Tennis elbow sheath

Abstract

The utility model discloses a tennis elbow sheath in the technical field of tennis elbow guards, which comprises an arm sleeve, the arm sleeve is a flexible sleeve with two open ends, a hand traction belt extends out of the front end of the arm sleeve, the rear end of an arm resistance belt is connected onto the arm sleeve, and the rear end of the arm resistance belt can be connected onto a hinged shaft in a winding tightening or stretching manner. The pressure belt is bound to the arm sleeve in a tightness adjustable mode, the hand traction belt and the adjusting buckle are additionally arranged, the tension of the arm can be positioned and adjusted by positioning the hand traction belt through the palm, the arm bending and stretching tension of the whole arm sleeve is adjusted accordingly, impedance can be adjusted according to rehabilitation training, and rehabilitation training requirements of different degrees of patients can be met; a pressure belt and a pressing gasket are additionally arranged, an artificial secondary pole stop point is formed below a wrist extensor starting point, the stress of the wrist extensor at the humerus stop point is relieved, the pressing force can be adjusted, and therefore the purposes of relieving pain of a patient and strengthening the extensor strength are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tennis elbow elbow protectors, in particular to a tennis elbow sleeve. Background Art

[0002] Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis of the humerus, is inflammation and pain of the tendon at the origin of the extensor muscles of the forearm on the lateral side of the elbow joint. The pain is caused by chronic strain injuries due to repeated exertion of the extensor muscles of the forearm. Patients will feel pain in the affected area when gripping or lifting objects forcefully. Tennis elbow is a typical example of overwork syndrome. It is more common in tennis and badminton players, and housewives, bricklayers, carpenters, etc. who repeatedly use their elbows forcefully for a long time are also prone to this disease.

[0003] The treatment of tennis elbow generally uses relatively conservative methods. Usually, patients need to apply ice packs, massage, and perform functional exercises. Special elbow protectors for tennis elbow are also used for pain relief. Functional rehabilitation exercises, especially extensor muscle stretching exercises, gradually resume resistance training, sports, or work according to the rehabilitation situation. For more severe patients, drug treatments including analgesic drugs and platelet-rich plasma are used. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the main analgesic drugs and can be applied to the painful area. Platelet-rich plasma can accelerate the healing of tendon injuries, but it needs to be selected under the guidance of a doctor.

[0004] The pain relief of the elbow protector for tennis elbow mainly relies on pressing the arm muscles, and it is necessary to press at a position 2-3 cm below the origin of the extensor carpi muscle to form an artificial secondary insertion point, reducing the stress of the extensor carpi muscle at the insertion point on the humerus, and relieving the pain at the tendon insertion point of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. The current elbow protector is a sleeve-shaped elastic armband that binds the entire arm, and has a poor pain relief effect on the arm and cannot effectively press the origin of the extensor carpi muscle. Currently, this kind of bandage is a commonly used sports bandage with a poor compression effect and a poor pain relief effect. For rehabilitation training, appropriate resistance is required to rehabilitate tennis elbow. Excessive force is likely to cause re-injury, and too little force results in a poor training effect and cannot effectively achieve the rehabilitation effect.

[0005] Based on this, the utility model designs a tennis elbow sleeve to solve the above problems. Summary of the Utility Model

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a tennis elbow sleeve, which is provided with a hand traction band and an adjustment buckle, and can position and adjust the pulling force of the arm by positioning the hand traction band through the palm, so as to adjust the flexion and extension pulling force of the arm of the entire arm sleeve, and thus can adjust the resistance for rehabilitation training to achieve the purpose of adapting to different patients and pulling force requirements, and can also be applicable to the rehabilitation training of patients at different levels; it also adds a pressure band and a pressing gasket to form an artificial secondary insertion point, reducing the stress of the extensor carpi muscle at the insertion point on the humerus, and being able to adjust the pressing force, so as to achieve the purpose of relieving the pain of patients and strengthening the strength of the extensor muscles.

