220 results about "Muscle exercise" patented technology

A modular, resistive, limb-muscle exercise system is disclosed comprising: (a) a torso anchoring module configured for encircling and being adjustably secured around a selected portion of a person's torso; (b) at least one limb extremity-receiving module; and (c) at least one elongate resilient module having a proximal portion being adapted for placement in operative association with module (a) and a distal portion adapted for placement in operative association with module (b), the resilient module being linearly positioned relative to the limb of the received limb extremity to provide a variable, resistive tension to the muscles of the limb associated between module (a) and module (b) during exercise of the associated limb. A kit embodiment and exercise method is also disclosed. The modular resistive limb-muscle exercise system is particularly suitable for use by physically challenged persons.

Provided is a biofeedback apparatus using a magnetic stimulator. In the biofeedback apparatus, a tube filled with a non-conductive fluid is disposed between a magnetic stimulator and patient's pelvic floor muscles to measure a change in pressure according to muscle exercise of the pelvic floor muscles, biofeedback is available without insertion of a tool for measurement of a pressure or an EMG (electromyogram) into vagina, urethra, or the like. In the biofeedback apparatus, since driving of the magnetic stimulator and driving of a pressure transducer do not influence each other, a controller can continuously monitor a state of change in pressure of the pelvic floor muscles by using the pressure transducer and, at the same time, can adjust a strength of a magnetic field generated from the magnetic stimulator to an optimal strength according to the monitored state, so that it is possible to maximize the effect of treatment.

A thigh pad protector that includes superiorly connected and individually ventilated pad protectors for the anterior (front) and lateral (side) of the thigh. The anterior thigh protector portion is constructed to fit into an inside pocket in the garment normally worn outside the protector (such as a pair of football pants or athletic girdle). The fixation of the anterior thigh protector portion within the inside pocket of the garment provides support to both the anterior thigh protector portion and the superiorly connected lateral thigh protector portion about the thigh. The fact that the two distinct thigh protectors are connected only at their superior (upper) ends allows the protectors to conform to the natural curvature of the thighs with normal garment compression and to remain in conformity with the legs through the full range of muscular motion (contraction and relaxation) without constriction or decreased mobility.

A method and apparatus for conditioning muscles during sleep. The apparatus includes microminiature electrical stimulators that are injected into the muscles to be exercised and a system of transmission coils located in or on the mattress of a bed. The transmission coils transmit power and command signals to the implanted electrical stimulators while the patient sleeps or rests. The implanted electrical stimulators can be programmed so as to produce the desired pattern of muscle exercise without producing cutaneous sensations that would disturb the patient.

A balance fitness machine is provided which is capable of automatically and stably and also uniformly effecting muscle exercise and stretch exercise and exercise for increasing sense of balance. This balance fitness machine has a platform 1 capable of carrying a user H mounting thereof in a standing posture, a rocking mechanism 2 for rocking this platform 1 in front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions, and a drive motor 20 for driving this rocking mechanism 2. The platform 1 has a long-by-narrow shape and is linked to the rocking mechanism 2 through support members 48 formed of resilient bodies.

An exercise device for exercising muscles of the face, jaw and neck, featuring an elongated strap with two releasably attachable ends and an elastic portion to provide resistance for muscle exercise. A visible scale to determine the force provided by the elastic portion through the provision of indicia on the exterior surface of the elongated strap which visually shows the increasing and decreasing stretch of the elastic portion. The stretch and increasing resistance to elongation of the elastic portion may be varied by moving the position of the hook and loop or other cooperating fasteners at each end of the strap in relation to each other.

A physical fitness course for providing an inexpensive workout course comprising primarily of PVC material. The physical fitness course includes a pull-up exercise unit being securely situated upon a ground; and also includes sit-up units being disposed upon the ground; and further includes a body lift / push-ups unit also being securely situated upon the ground; and also includes a leg / torso-stretching unit being securely situated upon the ground; and further includes weight-lifting / twist-up units being securely disposed upon the ground; and also includes a multiple muscle exercise unit including a pole being attached to a concrete base member and being filled with a concrete substance for a user to push against with one's back; and further includes step-up units including a plurality of cylindrical pods being spacedly and securely disposed upon the ground and being connected to concrete base members; and also includes a jumping unit including a plurality of elongate tubular members being attached side-by-side and being horizontally-disposed above the ground; and further includes a sit and reach unit being securely disposed upon the ground.

