Yoga wrist saver device

a wrist and wrist joint technology, applied in gymnastics, non-surgical orthopedic devices, medical science, etc., can solve the problems of wrist joint pain, many people, and difficulty in 90 degree right angle or perpendicular position between hand and forearm, so as to reduce stress and strain on user's wrist joint, reduce the amount and degree of extension, and reduce the effect of user's wrist joint stress and strain

US20130213408A1Inactive Publication Date: 2013-08-22STICK E PROD
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
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Publication Date
2013-08-22
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An attractive wrist saver device with an elastomeric body and an adjustable strap is provided for decreasing stress and strain of a user's wrist joint by elevating a heel of a user's hand and lessening the amount and degree of an extension of a user's wrist so as to comfort and cushion the user's wrist and substantially prevent the user's wrist from being positioned at a 90 degree right angle and perpendicular to the user's forearm and hand when the user is performing yoga, pushups, hand stands, dips or other upper body weight bearing exercises.
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BACKGROUND

[0001] This invention relates to sports accessories and exercise equipment, and more particularly, to a wrist saver device for use in yoga, pushups, hand stands, dips and other upper body weight bearing exercises.

[0002] Yoga can be useful for exercise, cardiovascular workout, improving flexibility, increasing strength and endurance, relieving hypertension, improving physical health and well being and for physical, mental and medical therapy. According to a market study, 6.1 percent, or nearly 14 million Americans, indicate that a doctor or therapist has recommended yoga to them. Also, nearly 45% of all adults agree that yoga would be beneficial if they were undergoing treatment for a medical condition. Yoga as medicine represents the next great yoga wave. In the future, we expect to see a lot more yoga in health care settings and more yoga recommended by the medical community as new research shows that yoga is a valuable therapeutic tool for many health conditions.

[0003] Yoga...

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[0044]The following is a detailed description and explanation of the preferred embodiments of the invention and best modes for practicing the invention.

[0045]As shown in FIGS. 1-2, yoga wrist saver devices 100 and 101 provides sports accessories, props, exercise devices, assemblies and equipment for use in yoga, pushups, hand strands, dips and other upper body weight bearing exercises and especially upper body weight bearing floor exercises. The yoga wrist savers can comprise left hand and right hand wrist saver devices which can be identical or similar in size, shape, and weight or can be symmetrical and complementary to each other and be mirror images of each other.

[0046]Each wrist saver device can comprise an elongated elastomeric foam, resilient, flexible compressible body 102 (FIGS. 3-5) having a curved top 104, a bottom 106, and an intermediate section 108 disposed between the top and bottom. The body can comprise thickly padded supportive foam for positioning under the heel o...