[0007] The present utility model is implemented as follows: A tennis elbow sheath, comprising:

[0008] An arm sleeve, a hand traction band, an arm resistance band, an adjustment buckle and a pressure band;

[0009] The arm sleeve is a flexible sleeve with openings at both ends. A wrist strap is provided at the front end of the arm sleeve, and an arm strap is provided at the rear end of the arm sleeve. Both the wrist strap and the arm strap are looped outside the arm sleeve;

[0010] The hand traction band is a fan-shaped structure that is wider at the front and narrower at the rear. The hand traction band extends out of the front end of the arm sleeve, and two arm resistance bands are provided at the rear end of the hand traction band;

[0011] The arm resistance band is an elastic cord, and the rear ends of both arm resistance bands are connected to the arm sleeve;

[0012] The adjustment buckle is provided with a knob, a hinge shaft and a chuck. One end of the hinge shaft is fixedly connected to the knob, and the other end of the hinge shaft is rotatably clamped on the chuck; the hinge shaft and the knob and the chuck are assembled into a winding drum; the chuck is fixedly connected to the arm sleeve;

[0013] The rear end of each arm resistance band is connected to an adjustment buckle, and the rear end of the arm resistance band is connected to the hinge shaft in a manner that can be wound and tightened or stretched;

[0014] The pressure band is an elastic strap, and the pressure band is fixedly wound around the arm sleeve and can be adjusted in tightness and bound to the arm sleeve; a pressing gasket is provided on the inner side wall of the pressure band, and the pressing gasket is a convex block protruding inward.

[0015] Further, the two arm resistance bands are respectively arranged on the palm side and the back side of the hand;

[0016] A hand positioning band is provided at the front end of the hand traction band. The hand positioning band is a ring-shaped structure and can be detachably sleeved on the palm;

[0017] The hand traction band, the two arm resistance bands and a hand positioning band are an integral structure.

[0018] Further, the adjustment buckle further includes a caster wheel and a spring;

[0019] The caster wheel is a gear. The caster wheel is connected to one end of the hinge shaft. The knob and the caster wheel are respectively arranged at both ends of the hinge shaft, and a spring is further provided on the lower end surface of the caster wheel;

[0020] The chuck is a hollow cylindrical structure. A clamping groove is also provided on the upper end surface of the chuck. The clamping wheel is elastically connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the chuck through a spring, and the clamping wheel can be detachably buckled and locked with the clamping groove.

[0021] Further, the pressing gasket is a silicone convex block protruding inward, and the pressure belt is fixedly sleeved on the arm sleeve.

[0022] An adjusting buckle is arranged outside the pressure belt. A binding rope is locked on the hinge shaft of the adjusting buckle, and the binding rope is sleeved outside the pressure belt.

[0023] Further, both the wrist strap and the arm strap are magic tapes.

[0024] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows: 1. The present utility model adds an arm sleeve, which can compress the entire arm, so that the arm muscles are overall squeezed, relieving pain to a certain extent. Moreover, the wrist strap and the arm strap are used to restrict the position of the arm sleeve, making it stably compress the muscles without sliding easily.

[0025] 2. The pressure belt and the pressing gasket are added, which can form an artificial secondary insertion point below the origin of the extensor carpi muscle for precise pressing, reducing the stress of the extensor carpi muscle at the insertion point on the humerus. The position of the pressing gasket is fixed, which can precisely press the pain point. And it is a silicone convex block, which is not only comfortable but also can achieve the purpose of flexible pressing. Moreover, the pressure of the pressure belt on the pressing gasket can be adjusted through the adjusting buckle and the binding rope on it, so as to adjust the appropriate pressing force, ensuring that the pressing point on the patient's arm has a moderate force, effectively achieving the purpose of relieving pain without over-pressing and causing muscle damage.

[0026] 3. The device also integrates the function of rehabilitation training. By adding a hand traction belt, it can perform resisted wrist flexion and extension, which can not only exercise the concentric strength of the extensor carpi muscle, but also have a targeted rehabilitation training effect on the eccentric strength of the extensor carpi muscle when performing the resisted wrist palmar flexion action. Moreover, the hand traction belt runs along the medial midline of the forearm, which is convenient to use and has a good training effect. At the same time, an adjusting buckle is added at the rear end of the hand traction belt, which can adjust the tensile force of the arm resistance band, so as to achieve the role of adjusting impedance and adapt to the training requirements of different strengths. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The following further describes the present utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.

[0028] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model on the inner side of the arm;

[0030] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural view of the present utility model on the outer side of the arm;

[0031] Figure 4 This is a schematic structural view of the adjustment buckle of the present utility model;

[0032] Figure 5 This is a schematic internal structural view of the adjustment buckle of the present utility model in the locked state;

[0033] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural view of the adjustment buckle of the present utility model in the adjustment state;

[0034] Figure 7 This is a schematic external structural view of the chuck of the present utility model.

