Squatting apparatus without spinal column compression

Abstract

A squatting apparatus without spinal column compression, includes a platform for supporting feet of a person, a supporting structure at a height greater than that of said platform, a lever pivotally connected to said supporting structure by a hinge that allows vertical movement of the lower lever, the lower lever having an arrangement to support a weight load thereon, a cushioned backrest connected adjacent a front part of said lever to be supported on a lumbar-sacral region of the person, and handles for grasping by the person such that the person assumes a bent over position when the cushioned backrest is supported on the lumbar-sacral region of the person, without compressing shoulders or spinal column of the person.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention is an apparatus to stimulate the thigh muscles, relieving pressure on the shoulders and compression of the spinal column.[0002]For many years, squatting exercises were condemned by several universities worldwide, due to the force exerted on the spinal column and its structures, as well as patella pressure on the knees.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]The purpose of this invention is to create an apparatus to enable one to do the exercises without compressing the shoulders and spinal column by using weights or a system of plates. The device is supported on the individual's lumbar-sacral region, placing the pressure on these regions and on the thigh-femur joints, removing the weight load from the shoulders, cervical region and the rest of the spinal column, since the lumbar support is achieved with the spinal column stable and straight with no apophyseal pillars and without compressing disks, nerves, etc.[0004]Through this new equipment, ev...

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Benefits of technology

[0003]The purpose of this invention is to create an apparatus to enable one to do the exercises without compressing the shoulders and spinal column by using weights or a system of plates. The device is supported on the individual's lumbar-sacral region, placing the pressure on these regions and on the thigh-femur joints, removing the weight load from the shoulders, cervical region and the rest of the spinal column, since the lumbar support is achieved with the spinal column stable and straight with no apophyseal pillars and without compressing disks, nerves, etc.

[0004]Through this new equipment, even people with problems such as: cervical inflammation, hernias, scoliosis, lumbago, etc may once again do vigorous squatting exercises with this model and reap the benefits of an efficient and classic exercise. The comfort for the knees, ankles, thighs, femur, sacroiliac and lumbar region is absolute, even while doing the exercise. It is the only squatting apparatus on the current fitness market without a load on the shoulders, which leads to compressing all of one's internal structures such as: medulla, nerve and blood plexus, peripheral nerves, discs, ligaments, etc.

Problems solved by technology

The apparatuses used nowadays support their load on the user's shoulders and compress the spinal column, which is prohibitive for use by many people with problems in the spinal column and related areas.

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