31 results about "Paraspinal Muscle" patented technology

A wedge-shaped tilt provider is attached in contact with the bottom surface of a seat and the upper surface of a seat connection member of a rocking mechanism to set the seat to an initial inclined position relative to a reference position. By setting the seat to a forwardly inclined position from a horizontal position where the seated surface of the seat is set horizontal, the user straddling the seat can increase the amount of muscle activity of his or her rectus muscle of abdomen, or abdominal muscle. Further, by setting the seat to a rearwardly inclined position, the user straddling the seat can increase the amount of muscle activity of his or her back muscle such as paraspinal muscle. With use of a rocking type exercising apparatus having the above construction, a stress of exercise simulating horseback riding is given to the user by changing the position of the seat relative to the reference position by a certain degree of inclination, while rocking the seat which the user straddles, whereby the user is selectively provided with an exercising effect onto a specific site of his or her body.

A system and method allows diagnosis of a patient for physiological abnormality such as a neurological deficiency. An involuntary reflex cough event is induced within the patient that activates the nucleus ambiguus and medial motor cell column of the patient and stimulates involuntary cough activated paraspinal muscles in the pelvis of the patient. An electromyogram (EMG) is obtained from the involuntary cough activated paraspinal muscles while inducing involuntary reflex cough and determining its duration. The intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is determined and the IAP is correlated with the EMG duration of the involuntary cough event within a processing device to diagnose a physiological abnormality such as a neurological deficiency within the patient.

A system and method evaluates a patient for stress urinary incontinence. An involuntary reflex cough event is induced within the patient that activates the nucleus ambiguous and medial motor cell column of the patient and stimulates involuntary cough activated paraspinal muscles in the pelvis of the patient. And elecromyogram (EMG) is obtained from the involuntary cough activated paraspinal muscles and its duration determined. Any urine leakage time that occurs during the involuntary reflex cough event is identified and correlated within a processor together with the urine leakage time and EMG and duration of cough event to determine stress urinary incontinence.

A system permits diagnosis of a patient for a physiological abnormality while protecting their airway. An esophageal airway protection device comprises an elongate device body having a distal end for insertion into the stomach through the esophagus and a proximal end. The device includes a main lumen extending the length of the device and an inflatable esophageal cuff carried by the device body mid-esophagus. Emesis and / or reflux is blocked from passing out of the stomach past the esophageal cuff positioned mid-esophagus when it is inflated to protect a patient's airway during an involuntary cough event. At least one electromyogram (EMG) pad is configured to obtain an EMG from an involuntary cough activated paraspinal muscles. A processing device is configured to receive the EMG and process the EMG to determine a physiological abnormality.

A wedge-shaped tilt provider is attached in contact with the bottom surface of a seat and the upper surface of a seat connection member of a rocking mechanism to set the seat to an initial inclined position relative to a reference position. By setting the seat to a forwardly inclined position from a horizontal position where the seated surface of the seat is set horizontal, the user straddling the seat can increase the amount of muscle activity of his or her rectus muscle of abdomen, or abdominal muscle. Further, by setting the seat to a rearwardly inclined position, the user straddling the seat can increase the amount of muscle activity of his or her back muscle such as paraspinal muscle. With use of a rocking type exercising apparatus having the above construction, a stress of exercise simulating horseback riding is given to the user by changing the position of the seat relative to the reference position by a certain degree of inclination, while rocking the seat which the user straddles, whereby the user is selectively provided with an exercising effect onto a specific site of his or her body.

The invention relates to a thermal treatment device, wherein a thermal treatment device to be worn in close proximity to the skin of a human is disclosed. The thermal treatment device comprises a thermal composition; wherein the device substantially covers the left or right trapezius muscle of the neck and shoulder or the left or right paraspinal muscles in the lower back and the tender point of the respective sacroiliac joint.

An exposure apparatus for a paraspinal muscle clearance approach with a posterior spinal small incision includes a spinous process side vertebral plate retractor and a cooperating vertebral arch outer side retractor is provided. The apparatus can be used to separate a clearance between a multifidus muscle and a longissimus muscle under direct view, easily and atraumatically reach a screw fixation position on a vertebral arch pedicle, expose a facet joint, bluntly separate the multifidus muscle from the vertebral arch, accurately place the retractors, and thereafter locally form a surgical operation tunnel space that externally extends 10 degrees to 15 degrees. A design of angles and structures of retractors effectively protects local soft tissues and prevents a tissue damage while executing traction on local muscles and ensuring an adequate surgical space.

A method of screening for a compound for treating or preventing adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), said method comprising: (a) contacting a test compound with a paraspinal skin fibroblast or a paraspinal muscle cell sample from the right and / or left side of the spine of a subject; and (b) determining at least one of Nodal, Notch1, Pitx2, Lefty1 and Lefty2's expression and / or activity in the cell sample; wherein the test compound is selected as potentially useful in treating or preventing AIS if at least one of Nodal, Notch1, Pitx2, Lefty1 and Lefty2's expression and / or activity in the cell sample is different in the presence of the test compound as compared to in the absence thereof.

