37 results about "Muscle involved" patented technology

The present invention describes compositions and methods for treating, preventing and improving the appearance of skin, particularly, treating, preventing, ameliorating, reducing and/or eliminating fine lines and/or wrinkles of skin, wherein the compositions include limonoid constituents which inhibit acetylcholine release at neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscle so as to relax the muscles involved with wrinkling, folding and creasing of skin, e.g., facial movement and expression. The limonoids preferably include the plant alkaloids toosendanin and azadirachtin. The compositions, which also are used to treat hyperhidrosis, are preferably applied to the skin, or are delivered by directed means to a site in need thereof.

An apparatus and process for measuring the motion of internal joint structures during and for measuring the function of muscles involved with the motion of a joint of a subject are disclosed. The apparatus can be configured in three forms: a horizontal, vertical, or butterfly motion control device. Each configuration comprises a static member and a moving member, in which the moving member operates to move or be moved by the subject being studied. Also disclosed are processes for using each apparatus to measure of the relative motion of a skeletal structures in a subject, in which the subject is positioned in the apparatus and commanded to move while diagnostic medical images are taken or captured. Additionally, processes for using each apparatus to specifically measure and collect data on the function of the subject's muscles are disclosed.

An exercise device for strengthening the muscles of the pelvis, particularly the collective group of muscles involved in human sexual response, which are also important for controlling the evacuation of the intestines and the bladder. This exercise device focuses on increasing the strength, tone and endurance of these muscles. The device comprises a longitudinally extending member that includes a blunt head portion and a compressible shaft portion. The first end of the shaft portion is juxtaposed with the head portion. The first end of the shaft portion has an outwardly extending retaining slope formed thereon, particularly when the device is received within a pelvic body cavity and the muscles of the pelvic floor are at rest. The retaining slope is engageable with the retaining edge of the adjacent pelvic floor muscle platform of that pelvic body cavity to facilitate intracorporal retention within the pelvic body cavity. The compressible shaft is actively functional in creating resistance to contraction of the pelvic floor muscle platform, thereby causing the work necessary for muscle development. The second end of the shaft portion has an outwardly extending slope formed thereon. When the device is inserted into a pelvic body cavity, this outwardly extending slope is engageable with the body tissue that is adjacent to the orifice into the pelvic body cavity to prevent over insertion of the member.

A portable strength training and exercise apparatus constitutes an attachment belt to be worn by individual about the waist. The attachment belt has attachments thereto at points on center and sides of belt portion, attached to belt is locking strap holder, used for holding down adjustment straps, handy for loosening and adjusting resistance tension of resistance elastic tube while training. On the opposite end of belt is four hollow ball end, used for holding in hand and attaching to foot.

For upper extremities a hollow ball end is grasped in each hand fitting comfortably and is circular in shape gives individual flexibility and countless angles to exercise, individual donning apparatus exercises by moving both arms in almost any direction or angle an individual can manage.

For lower extremities the hollow ball end is connected to feet using foot straps, fitting comfortably moving both legs while exercising in almost any direction or angle an individual can manage, exercising the entire body extremities, simultaneous by moving both arms and feet, swing forward and swing back, straighten and back, muscles involved in these motions is tensioned and exercised.

Portable strength training and exercise apparatus is simple to use portable, friendly, light weight, low cost and ease of manufacturing making apparatus unique and affordable.

A passive exercise apparatus for use in an erect, non-recumbent seating position that provides an unstable platform capable of encouraging an omni-directional involuntary rocking motion that will result in the involuntary contractions of muscles involved in maintaining muscle tone and promoting proper posture (viz., the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus muscles, external oblique muscles, and other muscles in the abdominal, lumbar/sacral, and pelvic regions) in order to counterbalance the rocking forces. The purpose of the device is to provide continuing involuntary contractions of these muscle groups (a recognized form of EXERSITTING, which is the combined execution of concentric and isometric muscle exertion and contractions performed while sitting on the apparatus of the present invention in order to help maintain muscle tone and encourage good seated posture.

An exercise device for strengthening the muscles of the pelvis, particularly the collective group of muscles involved in human sexual response, which are also important for controlling the evacuation of the intestines and the bladder. This exercise device focuses on increasing the strength, tone and endurance of these muscles. The device comprises a longitudinally extending member that includes a blunt head portion and a compressible shaft portion. The first end of the shaft portion is juxtaposed with the head portion. The first end of the shaft portion has an outwardly extending retaining slope formed thereon, particularly when the device is received within a pelvic body cavity and the muscles of the pelvic floor are at rest. The retaining slope is engageable with the retaining edge of the adjacent pelvic floor muscle platform of that pelvic body cavity to facilitate intracorporal retention within the pelvic body cavity. The compressible shaft is actively functional in creating resistance to contraction of the pelvic floor muscle platform, thereby causing the work necessary for muscle development. The second end of the shaft portion has an outwardly extending slope formed thereon. When the device is inserted into a pelvic body cavity, this outwardly extending slope is engageable with the body tissue that is adjacent to the orifice into the pelvic body cavity to prevent over insertion of the member.