[0035] In the drawings, the list of components represented by each reference numeral is as follows:

[0036] 1 - arm sleeve, 11 - wrist strap, 12 - arm strap, 2 - hand traction belt, 21 - arm resistance band, 22 - hand positioning belt, 3 - adjustment buckle, 31 - knob, 32 - chuck, 33 - camming wheel, 34 - hinge shaft, 35 - spring, 36 - card slot, 4 - pressure belt, 41 - pressing gasket. Detailed implementation manners

[0037] Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the present utility model provides a tennis elbow guard. To better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with the specification drawings and specific implementation manners.

[0038] In a specific embodiment of the technical solution of the present utility model:

[0039] It includes an arm sleeve 1, a hand traction belt 2, an arm resistance band 21, an adjustment buckle 3, and a pressure belt 4;

[0040] The arm sleeve 1 is a flexible sleeve with both ends open. A wrist strap 11 is provided at the front end of the arm sleeve 1, and an arm strap 12 is provided at the rear end of the arm sleeve 1. Both the wrist strap 11 and the arm strap 12 are looped outside the arm sleeve 1; both the wrist strap 11 and the arm strap 12 are magic tapes.

[0041] The hand traction belt 2 is a fan-shaped structure that is wider at the front and narrower at the rear. The hand traction belt 2 extends out of the front end of the arm sleeve 1, and two arm resistance bands 21 are provided at the rear end of the hand traction belt 2;

[0042] The arm resistance bands 21 are elastic cords, and the rear ends of both arm resistance bands 21 are connected to the arm sleeve 1; the two arm resistance bands 21 are respectively arranged on the palm side and the back side of the hand, and the two arm resistance bands 21 are parallel to each other;

[0043] A hand positioning belt 22 is provided at the front end of the hand traction belt 2. The hand positioning belt 22 is an annular structure and can be detachably sheathed on the palm.

[0044] The hand traction belt 2, two arm resistance belts 21 and a hand positioning belt 22 are an integral structure.

[0045] The adjusting buckle 3 is provided with a knob 31, a hinge shaft 34 and a chuck 32. One end of the hinge shaft 34 is fixed to the knob 31, and the other end of the hinge shaft 34 can be rotatably clamped on the chuck 32. The hinge shaft 34, the knob 31 and the chuck 32 are assembled into a winding drum. The chuck 32 is fixedly connected to the arm cuff 1.

[0046] The adjusting buckle 3 also includes a clamping wheel 33 and a spring 35;

[0047] The card wheel 33 is a gear, and is connected to one end of the hinge shaft 34. The knob 31 and the card wheel 33 are respectively arranged at both ends of the hinge shaft 34. A spring 35 is also arranged on the lower end surface of the card wheel 33.

[0048] The chuck 32 is a cylindrical structure with a hollow interior. A slot 36 is also provided on the upper end surface of the chuck 32. The clamping wheel 33 is elastically connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the chuck 32 through a spring 35. The clamping wheel 33 can be detachably engaged and locked with the slot 36. When the clamping wheel 33 is engaged and locked with the slot 36, the clamping wheel 33 is restricted from rotating by the slot 36 on the chuck 32, and the clamping wheel 33 cannot pop up within the range of the chuck 32. A baffle can be set on the top of the chuck 32 to limit the clamping wheel 33 from popping up. Therefore, the chuck 32 restricts the clamping wheel 33 from coming out. The external structure of the chuck 32 is as follows Figure 7 As shown, the matching structure of the chuck 32 and the clamping groove 36 of the clamping wheel 33 is as shown in FIG. Figure 4 shown.

[0049] The structure of the entire adjustment buckle 3 is the same as the knob-type shoelace buckle structure, which plays the role of tightening or loosening the rope, and has accurate limit, does not need to be repeatedly pulled and opened like Velcro, can conveniently adjust the pressing and tightness, and can be fine-tuned, making adjustment more convenient.

[0050] The rear end of each arm resistance band 21 is connected to an adjustment buckle 3, and the rear end of the arm resistance band 21 can be wound, tightened or stretched and connected to the hinge shaft 34, so that the arm resistance band 21 is extended or wound and locked by rotating the hinge shaft 34 on the adjustment buckle 3, so as to adjust the tensile force of the arm resistance band 21;

[0051] The pressure belt 4 is an elastic bandage, which can be untied or locked around the arm cuff 1. A pressing pad 41 is provided on the inner wall of the pressure belt 4, and the pressing pad 41 is a convex block protruding inwardly.

