32 results about "Hip extension" patented technology

An exercise device is provided which includes a surface for supporting a body of a user and a frame(s) for supporting the surface(s) above a floor. Resistance device(s) are connected to the device for providing resistance to movement of the user. A mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the orientation of the surface relative to the floor during an exercise routine. Also a mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the distance, orientation of the surface relative to the resistance device during an exercise routine. Also mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the orientation of the resistance devise(s) relative to the floor during an exercise routine. And mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the orientation of the surface(s) and the resistance devise(s) relative to the floor and to each other during an exercise routine. And mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the distance of and orientation of the surface(s) to the resistance devise(s) relative to the floor and to each other independently or co-dependently of each other while exercising. The resistance devise(s) may include component(s) for converting user motion into energy, electricity, etc. to power the exercise devise. Display device(s) may be provided to display various information relating to an exercise routine(s) to the user and to other(s). Computer control(s) may be included for controlling the amount of resistance provided by the resistance device(s) and for controlling the distance of the orientation of the supports surfaces from the resistance device(s) and of the orientation of the support surface(s) relative to the floor and to hip extension and flexion. Memory device(s) may be associated with the computer control for storing exercise routine(s), recording the results of performed exercise routines and other information. Input device(s) may be provided with the computer control for user input information and output device(s) may also be associated with the computer control for outputting the results of performed exercise routine(s) and other information.

An exercise device is provided which includes a surface for supporting a body of a user and a frame(s) for supporting the surface(s) above a floor. Resistance device(s) are connected to the device for providing resistance to movement of the user. A mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the orientation of the surface relative to the floor during an exercise routine. Also mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the orientation of the resistance devise(s) relative to the floor during an exercise routine. And mechanism(s) may be provided for changing the orientation of the surface(s) and the resistance devise(s) relative to the floor and to each other during an exercise routine. The resistance devise(s) may include component(s) for converting user motion into energy, electricity, etc. to power the exercise devise. Energy storage devices may be used with charging and recharging ability. Display device(s) may be provided to display various information relating to an exercise routine(s) to the user and to other(s). Computer control(s) may be included for controlling the amount of resistance provided by the resistance device(s) and for controlling the orientation of the support surface(s) relative to the floor and to hip extension and flexion. Memory device(s) may be associated with the computer control for storing exercise routine(s), recording the results of performed exercise routines and other information. Input device(s) may be provided with the computer control for user input information and output device(s) may also be associated with the computer control for outputting the results of performed exercise routine(s) and other information.

Sportswear (10) that is worn with a tight fit to the surface of a wearer and that includes a stretch base fabric (1) and partially a non-stretch or low-stretch material, wherein the non-stretch or low-stretch material is arranged separately in a region A (2a, 2b) that covers at least the back of the waist, a region B (3a, 3b) that includes rounded portions of both hips and a region C (4a, 4b) that includes the back of the thighs, and the non-stretch or low-stretch material reinforces tension in a direction of extension of the hip joints, whereby it is possible to provide sportswear that suppresses the bending of the lower body with respect to the upper body, has a function of smoothing protruding body parts and satisfies a function of high mobility.

The invention discloses a bionic energy-storing walking aiding external skeleton. The bionic energy-storing walking aiding external skeleton comprises two foot supports, two lower leg support bars, two thigh support bars, a hip joint assembly, and an energy-storing assembly, wherein the hip joint assembly comprises two pelvis brackets and a connecting piece connected between the two pelvis brackets; the two pelvis brackets are connected to the thigh support bars through rotatable hip joints respectively; the energy-storing assembly is connected between the pelvis brackets and the thigh support bars, and is used for storing or releasing energy in order to assist a paraplegic patient in switching between a standing posture and a sitting posture. According to the walking aiding external skeleton disclosed by the invention, energy generated through stretching exercise of the waist of the paraplegic patient on a sagittal plane is stored in the energy-storing assembly, the energy is released during hip flection to provide hip flection assistance, a part of energy is stored in the energy-storing assembly which is connected with the pelvis brackets and the thigh support bars and is used for simulating the hip joint extensor of a human body in a hip flection, and a flexible girdle for providing hip extension assistance is used for aiding walking of the external skeleton, so that the physical energy consumption of the patient during walking is lowered.

