Equipment to assist the carrying out of flexion exercises of the cervical zone of the spinal column

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-11-28
CARBONE GIUSEPPE
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Apart from being the cause of painful disorders that are extremely troublesome or even invalidating, these pathologies can have serious repercussions of a neurological charac

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[0013] Referring to the above figures, the equipment according to the invention comprises an annular body 1 that defines a circular seating 2 intended to fit onto the upper part of the head of a user (not shown).

[0014] In the illustrated example body 1 has been formed by bending a corrugated tube 3 of a circular cross section that is wrapped in a lining 4 made of some soft material, simple foam rubber for example, so as to render the equipment more comfortable for the wearer and, within certain limits, also make it adaptable to heads of different sizes.

[0015] Corrugated tube 3 defines an annular channel 5 within which there are arranged cursor means, which in the illustrated example have the form of three balls 6 which, rolling on the internal surface of said channel 5, can move freely along the latter.

[0016] When in use, the equipment according to the invention, as already mentioned, is worn on the upper part of the user's head. In this condition, whenever the head is made to rotat...

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An equipment comprising a body (1) that defines a seating (2) intended to encircle the head of the user, within said body there being provided an annular channel (5) that runs around the seating (2) and accommodates at least one cursor (6) arranged in a fully mobile manner, so that to a rotatory movement of the user's head around the axis of the spinal column there corresponds a motion of said cursor (6) along said channel (5) and the user, perceiving the vibrations and/or the noise produced by said motion, receives indications regarding the symmetry and uniformity of the rotatory movement of his head.

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[0001] The present invention concerns the field of fitness equipments. More particularly, the invention has as its object an equipment for carrying out exercises involving the muscles and the articulations of the cervical zone of the spinal column.DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART[0002] By far the greater part of the pathologies of the cervical zone of the spinal column are connected with phenomena of arthrosis. Apart from being the cause of painful disorders that are extremely troublesome or even invalidating, these pathologies can have serious repercussions of a neurological character.[0003] As far as physiotherapy is concerned, be it for preventive or therapeutic purposes, interventions regarding these pathologies include also exercises in which--due to the effect of a rotation of the head about the axis of the spinal column--there is produced a flexion of the affected cervical zone. Exercises of this kind may make it possible to increase the mobility of the articulations and to corre...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B21/06A63B21/22A63B23/025
CPCA63B21/0608A63B21/1449A63B2071/0625A63B23/025A63B21/22A63B21/4025
Inventor CARBONE, GIUSEPPE
Owner CARBONE GIUSEPPE
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