148 results about "Back muscles" patented technology

A method and system for marking and guiding the insertion of securing members (e.g., pedicle screws) of a spinal fixation device. In one embodiment, the marking and guidance method and system includes the use of a guide tube configured to be inserted into a patient's back until a first end reaches an entry point on or near a vertebral bone of the patient's spinal column, wherein the guide tube includes a hollow cylindrical channel along its longitudinal center axis; a penetrating device configured to be positioned within the cylindrical channel of the guide tube and having a sharp tip configured to protrude outwardly from the first end of the guide tube so as to allow the first end of the guide tube to penetrate through the patient's back muscle and tissue and reach the vertebral bone at the entry point; a marking pin configured to be inserted through the cylindrical channel of the guide tube, after removal of the penetrating device, until a first end of the marking pin having a sharp tip reaches the entry point; and a pushing device configured to be inserted through the cylindrical channel of the guide tube and provide a driving force at a second end of the marking pin, opposite the first end, so as to drive and secure the first end of the marking pin into the vertebral bone, wherein the marking pin identifies the location of the entry point on the vertebral bone for subsequent implantation of a securing member of a spinal fixation device.

A portable therapeutic seat exercise apparatus and method that provide a lightweight personal exerciser designed for a person to use to improve physical status, and for the exercise, alignment, and stress reduction of a person's trunk, spine, abdomen, pelvis, and thighs. It encourages and enhances low back mobility in contrast to the static nature of regular sitting. It consists of a lightweight contoured seating surface supported by at least one arcuate hemispherical base that allows unrestricted motion in all directions, including twisting, tilting, and rocking. It can be placed on many seating surfaces including but not limited to sofas, dining chairs, school desk chairs, office chairs, factory benches, and motor vehicle seats. Its use facilitates low back muscular stabilization, conditioning, strengthening, coordination, and enhancement of proprioceptive senses. Interchangeable parts and add-on attachments can be used in differing combination to vary height, depth, position, and arc of the seat-supporting base.

A flexible overlay for providing cooling therapy to the shoulder joint and the upper arm area. The overlay has pockets for holding cooling material; additional pockets can be attached to it in order to cool chest and / or back muscles or more of the upper arm area. One end of the overlay is removably secured around the neck, and the other end is wrapped around the wearer's upper arm. The overlay is typically made from a soft fabric such as cotton, but can also be made from a disposable plastic material.

A device that straps against the front of one's pelvis and features chest and leg engagements extending from a central main-body to create a personal upper body support system. As wearer bends forward from the waist, the leg engagements leverage oppositely threaded shafts to screw together into an internally threaded main-body either against a powerful spring means used to effect a compressive stop or a spring-back counter force to the wearer's overhanging upper body weight. A knob-ended threaded rod screws through one of the shafts to adjust the point of engagement and / or spring tension. This device creates a prop effect between the wearer's chest and upper legs. The oppositely threaded shafts provide a unique mechanism that divides the transferred load equally to each leg regardless of leg stance, as well as for allowing unrestricted upright walking.

An apparatus and a method for combiningly performing four important exercises localized to the lower back with the addition of weight resistance: a) the rotation or torsion of the lower spine and the lower back muscles; b) the bending of the spine forward and the exercising of abdominal muscles; c) the bending of the spine rearward and the exercising of the lumbar and erector muscles; d) the stretching and self-postural adjustment of the spine. The user performs the four exercises in the horizontal position with both legs in raised position. A swinging member accommodates the legs and allows the swinging, side-to-side motion of the legs. A second pivotal member helps the bending of the pelvis forward and rearward. A roller support assembly supports and massages the entire back during exercises. The user's body rests on an anatomical cushion support during exercises. The body's user experiences both the stretching of the intravertebral ligament and cartilage, while building postural awareness and self-adjusting spinal posture.

An exercise machine for strengthening the abdominal and back muscles of a user has a frame that includes a front leg pivotally connected to a rear leg. The exercise machine also includes a seat and a backrest for supporting the back of a user during an exercise routine that is adjustably positioned and secured with respect to the seat. The backrest is adjustably flexible in order to provide resistance to the movement of a user in order to help strengthen the user's abdominal and back muscles. The backrest includes handles to facilitate engagement between the backrest and the user and to encourage the user to move against the adjustable resistance provided by the backrest. The exercise machine includes a non-use, storage mode that facilitates storage of the exercise machine.