[0052] The pressing gasket 41 is a silica gel bump protruding inward, and the pressure belt 4 is fixedly sleeved on the arm sleeve 1;

[0053] An adjustment buckle 3 is arranged outside the pressure belt 4. A binding rope is locked on the hinge shaft 34 of the adjustment buckle 3. The binding rope is sleeved outside the pressure belt 4. The adjustment buckle 3 is a knob-type shoelace buckle, which belongs to a commonly used structure at present. The device utilizes its function of loosening and locking to bind the arm, so as to apply pressure to the arm muscles to relieve pain.

[0054] It should be noted that:

[0055] 1. The commonly used elbow guard for tennis elbow now is an elastic sleeve, which cannot form pressure on the arm muscles. Even if a pressing block is stuffed inside, it is not only easy to slide, but also the pressing force cannot be adjusted, resulting in some patients feeling the pain aggravated and some having no effect. This device adds a pressure belt 4, and also adds a pressing gasket 41 made of silica gel bump. At the same time, an adjustment buckle 3 is added to set the binding rope, which can adjust the pressing force of the pressing gasket 41 on the arm, meeting the needs of adapting to the pain degree of patients and different pressing forces, and is more convenient and flexible to use; 2. There is almost no suitable training device for the rehabilitation training of tennis elbow now. Generally, it is just an elastic rope, and then the patient conducts stretching training by himself. This training method is too rough. It can neither change the training force nor conduct targeted training on specific muscle groups of tennis elbow, and the training effect is not good. This device can generate a pulling force at the wrist through the hand traction belt 2 and the arm resistance belt 21 to form resistance, specifically for the wrist flexion and wrist extension to form resistance for rehabilitation functional training, enhancing the concentric and eccentric forces of the wrist extensor muscles, so as to achieve effective recovery.

[0056] For wrist flexion training, take the supinated position of the forearm as the starting position, perform the wrist flexion movement, and practice the eccentric force of the wrist extensor muscles. The resistance belt runs along the medial midline of the forearm. By rotating the adjustment buckle 3 directly above the arm resistance belt 21, the length of the arm resistance belt 21 is adjusted, so as to control the resistance size.

[0057] For wrist extension, take the pronated position of the forearm as the starting position, perform the wrist extension movement, and practice the concentric force of the wrist extensor muscles. The resistance belt runs along the lateral midline of the forearm. By rotating the adjustment buckle 3 directly above the arm resistance belt 21, the length of the arm resistance belt 21 is adjusted, so as to control the resistance size and meet the needs of the patient's rehabilitation training.

[0058] A circular pressure band 4 is designed at a position slightly below the cubital cross striation, and a convex silicone pressing gasket 41 is installed below the tendon at the origin of the extensor muscles of the forearm on the lateral side of the elbow joint. By means of the adjusting buckle 3 on the outer side, the length of the circular binding rope is shortened, thereby driving the pressure band 4, and then squeezing the silicone pressing gasket 41, and further using the convex block of the pressing gasket 41 to relieve the stress of the tendon at the origin of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle of the forearm, effectively relieving the pain of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

[0059] When the utility model is in use, the adjusting buckle 3 mainly adjusts the resistance of the hand traction band 2 and the arm resistance band 21, while the adjusting buckle 3 and the binding rope on the pressure band 4 mainly adjust the pressing force of the pressing gasket 41.

[0060] Pass the whole arm through the arm sleeve 1, and pass the four fingers through the hand positioning band 22, leaving the thumb behind the hand positioning band 22, as Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, and position the hand traction band 2 by holding the hand positioning band 22.

[0061] Then turn the adjusting buckle 3 at the rear end of the arm resistance band 21 to adjust the pulling force of the arm resistance band 21, so as to adapt to the rehabilitation training intensity of an individual, achieve the purpose of effective rehabilitation training, and also adjust the appropriate intensity to avoid re-injury or insufficient training volume.

[0062] An external binding rope is sleeved on the pressure band 4, and the binding rope is rotationally locked and adjusted with the adjusting buckle 3, which can conveniently adjust the pressing force of the pressing gasket 41.

[0063] Whether the adjusting buckle 3 binds the binding rope or the arm resistance band 21, the function is the same.

[0064] The lower end of the hinge shaft 34 is connected to a camming wheel 33. The camming wheel 33 is a gear and can be tightly clamped with the card slot 36 inside the chuck 32 for interlocking, so as to restrict the rotation of the camming wheel 33, and further control the hinge shaft 34 to be in a locked state. And through the spring 35, the camming wheel 33 can be in a state of being locked with the card slot 36 under normal conditions.