An apparatus aids an athlete, such as, for example, a basketball player, in developing skills, such as dribbling, passing and shooting. Specifically, an interconnected glove portion and sleeve portion comprise a plurality of components designed to aid a basketball player in developing muscles to enhance the player's basketball skills including, for example, dribbling, passing and/or shooting. These components include, generally, a palm interfering portion to force a basketball player to utilize the fingertips on the ball during dribbling, passing and/or shooting, tension bands to strengthen muscles associated with the fingers and wrist to enhance proper handling, passing and/or shooting techniques, and one or more weights disposed in various locations on the apparatus to provide resistance training to aid in developing muscles involved with handling, passing and/or shooting a basketball.

The invention relates to the technical field of muscle training, and particularly discloses a muscle training scheme setting method and a muscle training system and device. The method comprises the steps: generating a first scheme for to-be-trained muscles according to the state of a user; generating a standard action guide instruction according to the first scheme, and outputting the standard action guide instruction to guide the user to make a matched standard action; collecting an electromyographic signal of the muscle to be trained when the user makes the matched standard action; and generating a corresponding second scheme according to the electromyographic signal. By means of the mode, the collection effectiveness and accuracy of the electromyographic signals are improved, the muscle state of the user can be accurately evaluated, and then an effective training scheme can be generated according to the personal condition of the user.

The invention relates to the technical field of muscle training, and particularly discloses a parameter optimization method and system of a training instrument and muscle training equipment and device. The method comprises the following steps: collecting multiple pieces of self-evaluation information of a trainee; acquiring muscle information when the trainee performs the first training scheme; training parameters of the first training scheme are adjusted according to the multiple pieces of self-evaluation information and the muscle information to generate a second training scheme. In this way, the targeted second training scheme can be generated according to the training condition, and the training effect is improved.

A stimulation device for activating at least one muscle involved in raising the foot while an individual is walking, comprising sensors which are to be placed on a lower limb of the individual, permitting calculation of a flexion angle of the knee; electrodes which are to be placed on the one or more muscles to be activated and able to electrically stimulate the one or more muscles, and a processing unit with computing means for calculating the value of the flexion angle of the knee on the basis of the measurement signals and for determining the oscillation phase in a walking cycle of the individual, and control means for the electrodes, the control means being designed to activate the electrodes only in the oscillation phase of a walking cycle of the individual, such that the electrodes generate an electrical stimulation with an intensity depending on the flexion angle of the knee, the intensity increasing as the flexion angle of the knee decreases, during the re-extension of the knee during the oscillation phase.

Disclosed is an ankle ergometer for measuring a force exerted on a user's ankle joint by muscles involved in ankle mobility, including: a first splint-type portion receiving the lower limb when the user's knee is extended, and including a lower limb immobilizer with the leg in extension, and a second portion including: a) a main body attached to the first portion, b) a counter-supporting unit secured to the main body, c) a rigid plate forming a supporting surface for the lower surface of the foot, the rigid plate being substantially static relative to the counter-supporting unit, d) a force sensor between the plate and the counter-supporting unit, the plate not being secured to the main body so the sensor measures the force exerted on the supporting surface of the plate by the ankle mobility muscles, the force being transmitted from the plate to the counter-supporting unit.

The invention discloses an anti-falling device for a muscle attenuation syndrome, and relates to the technical field of muscle attenuation syndromes. The device comprises an anti-fall mechanism, and an anti-skid base is mounted at the bottom of the anti-falling mechanism; a fixing block is mounted above the anti-skid base, a spring is connected to one side of the fixing block, and a bayonet is connected to one side of the fixing block; a first support is connected to one side of the spring, and a bed pan is connected to one side of the first support; and a second fixing rod is connected to oneside of the bed pan, a sliding groove is formed in the inner side of the second fixing rod, and a sliding block is connected to one side of the sliding groove. According to the anti-falling device, under the effect that the fixing block and the first support form a lifting structure through the spring and the bayonet, the anti-falling device is suitable for various patients with different heights, the first support can correspondingly ascend or descend by compressing the spring through the fixing block, so as to meet corresponding requirements, and the working range of the anti-falling deviceis greatly widened.