A freestanding back therapy and multiple exercise station on which various therapeutic, stretching, bending, twisting, extension and inversion exercises may be carried out utilizing the user's weight for fully flexing and decompressing the spine and strengthening the trunk and back muscles of the user. The station has a frame of tubular construction with a floor engaging base, front and rear vertical upright members, a horizontal top member extending between upper ends thereof, and a cushioned forearm pad on each said horizontal member with handgrips at outer of the horizontal top members. A lower pair of vertically spaced padded cross members extend transversely between the rear vertical upright members to serve as foot supports. A central upright member is connected at a lower end with at least one padded cross member and has a forward and angularly upward extending upper portion. A backrest pad is mounted the central upright member. An upper pair of parallel vertically spaced padded tubular members extend laterally outward from each side of the central upright member near its upper portion to selectively serve either as handgrips or as elevated or leg or foot supports when performing exercises. A removable rotatable cylindrical cushioned roller is may be mounted transversely between the horizontal top members to serve as a back engaging roller or a seating surface when performing exercises. Various auxiliary exercise apparatus may be removably connected with the station for performing a variety of exercises.

The invention discloses a leg rehabilitation exercise device for orthopedics, comprising a seat, a backrest is integrally connected with one side of the upper surface of the seat, a first leg massagemechanism and a second leg massage mechanism are mounted on the seat, a back massage mechanism is installed in the backrest, the first leg massage mechanism includes a forward / reverse motor, a threaded rod, a massage roller, a gear and a rack, the second leg massage mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a curved massage plate, a second gear and a driving mechanism, and the back massage mechanism comprises a second massage roller and a mounting plate. The leg rehabilitation exercise device of the invention is provided with the first leg massage mechanism and the second leg massage mechanism, canfully perform omni-directional massage on positions of different leg thicknesses, also massages the side and upper side of a leg for further promoting blood circulation and relaxing muscles. The device is also provided with the back massage mechanism, conducts repeated massage on the back of a human body for relaxing the back muscles, relieving fatigue, regulating blood and promoting blood circulation, and is conducive to patient rehabilitation.

The invention discloses a paralyzed-patient rehabilitation training bed. The paralyzed-patient rehabilitation training bed comprises a bed body, a left supporting plate, a right supporting plate and apedal, wherein the left supporting plate and the right supporting plate are fixedly connected to the lower surface of the bed body, a motor is fixedly connected to the right side wall of the right supporting plate, a transmission shaft is fixedly connected to the shaft extending end of the motor, and is sleeved with a cam, a movable plate is arranged at the upper portion of the cam, a plurality of jacking rods are distributed on the upper surface of the movable plate, a rotating shaft is arranged at the upper portion of the transmission shaft, the top of the rotating shaft is sleeved with a semi-bevel gear, a screw rod is arranged at the upper portion of the semi-bevel gear, and a left bevel gear and a right bevel gear are arranged on the left side and the right side of the semi-bevel gear respectively. A patient lies on the bed, and bends and stretches upper limbs to drive balance weights to move up and down along sliding rails, and the aim of training the upper limbs is achieved; the back of the patient is massaged through the top ends of the jacking rods, the back muscle of the patient is relaxed, and the effect of relieving muscle fatigue is achieved; the feet of the patient are driven by the pedal to move left and right, and therefore the legs of the patient are driven to do bending and stretching movement.

The present invention relates to an exercise machine in which the person exercising straps their feet to a moveable carriage which is guided by a track. When grasping the handholds the person exercising can pull their feet from the front position to the rear position, exercising upper body together with stomach and back muscles.

An exercise machine includes a frame with foot pedals mounted thereon and a seat having an inflatable bladder whereby the user may undertake a cardiovascular workout and a core workout of abdominal and back muscles. A sensor may be used to sense the degree of compression of the inflatable bladder when a person sits on the inflatable seat whereby the internal pressure of the bladder may be adjusted accordingly. The frame may have two sections which are detachable so that one of the sections and the inflatable seat serve as a seating assembly when detached.

A low back exercise machine has a pivotally mounted user support frame carrying a user seat and a foot rest assembly, an exercise arm carrying a back pad pivotally mounted relative to the user support frame, and a connecting linkage which translates movement of the exercise arm into rotation of the user support frame about its pivot axis, whereby the user support including the foot rests moves from an upright into a rearwardly reclined orientation as the user pushes the back pad rearward and downward to lean backwards so as to exercise the lower back muscles.

The invention comprises a versatile compact kit of cooperatively fitting components to be assembled into several geometries of devices capable of being used for the holistic flexion exercise of several muscle groups of the lower torso such as the Achilles tendon, Calf muscles, Hamstrings, Adductor and Lower Back muscles for individual users of different requirements and physical stature.