A lower extremity receiving device is disclosed, which facilitates enhanced gluteal muscle engagement, body stability, and range of motion. The device includes a self-standing sling that can stand upright and ready to receive a user's lower extremity and enable them to commence any combination of hip extension or hip abduction with proper form upon inserting their foot, the sling including a heel socket that surrounds and facilitates rotational movement of the user's heel during the applicable hip extension exercise, and a resistance harness connected to the sling and capable of engaging a resistance-transmitting line for exercise, the harness having a clearance space for providing clearance for a user's foot as they alternately insert or remove their foot. This functional framework of elements enables a user to perform full range of combination of hip extension and hip abduction under resistance, via hands-free insertion of either foot into the sling.

A hip brace is provided having a waist belt, waist cuff, longitudinal support assembly and hip joint extension limiting strap. The waist belt is secured around the waist of a wearer and the waist cuff and longitudinal support assembly are positioned on the side of the body adjacent to the affected hip joint. The waist cuff is attached to the waist belt above the hip joint and the longitudinal support assembly extends from the waist cuff past the hip joint along the length of the thigh and is hinged in correspondence with the hip joint. The extension limiting strap extends posteriorly from a lateral anchor position on the waist cuff to a posterior anchor position on the waist belt and prevents undesirable migration of the waist cuff during hip joint extension.

A system for providing continuous passive motion of a subject's leg through hip extension and flexion. The system may have an actuator, a leg support member, a retention surface, and a base. The leg support member may be a support frame with a proximal member and a distal member. The subject places his/her leg on the leg support and the actuator provides a moment of force to the subject's leg to move the leg through the desired range of motion. The system may be controlled allowing the device to operate at different speeds and for different ranges of motion.

An exercise device comprises a plurality of parallel structures having adequate length or height to insert the active foot of an operator and further comprises foot support means interconnecting the plurality of parallel structures, means to secure weights, and means to add or subtract weights. The device may be constructed of rigid or flexible materials or a combination of rigid and flexible materials. The device may also comprise means to minimize swinging motion. An operator, having an active leg and foot, inserts an active foot within the space between parallel structures, engages the foot support means with an active foot to perform lower body muscle exercises, for example, the quadruped hip extension exercise for the benefit of the gluteus muscle group, leg extensions for the benefit of the vastus medialis muscle or leg contractions for the benefit of the posterior thigh muscle group.

The invention provides an electric waist auxiliary exoskeleton. The electric waist auxiliary exoskeleton comprises a back plate (1), shoulder straps (2), a driving actuating device (3), thigh sleeves(4), a left thigh connecting rod (5) and a right thigh connecting rod (6), wherein the upper end of the back plate (1) is connected with the shoulder straps (2), the lower end of the back plate (1) isconnected with the driving actuating device (3), two sides of the driving actuating device (3) are connected with the left thigh connecting rod (5) and the right thigh connecting rod (6), and the thigh sleeves (4) are arranged on the left thigh connecting rod (5) and the right thigh connecting rod (6). The electric waist auxiliary exoskeleton is simple and reasonable in structure, small, exquisite and light, the electric waist auxiliary exoskeleton is worn through the shoulder straps and the thigh sleeves, after wearing, the driving actuating device is located on the waist and can assist thewaist in bending down and stretching, a slider, a hip flexion curve and a hip extension line are adopted, auxiliary force control is executed through a series elastic actuation method, and stooping and squatting actions of a wearer are supported.