A strengthening and rehabilitation exercise apparatus includes a hip joint strengthening and rehabilitation exercise apparatus for strengthening a pelvis, an abdominal region, and a waist through exercise of a lower body symmetrically interlocking with a weight while fixing an upper body in a prone position, a hip joint strengthening and rehabilitation exercise apparatus for strengthening the pelvis, the abdominal region, and the waist through exercise of the upper body interlocking with the weight while fixing the lower body in a sitting position, a waist joint strengthening and rehabilitation exercise apparatus for strengthening the waist and the abdominal region through exercise of the upper body interlocking with the weight while fixing legs and the pelvis in a straight line in a supine position, and a stretching apparatus for performing muscle exercise of a back and shoulders using hands and arms in the sitting position.

The invention discloses an electroshock extension artificial muscle movement device. The movement device comprises seven driving long cylinders, an artificial skin surface and outgoing lines, wherein one of the driving long cylinders is arranged in the middle of the movement device, and the other six driving long cylinders are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the movement device; the movement device is filled of silica gel; each driving long cylinder consists of dielectric elastomer double thin layers, a spring, end cylinder covers and a long cylinder surface; the dielectric elastomer double thin layers are symmetrically arranged on the inner wall of the long cylinder surface, the spring is arranged in the middle of the driving long cylinder, the end cylinder covers are installed on both ends of the driving long cylinder; on end of the outgoing line is connected with the end cylinder covers on both ends of the driving long cylinder. The movement device has a flexible structure, can be assembled and disassembled directly and conveniently, and has the advantages of a light and simple structure.

In general, various embodiments of hand-held exercise devices that can be used to perform different types of exercises that focus on different muscular groups of the body are disclosed. Specifically, the hand-held exercise devices disclosed herein can be used to perform arm exercises as well as abdominal and core muscle exercises. The hand-held exercise devices can include a first handle and a second handle, which rotate about a central axis relative to one another. The hand-held exercise devices can also include a wheel, which may also rotate about the central axis. Resistance can be applied to the relative rotation of the handles and, optionally, to the rotation of the wheel. The resistance can be selectively varied by a user.

The invention is suitable for the technical field of wearable equipment, and provides a feedback method and device for body-building exercise data. The method includes the steps that a collection module collects myoelectricity data of target muscle groups; according to the myoelectricity data, muscle exercise parameters of the target muscle groups are calculated; body-building movement recognitionis conducted on a user, and according to preset standard movements corresponding to a body-building item and the myoelectricity data, body-building movement parameters of the user are obtained; the muscle exercise parameters and the body-building movement parameters are analyzed, and body-building feedback data is generated and output. Based on the collected myoelectricity data, the muscle exercise parameters of the target muscle groups are calculated, body-building movements of the user are recognized, the body-building movement parameters are calculated, then multi-analysis is conducted onbody-building exercise of the user, the obtained body-building feedback data is fed back to the user, therefore the user can be informed of detailed information of this-time body-building exercise andcorrect his own body-building exercise, and thus the effect of the body-building exercise of the user is ensured.

The invention relates to a rehabilitation training system based on music and myoelectricity feedback simulating. The system comprises a music treatment interaction module, a host control module, a myoelectricity acquisition module and a myoelectricity feedback simulating module. The host control module broadcasts music rhythm information of a played music song by the music treatment interaction module; the myoelectricity acquisition module collects an electric signal of motion of an upper limb uninjured side muscle on a music beat in real time and transmits the electric signal to the host control module to carry out an analysis and mode identification to obtain a feature parameter and a feature value of functional electrical simulation, and a corresponding relation between an upper limb uninjured side muscle motion mode and an affected side limb end electric simulation is established; and the myoelectricity feedback simulating module carries out low-frequency electric simulation on the affected side muscle of the upper limb based on the corresponding relation. According to the invention, the participation sense and the freedom degree of the patient in rehabilitation training can be improved effectively; and the system has the broad application prospects.

