Adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy patient

Abstract

An adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of a nerve root type cervical spondylosis patient comprises a first supporting part, a second supporting part and a third supporting part, and the first supporting part is used for supporting the chest and the abdomen and comprises a supporting base and a first supporting block arranged on the supporting base and used for supporting the chest and the abdomen; the second supporting part can move back and forth relative to the first supporting part for supporting the head; the third supporting part can move back and forth relative to the first supporting part for supporting; by limiting the structure of the adjustable brace, the adjustable brace can change the heights of the head, the chest, the abdomen and the lower limbs of a patient, so that the intervertebral space is widened, the cervical vertebra part needs to lower the head as far as possible at the prone position, the intervertebral space is increased, and the third supporting part is arranged to make up for the check-up between ankles and a treatment bed, so that the treatment effect is improved. The ankles are prevented from being suspended when the patient is in the prone position, so that the whole body of the patient is better relaxed, and the comfort during treatment is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of cervical spondylosis treatment equipment, and in particular relates to an adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy cervical spondylosis. Background Art

[0002] Body position refers to the posture or position that the patient maintains according to the treatment needs. Body position is closely related to diagnosis and treatment. In actual clinical work, body position is changed according to the disease and the person to ensure the patient's comfort, prevent complications, and help the patient recover as soon as possible.

[0003] The incidence of cervical spondylosis is about 3.8%-17.6%, of which about 60%-70% of patients show symptoms of radiculopathy. Cervical radiculopathy is a common type of cervical spondylosis in clinical practice. Its onset is mostly unilateral, but there are also bilateral cases. The age of onset is mostly around 30-50 years old, and there are more men than women. Cervical radiculopathy generally has a slow onset, but it can also have an acute onset. It is more common in people who work at desks for a long time, motor vehicle drivers, and those who bow their heads for a long time. In recent years, with the change of people's living habits and the popularization of electronic products, the incidence of this disease has gradually become younger, becoming the type with the highest incidence of cervical spondylosis. According to the latest version of the expert consensus on cervical spondylosis (2018), for patients with cervical radiculopathy, regular and systematic conservative treatment is the first and basic treatment. In conservative treatment, people often choose acupuncture and massage, so a large number of patients with cervical radiculopathy come to our acupuncture department for treatment.

[0004] In actual clinical acupuncture, patients often use the prone position for treatment, because the prone position can help patients relax their muscles and reduce their fear of acupuncture. However, conventional treatment methods take 1 hour, and patients with radiculopathy have neck discomfort and cannot tolerate such a long treatment time. They often cannot persist in the treatment due to increased pain during the treatment.

[0005] According to the data, the onset and relief of the patient's symptoms are significantly related to the position and posture of the patient's neck. From the perspective of the pathogenesis of radiculopathy, there are two main factors that lead to the occurrence of this disease: trauma and strain. Of course, no matter which factor it is, it will eventually cause abnormal changes in the local anatomical structure of the cervical spine, leading to the occurrence of this disease. Specifically, the most important anatomical structure related to it is the "intervertebral foramen." The intervertebral foramen is a very important physiological structure in the cervical spine. It is surrounded by the upper and lower notches of adjacent vertebrae, and spinal nerves and blood vessels pass through it. If the intervertebral foramen is narrow, it will cause compression of the spinal nerve roots therein, resulting in upper limb symptoms. Therefore, increasing the intervertebral foraminal space can reduce the symptoms of nerve root compression, relieve patient symptoms, and prolong the time patients receive treatment.

[0006] However, after investigation, it was found that the treatment beds used by major hospitals and clinics do not have the function of adjusting the height of the neck, chest and back, and therefore cannot increase the intervertebral foraminal space by changing the neck, waist and back, which needs further improvement. Utility Model Content

[0007] The utility model aims to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide an adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy of cervical spondylosis.

[0008] The utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0009] An adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy, comprising a first supporting part, a second supporting part and a third supporting part.

[0010] A first support part, used for supporting the chest and abdomen, comprises a support seat and a first support block arranged on the support seat for supporting the chest and abdomen;

[0011] The second support part can move back and forth relative to the first support part for supporting the head, including a moving rod that can be moved back and forth and is arranged in the support seat, a second support block connected to the moving rod and used to support the head, and a fixing mechanism arranged between the moving rod and the support seat, wherein the second support block is formed with a vent hole;

[0012] The third support part can move back and forth relative to the first support part to support the lower limbs, and includes a telescopic rod that can be moved back and forth in the support seat, a third support block connected to the telescopic rod to support the lower limbs, and a limiting mechanism arranged between the telescopic rod and the support seat.

[0013] Furthermore, the first support block includes a support airbag arranged on a support seat and an inflation assembly connected to the support airbag, and the support airbag forms an arc-shaped support surface in contact with the chest and abdomen.