The invention discloses a dynamic correction device and method for intervening abnormal development of children's hip joint. The dynamic correction device comprises a hip abduction contour structure,a hip extension contour structure and a femoral head contour structure; the hip abduction contour structure is connected with the hip extension contour structure; the hip extension contour structure is connected with the femoral head contour structure. The abduction and extorsion of the hip joint during extension are limited; the abducting function is limited by means of certain resistance and position adjustability; the moving range of the abduction angle and adduction angle is limited; resistance intervention can be provided within the limited range; the locked position can be limited; the extorsion of the hip joint is absolutely limited; certain deformation compensation is provided structurally for extorsion correction; the extorsion tendency is corrected under the reactive force of deformation.

The invention discloses a wearable flexible lower limb power-assisted exoskeleton which comprises a flexible garment, an elastic driving device, a Bowden cable driving device, a driving control device, a flexible binding device and a sensing system. The device is used for providing a stable stress anchor point for the device except for the flexible clothes and ensuring the connection stability and the wearing comfort. The elastic driving device is arranged on the front side of a human body and provides buckling assistance for hip joints; the Bowden cable driving device is arranged on the rear side of the thigh and provides assistance for extension of the hip joint; the driving control device is arranged on the back of the flexible garment and used for controlling the whole system and providing driving power. The flexible binding devices are arranged at knee joints of lower limbs of a human body and used for connecting the knee joints; the sensing system is used for recognizing gaits. The hip joint bending and stretching moment is provided for a user in the walking process, the daily walking stability of a person with lower limb dysfunction is improved, and the lower limb walking gait abnormity is corrected and improved.

The invention discloses a hip and knee joint passive exoskeleton power assisting device based on energy storage, and belongs to the technical field of lower limb exoskeletons. A fixed mounting platform is provided for the thigh energy storage assembly and the shank energy storage assembly through the waist fixing assembly, the thigh energy storage assembly and the shank energy storage assembly are provided with designed first elastic elements and second elastic elements respectively, when thighs swing backwards in the later period of a supporting phase, the first elastic elements are stretched, negative work generated when the thighs swing backwards is absorbed, and the thighs swing backwards; energy is recovered and released in the early stage of a swinging phase to provide hip joint buckling auxiliary torque; when the shank stretches forwards in the later stage of the swing phase, the second elastic element is stretched to absorb negative work generated when the shank stretches forwards, the negative work generated when the shank stretches forwards is converted into elastic potential energy, and the elastic potential energy is recovered to provide hip joint stretching auxiliary torque when the thigh swings backwards in the early stage of the supporting phase. In other words, in the whole gait cycle, the hip joint is assisted to stretch and bend at the same time, and the exoskeleton assisting efficiency is improved.

Exoskeleton systems and methods of making the same. An extracorporeal support system includes a shoulder assembly engaged with a load of a user, a back assembly, a hip assembly, a knee assembly, and a foot assembly, the assemblies coupled to transfer the load of the user. The hip assembly comprises a first energy storage device, and the first energy storage device stores energy generated by extension of a pelvis and a hip joint when a user moves the body and releases the stored energy when the body of the user moves in the opposite direction. The invention further discloses a method for manufacturing the extracorporeal support system.

The invention discloses powerless hip joint energy storage walking aiding exoskeleton. The exoskeleton comprises a shank support, a small support leg, a knee joint, a large support leg, a support legassembly, a pelvis support assembly and a backboard assembly, wherein the small support leg is fixed on the shank support and connected with the large support leg through the knee joint, the upper endof the large support leg is connected with the support leg assembly, the upper end of the support leg assembly is hinged with the pelvis assembly fixedly connected with the backboard assembly, and energy storage element is arranged on the support leg assembly. The energy storage element is arranged in an end cover of the hip joint connecting a pelvis support and the large support leg, the energystorage element stores energy produced by stretch of pelvises and hip joints of patients with different injury conditions by pretightening force and is released during curvature movement, and energy consumption for forward movement of gravity centers of patients is reduced.

