated neural structures may also be affected. These injuries are known to recur and create prolonged disability. A n...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61H7/00A63B22/02A63B26/00
CPCA61H7/001A61H2201/1284A63B26/003A63B22/02A63B22/0285A61H2201/169A61H2201/1692A61H2201/1695
Inventor MANSER, KARL
Owner MANSER KARL
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