48 results about "Strengthening exercises" patented technology

A shoulder exercise bar intended for use with hemiplegic patients is provided which maintains a patient's hands in proper position during shoulder exercises and may also be used for elbow and wrist exercises. The shoulder exercise bar includes a crossbar which is adjustable in length to fit a particular patient. A plurality of handles are provided at each end of the crossbar to be grasped by the patient demonstrating weakness. One of the handles is angularly offset at each end with respect to a longitudinal axis defined by the crossbar and provides for versatile strengthening and stretching exercises for the patient. The orientation of the handles also encourages self resisted or isotonic strengthening exercises.

Disclosed herein is an exercise chair for aiding in the alleviation of lower back pain. The chair device of the present invention comprises a central post portion defining a central axis with a base at one end and a coupling portion fashioned to be tilted relative to the central axis at the other end. A coil spring is concentrically located on the central axis and affixed to the post portion at the one end and to the coupling portion at the other end. The coil spring is normally biased to maintain the seat of the chair in a non-tilted position. Also disclosed herein, is a method of practice employing the chair device. In the method, a user in a seated position on the chair selectively and reversibly rotates their pelvic/hip region in three possible dimensions about a point of origin substantially centrally located to their pelvic region in various directions resulting in stretching and strengthening exercises of the abdominal, lumbar and pelvic/hip regions of the user.

A maximum muscle strengthening resistance device provides a way of exercise that allows the exercising person to exert his/her full power throughout the whole time of exercise. When a volume of fluid is forced to pass through a small opening, it produces a resisting force. This invention uses this resistive force produced by the oil flow along with the mechanical force generated by a power unit such as a hydraulic pump or an electric power motor for the resisting force during the strengthening exercises. Most of the muscle strengthening exercise is consisted of consecutive concentric-eccentric exercise cycles. By using this invention, during the concentric exercise cycle the exercising person actively exert his/her full power to move the exercising handle toward the concentric direction against above mentioned resistive force of oil flow. During the eccentric exercise the power unit moves the exercising handle toward the eccentric direction and the exercising person attempts to stop the movement by exerting his/her full power. The amount of the force exerted by the exercising person during the concentric-eccentric cycle is displayed on the monitor screen for monitoring.

Provided is exercise equipment for performing a variety of exercises for upper body exercises such as push-up, pull-up, and dip styles of exercise as well as core strengthening exercises. In some embodiments, the device allows for vertical and horizontal adjustments to a variety of positions allowing for general use for persons of all sizes and levels of abilities, from the beginner to the highly experienced and athletic person. The equipment also allows for detachment of hand grips to which weights can be attached for performing a variety of arm, wrist, shoulder and other kettle bell style exercises. Additionally the hand grips of the inventive device can be removed and positioned on a longitudinal bar to allow for barbell style exercises.

The push-up stand and dumbbell-supporting bracket is composed of an inverted “V”-shaped bracket that can support dumbbells on opposing side locations, and in which a handle is provided above and central to said bracket. Dumbbells of equal or differing weights may be supported on said bracket and lifted via said handle in order to conduct different arm-strengthening exercises. The dumbbell-supporting bracket may be further used as a push-up stand regardless of whether dumbbells are supported at said locations. The dumbbell-supporting bracket enables varying weighted or like weighted dumbbells to be supported in order to produce a varying overall weight without requiring multiple dumbbell sets of varying weights.

The invention relates to a wearable elastic upper body strengthening exercise device designed for use by a person who wants to build upper body strength. The device consists of one length of rubber tube or similar elastic material and a triangular fixture that holds this tube in two loops designed to fit around each shoulder. The tension of these shoulder loops can be adjusted to fit any size body frame, and can be affixed to provide a range of tension. The device allows the user a full range of motion while the resistance encourages a strengthening of affected muscle groups.

A lower extremity exercise device for performing strengthening exercises for the calf muscles, as well as for performing static or dynamic stretching of the calf muscles. The device is preferably configured to have a generally wedge-shape positionable upon a flat surface. The wedge defines an upper, inclined platform surface for receiving the foot of a user, and has a rounded base portion having an asymmetric, gradually increasing radius to allow the user's foot to smoothly roll or rotate the device forward when pushed thereagainst. In use, the device allows for natural, relative rotations between the forefoot pivot-point and the ankle joint in the sagittal plane.