A manually operated back stretching device may relieve compressive forces of the lower lumbar vertebrae and may safely stretch lower back muscles. The device may include a platform to support a user's lower legs. As the user moves a portion of the device with their arms towards their legs, the forward edge of the platform may rise up and tilt away from the user's torso, causing the user's hips to lift off the floor and stretching the user's back at the same time. As the user moves their arms back over their head, the user's back and legs may relax while the arms are pulled above the user's head. The result may be a back-and-forth dynamic rotational arching motion to repetitively raise the completely relaxed hips and tilt them forward to decompress the spine using appropriate longitudinal and torsion forces at the most pain causing compression points of the lower lumbar vertebrae. The device may safely stretch lower back muscles by incrementally stretching and releasing totally relaxed muscles a relative amount to squeeze out and remove toxic biochemicals from damaged muscle areas unreachable by direct massage.

Provided is a novel outdoor body building massage chair. A massage chair body is a supporting structure of the massage chair, a cushion is connected with the massage chair body, a backrest is connected with the massage chair body, the cushion is connected with the backrest, an included angle is formed between the cushion and the backrest and ranges from 90 degrees to 110 degrees, a pedal plate a and a pedal plate b are driven by feet, a main chain wheel rotates and drives a main transmission chain wheel to rotate through a transmission chain a, a transmission chain wheel a and a transmission chain wheel b which are coaxial with the main transmission chain wheel rotate along with the main transmission chain wheel and drive a driven chain wheel a and a driven chain wheel b to rotate through a transmission chain b and a transmission chain c, and rotation of friction wheels is achieved. When massage is needed, a person sits on the cushion of the massage chair, the back leans against the backrest, and the friction wheels rotate to achieve the purposes of massaging acupuncture points on the back of the person, promoting back blood circulation and relieving back muscle fatigue.

The invention relates to a method for inducing gonad maturity and ovulation of a verasper variegates parent fish by implanting a slow-release hormone, which comprises two aspects of cultivating an optimally selected parent fish and adjusting temperature and light to promote the gonad development of the parent fish, and implanting the slow-release hormone for promoting a metrocyte of the parent fish to reach final maturity and ovulation. In the invention, the slow-release hormone is a salmon gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (sGnRHa) and is coated with a safe and high-efficiency polymer slow-release transitive system (95 percent of cholesterol and 5 percent of cellulose); a female parent fish with gonad in fourth stage is selected by using a living body sampling method or a light table method; a special implanting gun is used for implanting in back muscles, and the effect time of the slow-release hormone lasts for 14-18 days. The method can enable the metrocyte of the verasper variegates parent fish to achieve final maturity and ovulation, has low duress on parent fish reproduction, high rate of parent fish survival and gonad maturity, high fertility rate being 72 percent and high hatching rate being 56.2 percent, and can acquire a bulk of high-quality oosperms. The invention is a set of complete control technique method, can stably regulate and control the development, the maturity and the ovulation of the gonad of the verasper variegates parent fish, and acquire high-quality oosperms.

The present invention relates to systems and methods of monitoring and encouraging activity in infants, and more specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods of interactively monitoring and encouraging infants to exercise their neck and back muscles. The present invention further comprises method of treating torticollis in infants.

The present invention relates to an apparatus that has the specific feature of acting as an abdominal and lower back muscles workout device that is structured in the shape of a semi-sphere with a flat top seat and side handle bars that can be attached on each side to the flat top seat and rotated around to various positions or pulled outward or upward to any desired width or height as well as a single handle bar that has a head rest on one side and can be attached to the semi-sphere base. The semi-sphere base prevents the floor from being scratched.

A leash that allows any individual to control a pulling dog without risking injury or walking in an unsafe manner. The disclosed leash maximizes body mechanics and basic pulley / lever principles to achieve more strength. The leash comprises a cuff that preferably wraps around a user's arm above the elbow. Attached to the cuff are a few feet of leash material that freely runs through an O-ring and ends in a handle. Attached to the O-ring are another few feet of leash ending with a clip that can go to a dog collar. When the dog pulls, the user pulls the handle. The resulting force goes through the O-ring, which acts as a pulley and on to the arm cuff and back of the arm, utilizing stronger shoulder and back muscles. Therefore the user is able to pull back with a lot more force than is obtainable with a typical leash.