[0014] Furthermore, the inflation component includes an inflation tube connected to the support airbag and an inflation port arranged on the inflation tube.

[0015] Furthermore, the support seat includes a support tube and a mounting block detachably arranged on the support tube, the support airbag is arranged on the mounting block, and the movable rod and the telescopic rod are respectively movably arranged in the support tube.

[0016] Furthermore, the fixing mechanism includes a fixing hole arranged on the support tube opposite to the moving rod and a fixing bolt that cooperates with the fixing hole and can abut against the moving rod.

[0017] Furthermore, the limiting mechanism includes a limiting hole arranged on the support tube opposite to the telescopic rod and a limiting bolt that cooperates with the limiting hole and can abut against the telescopic rod.

[0018] Furthermore, the first support block is an arc-shaped support pad arranged on the support seat.

[0019] Furthermore, the third support block is formed with an extended curved surface extending upward for supporting the lower limbs.

[0020] Furthermore, the third support block includes a first support pad for supporting the knee and a second support pad for supporting the ankle, which are arranged in sequence, and the extended curved surface extends from the first support pad to the second support pad.

[0021] Furthermore, the third support block also includes a connecting block connected between the first support pad and the second support pad.

[0022] From the above description of the utility model, it can be seen that compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the present application limits the structure of the adjustable brace so that the height of the patient's head, chest, abdomen and lower limbs can be changed, thereby widening the intervertebral space, so that the cervical spine should lower its head as much as possible in the prone position, which is conducive to increasing the intervertebral space, and a third support part is provided to make up for the gap between the ankle and the treatment bed, avoiding the ankle of the patient from being suspended in the prone position, thereby allowing the patient to better relax the whole body and increase the comfort during treatment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 The structure of the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 2 The structure of the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 3 The structure of the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;

[0026] Figure 4 The structure of the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;

[0027] Figure 5 The structure of the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0028] Figure 6 The structure of the first embodiment of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0029] In the figure, 1-first support part, 2-second support part, 3-third support part, 11-support seat, 111-support tube, 112-mounting block, 113-mounting tube, 12-first support block, 121-support airbag, 122-inflating component, 123-inflating tube, 124-inflating port, 21-moving rod, 22-second support block, 23-fixing hole, 24-fixing bolt, 25-ventilation hole, 31-telescopic rod, 32-third support block, 321-first support pad, 322-second support pad, 323-connecting block, 33-limiting hole, 34-limiting bolt, 35-extension surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention is further described below through specific implementation methods.

[0031] An adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy type cervical spondylosis comprises a first supporting part 1, a second supporting part 2 and a third supporting part 3.

[0032] The first support part 1 is used to support the chest and abdomen, including a support seat 11 and a first support block 12 arranged on the support seat 11 for supporting the chest and abdomen. In the present application, there are two embodiments of the first support part 1, referring to Figures 1 to 4 As shown in the first embodiment of the first supporting part 1 of the present application, the first supporting block 12 includes a supporting airbag 121 arranged on the supporting seat 11 and an inflatable component 122 connected to the supporting airbag 121, and the supporting airbag 121 forms an arc-shaped supporting surface in contact with the chest and abdomen. The supporting airbag 121 is inflated by the inflatable component 122, and the height of the supporting airbag 121 is changed to adjust the height of the chest and abdomen, so as to adjust the angle of the thoracic vertebrae to be between 20-50 degrees during the treatment of patients with different body shapes, thereby greatly reducing the compression symptoms of the nerve roots, relieving the symptoms of the patients, and prolonging the treatment time. The time for the patient to receive treatment; specifically, the inflation component 122 includes an inflation tube 123 connected to the support airbag 121 and an inflation port 124 arranged on the inflation tube 123. Further, the support seat 11 includes two support tubes 111 arranged opposite to each other and a mounting block 112 detachably arranged on the two support tubes 111. The support airbag 121 is arranged on the mounting block 112 and can be disassembled and maintained with the mounting block 112. Further, the support airbag 121 can be built-in with a plug-in hot compress device to ensure that the first support block 12 has a certain temperature to meet the pre-established data plan.

[0033] Reference Figure 5 to Figure 6As shown, in the second embodiment of the first support part 1 of the present application, the first support block 12 is an arc-shaped support pad arranged on the support seat 11, and the height of the chest and abdomen is changed by the arc-shaped support pad with a fixed shape to change the intervertebral space; specifically, the support seat 11 includes two support tubes 111 arranged opposite to each other and two mounting tubes 113 arranged opposite to each other between the two support tubes 111 for mounting the arc-shaped support pad.