A belt is provided with an inflatable bladder which, when inflated, is permitted to expand toward an interior of the belt and prevented by a barrier from expanding toward an exterior of the belt. A pressure gauge indicates the pressure within the bladder, and the gauge is fixedly displaced relative to the belt and the user such that the gauge may be viewed by a user when the belt is worn without significantly moving the cervical spine substantially out of a neutral posture.

The disclosure provides an intelligent fitness method, device and system. The intelligent fitness method includes: acquiring muscle exercise state information of corresponding parts of a body of a fitness person in fitness; acquiring a muscle state diagram of the fitness person according to the muscle exercise state information; and displaying the muscle state diagram in a three-dimensional stereoscopic form. According to the method, muscle activity situations are presented in front of the fitness person in the three-dimensional stereoscopic form according to automatically monitored activities inside muscle fibers, and the fitness person can figuratively see the muscle activity situations of the fitness person at any time, and thus know whether a fitness action of the fitness person is correct.

A nutritional supplement comprising at least a therapeutically effective amount of pyridoxine α-hydroxyisocaproate is provided by the present invention. The ingredients of the present nutritional supplement act substantially simultaneously to maintain physiological blood and muscular pH and increase the time to muscular fatigue in a mammal during periods of repetitive forceful muscular exercise. A method of use is provided by the present disclosure.

The invention relates to a supine leg lifting type postpartum lower abdomen muscle rehabilitation training device, which comprises a bed body, two adjustable armrest frames, two auxiliary leg liftingdevices and two pedal moving plates, wherein the two adjustable armrest frames are mounted at the rear end of the bed body; the two auxiliary leg lifting devices are mounted in the middle of the bed body; and the pedal moving plates are mounted at the front end of the bed body. The device can solve the difficult problems that the postpartum women are difficult to get up after exercise due to incomplete recovery of bodies and strong physical strength required for muscle exercise when performing supine leg lifting training; and the device have the advantages that the postpartum women can drive the legs to preform lifting exercise through the assistance of hand strength without the assistance of others, the postpartum women can adjust the position of the adjustable armrest frames according totheir own requirements, the use comfort is improved, the difficulty of getting up is reduced, and the like.

The invention relates to a belly loose muscle exercising and training device which comprises a base plate, a fixing support, a foot support, an exercising device and an auxiliary device. The fixing support is installed in the middle of the upper end of the base plate. An annular groove is formed in the middle of the fixing support, a yoga ball is arranged inside the annular groove, the foot support is installed between the base plate and the left end of the fixing support, the exercising device is installed at the upper end of the fixing support, and the auxiliary device is installed between the base plate and the right end of the fixing support. The problems that when an existing belly exercising instrument is in use, the belly exercising effect is poor, vibration massage cannot be performed on the belly initiatively, loose muscles cannot be protected, and belly muscles of the user are likely to be strained can be solved, and the device has the advantages that the using effect is good, the requirement for training of different strengths can be met, vibration massage can be performed on the belly, meanwhile, the loose muscles can be protected, and belly muscle strains are avoided.

The invention relates to an eye muscle exercise device and method, belongs to the field of vision healthcare and provides an eye muscle exercise device controlled by a single chip and a corresponding eye muscle exercise method. The eye muscle exercise device comprises a rotary arm, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), a rack moving slot, a gear, a rack, a rotation angle sensor, a direct current speed-reducing motor, a stepping motor, a control circuit, an operating panel, a supporting rod telescopic rod and a height regulating fastening component, wherein the control circuit taking the single chip as a core is used for acquiring position information of a rotation arm and controlling the direct current speed-reducing motor and the stepping motor to drive the rotary arm to do circle movement and horizontally move forward or backward according to the current position, and the control circuit guides a vision focus of a user to move around the head and controls the rotary arm to move according to a special track by an exercise method so as to train the eye muscles of the user and increase the regulating capability of a crystalline lens, thus realizing the purpose of improving the vision of the user.