The invention relates to a human body vertebral column implanting appliance, in particular to an artificial vertebral plate, which comprises a vertebral plate body. The artificial vertebral plate is characterized in that the vertebral plate body is an arc-shaped netty vertebral plate, side wings are arranged on two sides of the arc-shaped netty vertebral plate, screw holes are arranged on the side wings, netty bumps are arranged on the back side of the arc-shaped netty vertebral plate, and meshes are arranged on the arc-shaped netty vertebral plate and the netty bumps. The invention is used for reconstruction by the aid of the artificial vertebral plate after laminectomy in posterior spinal surgery for a human body, coloboma of a vertebral plate is repaired, the human body vertebral plate is imitated, spinal cord compression caused by swelling of posterior tissues of the spinal cord of the human body after the surgery is prevented, completeness of a vertebral canal is kept, the vertebral column of the human body is stabilized, and the spinal cord is protected. During usage, the artificial vertebral plate is fixed on a transverse process or a vertebral pedicle of the vertebral column of the human body by screws via the screw holes on the side wings on the two sides, and paraspinal muscle, supraspinal ligament and the like are sewn on the meshes of the netty bumps. The vertebral plate body is the arc-shaped netty structure, so that the volume of the vertebral canal is guaranteed; and the netty structures of the arc-shaped netty vertebral plate and the netty bumps bring convenience for growth of tissues on two sides so as to realize tissue connection.

The invention discloses a minimally invasive thoracolumbar posterior screw rod structure convenient to adjust. The structure comprises a main rod, a first mounting bolt is arranged in the left end ofthe main rod in a penetrating manner, a mounting hole is formed in the left end of an upper positioning block, a breaking block is fixedly connected with the surface of the left end of the upper positioning block, a first vertebral arch hook piece and a second vertebral arch hook piece are mounted on the outer surface of the left side of the main rod, a first pedicle screw is mounted on the outersurface of the middle of the main rod, and the inside of the front end of the first pedicle screw is connected with a third positioning nut through threads. The minimally invasive thoracolumbar posterior screw rod structure convenient to adjust requires no incision for exposure of paraspinal muscle during percutaneous placement of the pedicle screw, cannot damage nerves and blood vessels during placement of a guide needle and is applicable to a thoracolumbar fracture posterior minimal invasion system and patients with posterior longitudinal ligament problems, the insertion depth of the main rod can be controlled by inserting the positioning structure, the length of the main rod is adjustable, and repair length or position of postcentrum is relatively flexible.

The present invention relates to a system for treating idiopathic scoliosis characterized in that it comprises a programmable subcutaneous or submuscular device (1) connected by means of wiring (5) to a plurality of sensors (2) which are configured to record electromyographic signals and a plurality of stimulators (3) which are configured to stimulate that part of the deep paraspinal muscles that is affected by the pathology, and wherein said device (1) comprises means for wireless data transmission, such that it may be programmed by means of an external console (4), and wherein muscle stimulation is controlled by control logic that comprises a feedback loop algorithm for adjustment of the stimulation based on the results obtained from the sensors (2) for recording the electromyographic signals and according to a musculoskeletal model, for the purpose of creating a suitable stimulus within a set time range.

A unit has been designed to be applied within the area of physiotherapy and is applicable to both medical and athletic therapeutic programs to provide correction of functional states of the spine and the nervous system to eliminate nervous overloads, fatigue, and stress. Moreover, the unit corrects spinal disorders, paravertebral muscular disorders and can be used as a part of mobilizing procedures to act on biologically active body points, and as a part of therapeutic procedures to relieve the spine.

A system for differential realignment of vertebra under tension is provided. It provides a tensioning device (10) including a patient-positioning means (100), a tension-producing actuator (170), a positioning device (140), a patient interface device (120) and a control system (190). The control system (190) with feedback on the resultant tension vector applied to patient spine allows for adjustment of either tension producing actuator (170) position or patient position or both while applying therapeutic tension levels to the patient spine. The tensioning device (10) automatically adjusts the resultant tension vector angle such that the resultant tension vector magnitude remains ideally constant during the adjustment of the tension producing actuator (170) position or the patient position, facilitating flexion of spinal segments while reducing the risk of eliciting paraspinal muscle contraction due to changes in resultant tension vector magnitude.

A system for dynamically adjusting treatment angle under tension to accommodate variations in spinal morphology during spinal decompression therapy is provided. It provides a tensioning device including a patient-positioning means, a tension-producing actuator, a positioning device, a patient interface device, a control system and a display. The control system with feedback on the resultant tension vector applied to patient spine operationally configured to allow for adjustment of either tension producing actuator position, patient position, or both while applying tension to the patient spine during non-therapeutic tension levels. The control system automatically adjusts tension producing actuator work levels such that the resultant tension vector magnitude remains ideally constant during adjustment of resultant tension vector angle, reducing the risk of eliciting paraspinal muscle contraction due to changes in resultant tension vector magnitude.

An exposure apparatus for a paraspinal muscle clearance approach with a posterior spinal small incision includes a spinous process side vertebral plate retractor and a cooperating vertebral arch outer side retractor is provided. The apparatus can be used to separate a clearance between a multifidus muscle and a longissimus muscle under direct view, easily and atraumatically reach a screw fixation position on a vertebral arch pedicle, expose a facet joint, bluntly separate the multifidus muscle from the vertebral arch, accurately place the retractors, and thereafter locally form a surgical operation tunnel space that externally extends 10 degrees to 15 degrees. A design of angles and structures of retractors effectively protects local soft tissues and prevents a tissue damage while executing traction on local muscles and ensuring an adequate surgical space.