[0034] The second support part 2 can move back and forth relative to the first support part 1 and is used to support the head. It includes two movable rods 21 that can be moved back and forth and are arranged in the two support tubes 111, a second support block 22 connected to the two movable rods 21 and used to support the head, and a fixing mechanism arranged between the movable rod 21 and the relative support tube 111. Specifically, a ventilation hole 25 is formed on the second support block 22 to facilitate the patient's face to be exposed for breathing, thereby further improving the patient's comfort during treatment; further, the fixing mechanism includes a fixing hole 23 arranged on the support tube 111 opposite to the movable rod 21 and a fixing bolt 24 that cooperates with the fixing hole 23 and can be pressed against the movable rod 21. During treatment, the second support part 2 can be moved outward according to the patient's height, so that the second support block 22 is opposite to the patient's head, and then the movable rod 21 is fixed by the fixing bolt 24 cooperating with the fixing hole 23 to ensure stable treatment.

[0035] The third support portion 3 can move back and forth relative to the first support portion 1, and is used to support the lower limbs, including two telescopic rods 31 that can be moved back and forth and arranged in the two support tubes 111, a third support block 32 connected with the two telescopic rods 31 for supporting the lower limbs, and a limiting mechanism arranged between the telescopic rods 31 and the relative support tube 111. Specifically, the third support block 32 is formed with an extended curved surface 35 extending upward for supporting the lower limbs to adapt to the natural placement state of the lower limbs of the patient in the prone position. Further, the third support block 32 includes a first support pad 321 for supporting the knee and a second support pad 32 for supporting the ankle, which are arranged in sequence. 2 and a connecting block 323 connected between the first support pad 321 and the second support pad 322, the extended curved surface 35 extends from the first support pad 321 to the second support pad 322; further, the limiting mechanism includes a limiting hole 33 arranged on the support tube 111 opposite to the telescopic rod 31 and a limiting bolt 34 that cooperates with the limiting hole 33 and can be pressed against the telescopic rod 31. During treatment, the third support part 3 can be moved outward according to the patient's height, so that the third support block 32 is opposite to the patient's lower limbs, and then the telescopic rod 31 is fixed by the limiting bolt 34 cooperating with the limiting hole 33 to ensure stable treatment.

[0036] The present application limits the structure of the adjustable brace so that the height of the patient's head, chest, abdomen and lower limbs can be changed, thereby widening the intervertebral space, so that the cervical spine should lower its head as much as possible in the prone position, which is conducive to increasing the intervertebral space, and a third support part 3 is provided to make up for the distance between the ankle and the treatment bed, avoiding the ankle of the patient from being suspended in the prone position, thereby allowing the patient to better relax the whole body and increase the comfort during treatment.

[0037] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and therefore cannot be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. That is, equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of application of the present invention and the contents of the specification should still fall within the scope covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. An adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy, characterized in that: comprising a first supporting portion, a second supporting portion and a third supporting portion, A first support part, used for supporting the chest and abdomen, comprises a support seat and a first support block arranged on the support seat for supporting the chest and abdomen; The second support part can move back and forth relative to the first support part for supporting the head, including a moving rod that can move back and forth and is arranged in the support seat, a second support block connected to the moving rod and used to support the head, and a fixing mechanism arranged between the moving rod and the support seat, wherein the second support block is formed with a vent hole; The third support part can move back and forth relative to the first support part to support the lower limbs, and includes a telescopic rod that can be moved back and forth in the support seat, a third support block connected to the telescopic rod to support the lower limbs, and a limiting mechanism arranged between the telescopic rod and the support seat.

2. The adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first support block includes a support airbag arranged on a support seat and an inflation component connected to the support airbag, and the support airbag forms an arc-shaped support surface in contact with the chest and abdomen.

3. The adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inflation component comprises an inflation tube connected to the support airbag and an inflation port arranged on the inflation tube.

4. The adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support seat comprises a support tube and a mounting block detachably arranged on the support tube, the support airbag is arranged on the mounting block, and the moving rod and the telescopic rod are respectively arranged in the support tube and can be moved back and forth.

5. The adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fixing mechanism comprises a fixing hole arranged on the support tube and opposite to the moving rod, and a fixing bolt matched with the fixing hole and capable of abutting against the moving rod.

6. The adjustable brace for prone position treatment of patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy according to claim 4, characterized in that: The limiting mechanism comprises a limiting hole arranged on the support tube and opposite to the telescopic rod, and a limiting bolt which cooperates with the limiting hole and can abut against the telescopic rod.

7. The adjustable brace for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first support block is an arc-shaped support pad arranged on the support seat.

8. The adjustable brace for prone position treatment of patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The third support block is formed with an extended curved surface extending upward for supporting the lower limbs.

9. The adjustable brace for prone position treatment of patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy according to claim 8, characterized in that: The third support block comprises a first support pad for supporting the knee and a second support pad for supporting the ankle, which are arranged in sequence, and the extended curved surface extends from the first support pad to the second support pad.

10. The adjustable brace suitable for prone position treatment of patients with radiculopathy according to claim 9, characterized in that: The third support block further includes a connecting block connected between the first support pad and the second support pad.

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