Described herein is a hip extension device adapted to be worn by a user. The device is secured adjacent to the hip of a user and forms a ledge-like resting surface for the supporting of objects for carrying. The device includes an inner structural member comprised of hingedly coupled rigid plates movable from an open position to a closed position. A removable cover portion is placed around the inner structural member and allows a user access to an inner cavity for the storage of items. A clip portion is coupled to the device to allow for securing to the user's clothing against their body side. To offer additional support, the device may include a strap.

The invention relates to a training device, in particular to a standing anti-stretching hip training device. The technical problem is how to design a standing anti-stretching hip training device whichenables a patient to perform standing anti-stretching hip training more conveniently, does not need to bind an elastic rope again and is labor-saving. The standing anti-stretching hip training devicecomprises: a bottom plate, wherein supporting plates are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the edge of one side of the bottom plate; and mounting plates which are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the side, away from the supporting plates, of the bottom plate and correspond to the supporting plates. A hollow pull rod is pulled to move rightwards to enable a clamping block to be matchedwith a first clamping groove to fix a first guide sleeve, an elastic pull rope contracts and resets, a patient can sleeve the shank with the elastic pull rope, a shank is continuously used for pullingthe elastic pull rope to stretch to conduct standing anti-obstruction hip extension training, and therefore operation is convenient, and labor is saved.

The invention discloses a lumbar spondylolisthesis traction treatment table which comprises first supports and a third traction belt. A foot pad chair is arranged on the inner side of an end of each first support, a third support is fixedly connected with the upper surface of each first support by means of welding, and a third winding wheel is rotationally connected with an end of the upper surface of the third support by rotary shafts. The lumbar spondylolisthesis traction treatment table has the advantages that a traction device capable of being locked in the horizontal directions of human bodies is designed and can accurately act on spondylolisthesis positions, and accordingly effects of tractive force can be maximized; hip joint extension positions are adopted in the aspect of body positions, the body positions are favorable for reduction of lumbar spondylolisthesis vertebral bodies, and accordingly the problem that vertebral body spaces are generally increased only by means of neck and hip bidirectional traction during lumbar spondylolisthesis traction treatment at present can be solved.

A lower body fitness apparatus is disclosed, which provides enhanced gluteal muscle engagement, body stability, and range of motion. The apparatus includes a base, a frame, a line-swiveling assembly, and a gripping device that is horizontally displaced from the line-swiveling assembly's swivel axis, allowing a user to stabilize themselves in tripod posture during exercise. Thus a user can perform full range of motion for any combination of hip extension and hip abduction under resistance transmitted by a line, all from a central standing position that substantially straddles the swivel axis. This functional framework of elements can be realized through a variety of possible embodiments. While the frame provides space for leaning during exercise, it may otherwise vary in structural design. The line's resistance can be generated by any means contemplated by one of ordinary skill, such as lifting weight, stretching an elastic band, bending a flexible rod, or other means.

The invention relates to a method for predicting a pelvis sagittal position balance state after hip replacement. The method comprises the following steps of 1) obtaining whole body sagittal position posture evaluation imaging data of a patient in different body positions before operation, and obtaining fixed flexion deformity information of hip joints on two sides of the patient and a function evaluation result of hip extension muscle groups through physical examination; 2) performing posture analysis on the obtained whole body sagittal position posture evaluation imaging data in different body positions to obtain analysis results of a sagittal position imbalance degree before the operation and an external deformity severity degree of the hip joints of the patient; and 3) according to theanalysis results of the sagittal position imbalance degree before the operation and the external deformity severity degree of the hip joints of the patient and the function evaluation result of the hip extension muscle groups, predicting a pelvis posture rebalance state on a sagittal plane of the patient after the hip replacement. The method can be widely applied to the field of pelvis sagittal position balance state prediction after the hip replacement.