Equipment for vertical stretching and radicular decompression of the spine

Abstract

It consists of an equipment (1) for passive stretching of the structures of the spine; constituted by auto-portable structure (2) endowed of superior moto-reducer set (3) with pulley (4) passible of moving, upwards or downwards, an one-line connection element (5) to be fastened to a garment (V) placed in the spill of the hip of the user, with central catch (6), being such moto-reducer set (3) activated by remote control (7) and course limited by sensor (S).

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This International Patent Application claims priority to Brazilian Patent Application BR-PI-0800013-1 filed Jan. 7, 2008, the specification of which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present Patent of Invention request refers to a new “EQUIPMENT FOR VERTICAL STRETCHING AND RADICULAR DECOMPRESSION OF THE SPINE”; especially of an equipment to be used in the medical and physiotherapeutic areas and in academies with the objective of promoting the decompression of the spine by the vertical elevation of the inferior members (legs) of the user, through a support endowed with truck and remote control, whose hoist element is connected through appropriate garment adequate to the said user's hip, promoting the radicular decompression, resulting in the increase of the space between the intervertebral discs.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]It is known that the traction of the spine (cervical, lumbar and thoracic) is a...

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Benefits of technology

[0030]The equipment idealized by the inventor stands out by the constructive simplicity and effectiveness, because it promotes the radicular decompression without forcing the user, for being totally automatic, elevated by means of tow truck in a totally vertical position, carrying significant advantages under the constructive and utilitarian aspect, propitiating the radicular decompression in level of the intervertebral discs, treating the location of the cause of the pain. Thus, when activated, the equipment increases the space between vertebrae, reducing thus the compression of the nervous roots, originally compressed by the factors fully commented above.

[0036]In the case of congenital or acquired or post-traumatic discopathies, with the equipment, it is possible making the passive stretching of the hurt structures, promoting the reduction of the pain and increase of the local flexibility;

[0038]In the cases of anatomical alterations, as lumbar scoliosis and hyper-lordosis, the equipment, when it decompresses, promotes a larger space between the tissues of the lumbar region, increasing the spaces between lumbar structures, providing a better alignment of the interspinous process articulations;

[0039]In the case of people who practice physical exercises that cause load in the spine, the equipment promotes the total decompression of the structures of the column, stretching them and reducing the contracture of the paravertebral musculature, increasing the space intradiscal and, consequently stretching and reducing the pain in the back;

[0040]Totally passive and comfortable stretching, once that the user doesn't need to make larger efforts to use the equipment.

Problems solved by technology

Physical and emotional stress, due to the practice inadequate or excessive of physical exercises.

Bad posture—the time's excess in inadequate posture generates pains in the back, causing muscular contractures.

Then, years of erroneous posture can cause anatomical deformations in the column;

However, in more complicated cases, there is the need to combine several substances as analgesic, anti-inflammatory and muscular relaxing drugs.

Even the equipment cited in the state of the technique is deficient, because it promotes the radicular decompression with the patient in the laid down position, generating a resultant of efforts sometimes in improper locations.

Other negative aspect of the referred device is its accessibility, in which the user has to move excessively to lay down on said device, could carry to the aggravation of the picture.

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