The invention relates to the field of medical treatment, in particular to a hand gripper and aims to provide a hand gripper capable of strengthening exercising willing of people and effectively controlling exercising intensity to solve technical problems. The technical scheme includes that the hand gripper comprises a bottom plate, a supporting plate, a holding rod, a pressure rod, a soft bag, water, a lower connection pipe, a right cylinder body, a right piston, an upper connection pipe, a left cylinder body, a left piston and the like. The supporting plate is connected to the middle of the left side of the bottom plate, the holding rod is rotationally connected to the right side of the bottom of the supporting plate, the pressure rod is connected to the middle of the right side of the holding rod, the lower connection pipe is connected to the lower portion of the left side of the bottom plate, the lower portion of the left side of the lower connection pipe is provided with an opening, and the soft bag is arranged on the inner lower portion of the lower connection pipe. A patient can repeatedly push the pressure rod side to side to enable reciprocating flowing of water, hand strength of the patient can be improved, blood circulation is enhanced, and rehabilitation of the patient is benefited. Comfort in finger motion of the patient can be improved by water, the willing of thepatient using the hand gripper to exercise can be strengthened, and the patient is enabled to keep going.

Provided is exercise equipment for performing a variety of exercises for upper body exercises such as push-up, pull-up, and dip styles of exercise as well as core strengthening exercises. In some embodiments, the device allows for vertical and horizontal adjustments to a variety of positions allowing for general use for persons of all sizes and levels of abilities, from the beginner to the highly experienced and athletic person.

The present invention relates to health shoes and, more particularly, health shoes not only used for lower body muscle power strengthening exercises but also used as everyday shoes by having excellent fitness due to its flexibility and elasticity. It is an object of the present invention to provide health shoes which can maximize lower body muscle power strengthening exercise, quick explosive muscular strength enhancing exercise and aerobic exercise, etc. by forming a metal ball at the bottom part of the shoes.

Resistance training apparatuses and methods for progressively exercising and strengthening the capital muscles and cervical muscles of the human head and neck. In particular, a head and neck strengthening apparatus of the present disclosure may have a frame supporting a resistance assembly, a seat assembly, and other components. The strengthening apparatus may be configured to receive a seated user, such as an athlete, trainee, or other individual. The resistance assembly may generally provide resistance, such as weight resistance, for a user to provide one or more head and/or neck strengthening exercises. For example, the user may perform one or more flexion and/or extension exercises with the apparatus.

An ankle strengthening exercise device is disclosed. The device is intuitive and simple to use by a patient even without professional medical supervision since the device indicates a specific movement of a foot by pivoting an ankle of the patient. In particular, the device may have an extension member that can be positioned on a frame of the device. The foot of the patient may engage the device. An elastic member may be secured to the extension member and the foot. The direction of the elastic member indicates the direction the foot of the patient should move by pivoting his or her ankle to specifically work or strengthen and exercise a particular ankle muscle of the patient.

A door-mounted exercise apparatus which includes: a first strap, measuring essentially 1.5 inches wide, essentially 73 inches long, and essentially 0.0625 inches thick, operable to removeably circumnavigate a door along its width, said first strap further including: a) a buckle operable to adjustably tighten the first strap circumferentially around the door's width, such that a user's feet can be inserted between the first strap and the door to securely adhere the feet up against a front or back surface of the door, and; b) a fastening device, said fastening device affixed to the first strap and operable to removeably fasten an elastic band to the first strap, such that the elastic band can be stretched by the user to exercise arm and leg muscles, wherein said fastening device includes any of the following: Velcro®; snap; button; buttonhole; carabiner; clip, and; ring; Whereby the door-mounted exercise apparatus enables the user to perform sit-ups and other muscle strengthening exercises.

Disclosed is a highly interactive board game that teaches wealth building principles in the context of business, real estate, and other investments decisions, and that teaches self-improvement through character-strengthening exercises related to integrity, spirituality, cooperation and service to others. The game as disclosed includes four closed loop paths. The first three, inside paths represent the lives of the poor, the middle-class, and the rich. The three inside paths are circumscribed by a fourth closed loop path representing an abundant life of both wealth and happiness. Each of the loops is divided into game spaces which correspond to various game events. The game events include investment opportunities, changes in prevailing market conditions, and events and challenges related to personal growth and character development. Progress between the loops is a function of the player's decisions concerning both character-building and wealth related events.

The invention relates to the technical field of massage physiotherapy instruments, and provides a lumbar vertebral steering functional rehabilitation mechanism comprising a lying plate, wherein a lumbar fastening part is arranged on that lying plate for fastening the lumbar part of a human body on the lying plate, a swing part is arranged below the lumbar fastening part, and the swing part is usedfor driving the two legs of the human body to twist with respect to the lumbar part. The lumbar vertebral steering functional rehabilitation mechanism of the invention can fix the upper body of a human body by binding the lumbar part on a lying plate. On this basis, the two legs and the swing member are fixed together, so that when the swing member swings, the two legs of the human body are driven to twist with respect to the waist. A lumbar vertebral steer functional rehabilitation mechanism can carry out targeted strengthen exercise on lumbar muscles so as to strengthen lumbar muscles, thereby fundamentally relieving lumbar pain, and solving that defect that traditional massage apparatus can only carry out muscle relaxation massage.