An abdominal exerciser can be used while standing up. The user stands on the anchor base and rests the neckpad on his shoulders while gripping the handlebars. The user can then bend forward and backward to strengthen the abdominal and lower back muscles or side-to-side to strengthen the obliques. The unit is adjustable to fit various sizes of users and / or styles of workouts and can be partially disassembled for easy transportation. The unit comprises an elongate stem / tail assembly, a handlebar assembly including the neckpad to attach at the upper end, and an anchor base to attach at the bottom end. Resistance bands removably attached to hooks between the anchor base and the stem / tail assembly provide variable resistance to the user.

The invention relates to a multifunctional cervical vertebra rehabilitation and health care pillow with adjustable cervical pillow height, which comprises a pillowslip and a pillow core, wherein, a cervical pillow is arranged at the middle part along the two long sides of the pillowslip and side pillows are arranged at the two sides of the pillow core. The multifunctional cervical vertebra rehabilitation and health care pillow is characterized in that the cervical pillow can take the shape of a column and also can be a columnar cervical pillow with a circular arc upper part, a plane bottom and a streamed bread shape cross section with smaller upper part and larger lower part, and the lower part of the cervical pillow is provided with a pedestal and a base that can lead the height of the cervical pillow to be lifted. Traditional Chinese medicines of rhizoma ligustici wallichii, angelica dahurica, Salvia miltiorrhiza, shelled cedar seed, Tuckahoe and borneol are decontaminated, crushed and arranged in a through hole arranged in the middle of the cervical pillow after being sewed into a bag with non-woven fabrics. The cervical pillow of the invention is moderate of softness and hardness, thereby being capable of keeping the normal physiological curve of the cervical vertebra of the human body and facilitating to the health care of the cervical vertebra; the multifunctional cervical vertebra rehabilitation and health care pillow also solves the different requirements of the cervical spondylosis to the cervical pillow height in different phases; in addition, a grain made by picked medicament is added into the cervical pillow, so the cervical blood circulation can be improved, the cervical histiocyte is activated, the cervical tissue adhesion is eliminated, and the flexibility and the elasticity of the shoulders, the back muscle and the ligament are recovered when people are asleep.

The body alignment and correction device disclosed herein includes a belt for wearing about the waist of a user. The device further includes removable and repositionable foam blocks to displace portions of the belt away from the user's body. A method of stimulating abdominal or back muscles of a user of the device by selectively placing foam blocks to space a portion of the belt away from a user's body is also disclosed.

Back cushion type spine healthcare and rehabilitation apparatus is formed by embedding a spine support structural part (2) connected with an elastic device (3) in a back cushion. Cervical spondylosis and lumbar spondylosis are common diseases in modern society, and one of the main causes is muscle strain. However, most products on the current market can only relax muscles, and the problem cannot be solved fundamentally, that is, the muscle function cannot be enhanced; through existing medical and exercise apparatus, training cannot be conveniently conducted anytime and anywhere, and the apparatus is not comfortable enough and hard to operate. According to the back cushion type spine healthcare and rehabilitation apparatus, the back cushion commonly used by people is combined with training apparatus; when a user is not in spine training, the apparatus can be used as a back cushion for the user to sit down; during training, the user presses the physiological curvature of the lumbar vertebra or cervical vertebra on the spine support to do reciprocating motion, the intervertebral disc structure can be relaxed in the direction of the physiological curvature, and meanwhile spine back muscles are subjected to function enhancement training. The back cushion type spine healthcare and rehabilitation apparatus has the advantages of being free of limitation of time and space, comfortable and easy to use.

The invention relates to a health rehabilitation apparatus based on self-powered rolling massage of neck, back and waist muscle, bone and acupoints. The health rehabilitation apparatus comprises a waist-back frame composed of two longitudinal waist-back frame bars and two transverse waist-back frame bars. The two longitudinal waist-back frame bars are provided with at least five waist-back massage rollers. The front ends of the two longitudinal waist-back frame bars are provided with shoulder roller positioning blocks provided with shoulder massage rollers. The shoulder roller positioning blocks and the transverse waist-back frame bars form a neck frame positioning chamber which accommodates a neck frame composed of two longitudinal neck frame bars and two transverse neck frame bars. The two longitudinal neck frame bars are provided with at least one dual-use massage roller. Rolling force applied to the human body and rolling speed are automatically adjusted in real time by back-forth movements of the human body lying on the back. A manufacturing method of the health rehabilitation apparatus includes the steps of processing gaps, finish-processing the rollers, installing bearings and assembling finished products. The manufacturing method is simple and low in cost, rolling can be performed to promote blood circulation and enhance exercises of waist and back muscles, and the channels and collaterals are dredged.