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Exercise Machine for Back Rehabilitation

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-04-23
MAYO ELVIN A
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[0005]Providing limb supports capable of mechanically independent motion also allows the user to perform a variety of exercises. One method of exercising using the present

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When recovering from a back injury, however, most standard exercises cannot be performed without added pain to the patient, because they often require one to exert pressure on an already injured spinal cord.
This is very problematic for older persons, whose muscular integrity is not that of a younger person.
Over time muscles weaken and are not able to effectively assist the spine in the healing process.

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[0020]FIG. 1 shows an exercise machine 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Upper-limb supports 22 and lower-limb supports 24 engage support tracks 20. The limb supports traverse the support tracks, such that the motion of each individual limb support is mechanically independent of every other limb support. When traversing the tracks, the level of resistance for each limb support is set by a resistance setting mechanism, described below. Support tracks 20 are connected by a frame 10. The frame is collapsible, such that exercise machine 100 can be configured in an open position during use and in a closed position for storage. Indeed, the open position can be adjusted to set the tracks 20 apart from one another a distance that accommodates the user.

[0021]Collapsible frame 10 is formed by the intersection of two support bars 12 at a pivot 14. Each support bar 12 is attached to a sliding plate 15 situated in sliding track 16, which is in turn situated on a side face...

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Abstract

An exercise machine and method of using same in which two upper-limb supports and two lower-limb supports reciprocate along two parallel tracks. The tracks may be attached by a collapsible frame. The limb supports move independently of one another. Resistance may be set for each limb support independent of one another, by means of receiving a weight in each limb support. A user can perform a crawling exercise on the machine moving upper right and lower left limbs in the same direction and moving upper left and lower right limbs in a same direction opposite from the other two limbs. A chest support may be arranged to span the tracks and support the user's upper body weight.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to therapeutic exercise equipment. The exercise equipment has particular utility in connection with rehabilitating the muscles of the back.BACKGROUND[0002]When recovering from an injury or training to prevent future injuries, it is often desirable to perform exercises that work those parts of the body that are affected. When recovering from a back injury, however, most standard exercises cannot be performed without added pain to the patient, because they often require one to exert pressure on an already injured spinal cord. This is very problematic for older persons, whose muscular integrity is not that of a younger person. Over time muscles weaken and are not able to effectively assist the spine in the healing process. Stronger back muscles help in alleviating and managing spinal cord stress. Most therapies for back rehabilitation require the patient to place pressure in some measure on the spinal cord and this is where new machine...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B23/00
CPCA63B21/00061A63B21/00192A63B21/0552A63B21/06A63B21/0602A63B21/0603A63B21/0618A63B22/001A63B22/203A63B23/0233A63B69/0064A63B2022/0038A63B2022/0041A63B2208/0214A63B2208/0219A63B2209/08A63B2209/10A63B2210/50A63B21/0083
Inventor MAYO, ELVIN A.
Owner MAYO ELVIN A
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