[0065] And press down the knob 31 to make the camming wheel 33 move downward and disengage from the card slot 36. The knob 31 can be twisted and carry the camming wheel 33 to rotate together, so as to tighten or elongate and relax the binding rope or the arm resistance band 21, and adjust the hand traction band 2 or the pressure band 4. Release the knob 31, and under the action of the spring 35, as long as the positions of the camming wheel 33 and the card slot 36 are aligned, the camming wheel 33 can be locked.

[0066] The adjusting buckle 3 now also has a one-way adjusting buckle with a ratchet set inside. The adjusting buckle 3 utilizes the principle of a rotary shoelace buckle and has the same structure, and thus achieves the adjustment purpose of the device.

[0067] The up and down of the adjusting buckle 3 of this device is positioned based on the display in the attached drawings of the specification. In fact, when it is on the arm, the flat chuck 32 is on the side close to the arm, while the knob 31 is on the side protruding outwards, which is also convenient for adjustment. The front side refers to the palm side, and the rear side refers to the side close to the shoulder of the human body. The indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the attached drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model.

[0068] Although the specific embodiments of the present utility model have been described above, those skilled in the art of this technology should understand that the specific embodiments we described are illustrative only, rather than being used to limit the scope of the present utility model. Equivalent modifications and variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present utility model should all be covered by the scope protected by the claims of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A tennis elbow protector, characterized in that: include: An arm cuff (1), a hand traction strap (2), an arm resistance band (21), an adjustment buckle (3) and a pressure band (4); The arm cuff (1) is a flexible sleeve with openings at both ends, a wrist strap (11) is provided at the front end of the arm cuff (1), and an arm strap (12) is provided at the rear end of the arm cuff (1), and both the wrist strap (11) and the arm strap (12) are looped around the outside of the arm cuff (1); The hand traction belt (2) is a fan-shaped structure that is wide at the front and narrow at the back. The hand traction belt (2) extends out of the front end of the arm cuff (1), and two arm resistance belts (21) are arranged at the rear end of the hand traction belt (2); The arm resistance band (21) is an elastic rope, and the rear ends of the two arm resistance bands (21) are connected to the arm cuff (1); The adjusting buckle (3) is provided with a knob (31), a hinge shaft (34) and a chuck (32); one end of the hinge shaft (34) is fixedly connected to the knob (31), and the other end of the hinge shaft (34) is rotatably clamped on the chuck (32); the hinge shaft (34), the knob (31) and the chuck (32) are assembled into a winding drum; the chuck (32) is fixedly connected to the arm cuff (1); The rear end of each arm resistance band (21) is connected to an adjustment buckle (3), and the rear end of the arm resistance band (21) can be wound, tightened or stretched and connected to a hinge shaft (34); The pressure belt (4) is an elastic bandage, and the pressure belt (4) is fixedly positioned around the arm cuff (1). The pressure belt (4) can be adjusted to be tight and bound to the arm cuff (1). A pressing pad (41) is provided on the inner wall of the pressure belt (4), and the pressing pad (41) is a convex block protruding inwardly.

2. A tennis elbow protector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two arm resistance bands (21) are respectively arranged on the palm side and the back side of the hand; A hand positioning belt (22) is arranged at the front end of the hand traction belt (2), and the hand positioning belt (22) is an annular structure. The hand positioning belt (22) can be detachably sheathed on the palm; The hand traction belt (2), two arm resistance belts (21) and a hand positioning belt (22) are an integral structure.

3. A tennis elbow protector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting buckle (3) further comprises a clamping wheel (33) and a spring (35); The clamping wheel (33) is a gear, and the clamping wheel (33) is connected to one end of the hinge shaft (34). The knob (31) and the clamping wheel (33) are respectively arranged at two ends of the hinge shaft (34), and a spring (35) is also arranged on the lower end surface of the clamping wheel (33); The chuck (32) is a cylindrical structure with a hollow interior. A clamping groove (36) is also provided on the upper end surface of the chuck (32). The clamping wheel (33) is elastically connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the chuck (32) via a spring (35). The clamping wheel (33) can be detachably engaged and locked with the clamping groove (36).

4. A tennis elbow protector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing pad (41) is a silicone protrusion that protrudes inwards, and the pressure belt (4) is fixedly mounted on the arm cuff (1); An adjusting buckle (3) is arranged outside the pressure belt (4), a binding rope is locked on the hinge shaft (34) of the adjusting buckle (3), and the binding rope is hooped outside the pressure belt (4).

5. A tennis elbow protector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wrist strap (11) and the arm strap (12) are both Velcro.

Images