The invention discloses a waist muscle exercising device for physical training. The waist muscle exercising device for physical training comprises a bottom plate, wherein a fixing barrel is fixed at the front end of the upper surface of the bottom plate; an opening of the fixing barrel is upward; a plane bearing is fixed on the upper surface of the fixing barrel; a side of the upper surface of theplane bearing is fixedly connected with a side of the lower surface of a cover plate; a stepping motor is fixed on the bottom surface of the inside of the fixing barrel; an output shaft of the stepping motor is connected with the lower end of a rotating rod through a coupler; the upper end of the rotating rod is fixedly connected with the middle of the lower surface of the cover plate; projections are uniformly arranged on the upper surface of the cover plate; a PLC controls a first electromagnetic brake to be in a tightened state and a second electromagnetic brake to be in a loose state, sothat a user can twist the waist by himself or the waist muscle exercising device drives the waist of the user to twist selectively; and the waist exercising effect is good.

The Kegel exercising device and method for exercising the Kegel muscle may be employed by a female to prevent incontinence, enhance sensitivity during sexual activity and improve genital health. The Kegel exercising device has two spheres respectively for insertion into the vaginal and anal cavities, and an intermediate S-shaped portion which provides resistance against the front wall and the back wall of the Kegel muscle simultaneously. The device of the current invention thus permits a user to exercise the Kegel muscle without having to manipulate the device with her hands.

The muscle exerciser and toner device with microprocessor controlled multiple workouts, produces specially timed vibrations to exercise muscles and burn body fat without a need to perform an actual physical exercise. The device can be attached to different parts of the human body and thru vibrations make the muscles contract and extend. This is equivalent to a process of a genuine exercise session. A motor generates vibration with an eccentric weight mounted on a shaft. The motor is controlled by a microprocessor, which runs a specifically timed workout program consisting of exercise and rest cycles. After the workout is over the device shuts off automatically. The device operation is simple and requires pressing one button. The timing of the workout program is similar to that of a real exercise session, thus enabling the device to emulate a genuine physical workout. Several devices can be placed on various muscles simultaneously.

The invention provides an adjustable torsion device which is a convenient physical fitness apparatus suitable for indoor and outdoor exercises and can be used for power and muscle exercises of the arms and wrist parts. The adjustable torsion device comprises shell components of left handles and right handles and an adjustable torsion device. The adjustable torsion device comprises two end covers, a worm, a worm gear, two pairs of bearings, a volute spiral spring and a center shaft. The two ends of the center shaft are supported by a pair of bearings and the middle shaft section portion is fixedly connected with one end of the volute spiral spring; the other end of the volute spiral spring is fixedly connected with a semicircular groove in an inner hole of the worm gear; the worm and the worm gear mesh; the two ends of the worm are supported by a pair of bearings and the worm and the bearings are installed in seat holes of handle shells; the two sides of the worm gear are provided with the two end covers fixedly connected with the worm gear; the outer portions of the worm and the worm gear are wrapped in the shell components of the right handles; right handles are fitted on the two sides of the center shaft in the adjustable torsion device through a pair of bearings; left handles are arranged on the outer sides of the right handles in a sleeving manner and fixedly connected to the two ends of the center shaft, and intersect the right handles.

A vaginal exercise device adapted to allow the user to perform vaginal muscle exercises, having an elastic hollow tube adapted to be inserted into a female user's vagina so that the user can exercise vaginal muscles by compressing part of the elastic hollow tube. The elastic hollow tube includes two internal chambers inside the hollow tube that are connected by at least one damping hole, such that the hollow tube is configured to offer resilient resistance to the user's vaginal compression when fluid in the tube is forced, by the user's vaginal compression, from a first one of the internal chambers, through the damping hole, into a second one of the internal chambers.