122 results about "Stretching exercises" patented technology

An exercise device is disclosed for enabling various stretching exercises comprising an adjustable loop connected to a handle element by a swivel connector. The adjustable loop can be placed about a foot, ankle, or other body part, and the handle grasped in one hand. The swivel connector allows a user to stretch in multiple positions and postures without readjusting the exercise device. In a preferred embodiment, the handle comprises either a handle loop sized to accommodate a user's finger, fingers, or hand, or a series of loops to allow the user to gradually increase the tension in the stretch by grasping successive loops in the series. Alternatively, the handle can comprise a hand support member that allows the user to easily and firmly grasp the handle and apply a steady tension. In addition, the handle can comprise an adjustable loop to facilitate various lengths of stretching and levels of difficulty.

Disclosed is a leg-stretching exercise apparatus comprising a base, a handle connected to the base about a front vertical member assembly extending from the front thereof, a waist belt extending from a rear vertical member extending from the rear of the base, and a pair of generally horizontal track assemblies extending collinearly from either side of the base. Each track assembly comprises at least one rail pipe extending between a pair of proximal and distal blocks, a foot-supporting platform coupled to the at least one rail pipe such that the platform can slide along the length thereof, and a resilient member connecting the platform to the proximal block.

A fitness stretching apparatus comprising a base and a cage structure surrounding the base. The cage structure includes at least a first stretching station for performing stretching of a muscle. A second stretching station is located on the base and within the cage structure. Preferably, the second stretching station is configured for seated stretching exercises.

Various embodiments of convertible furniture are disclosed. The convertible furniture can have one or more benches with one or more platforms. The convertible furniture can have a work mode and an exercise mode. In the work mode, the convertible furniture can be configured to function as a workstation and/or work cubicle for an office worker, or furniture items in a home or office. In the exercise mode, the convertible furniture can be converted to a substantially flat work-out surface formed by surfaces of the benches and platforms. The workout surface can be configured for exercising, such as stretching, yoga, Pilates, and/or otherwise. In some embodiments, the work-out surface is adapted to receive, support, and configure a variety of exercise equipment attachment assemblies and related exercise related items.

The invention provides an electric treadmill with vertical armrests realizing the swinging movement and a body-building method adopted by the electric treadmill, belonging to the fields of body-building apparatuses and body-building methods. The electric treadmill comprises an electric treadmill body, left and right vertical armrest rods with adjustable height, left and right bearings, left and right rolling wheels, left and right sliding rails, and left and right resistance devices. The electric treadmill is characterized in that the vertical armrests can realize the artificial or electric swinging movement, two systems including the running system and the swinging system are available, and the running system and the swinging system can run simultaneously or separately; the electric treadmill has the advantages that people with different body heights are safely exercised, the upper half bodies are exercised, the lower half bodies are also exercised, the exercising events, the exercising difficulty and the exercising pleasure are increased, while the benefits of the running exercising are brought, benefits are also brought to the arms, the shoulder surrounding parts, the neck, theback and the waist of the human body, and the electric treadmill and the method belong to the novel aerobic exercise apparatus and body-building method being beneficial for the upper and lower half bodies and realizing the strength exercise and stretching exercise.

A limb bone joint rehabilitation training device comprises a power structure, the upper end of the power structure is connected with a limb training structure, and the limb training structure comprises an upper limb joint training assembly capable of conducting arc-shaped reciprocating rotation and reciprocating autorotation twisting on hand joints of a patient and a lower limb joint training assembly connected with the upper limb joint training assembly. The lower limb joint exercise assembly can perform up-down bending and stretching exercise and left-right opening and closing exercise on leg joints of the patient; the front end of the power structure is connected with a transmission structure, and the transmission structure is connected with a lumbar vertebra massage structure capable of conducting circumferential rotation and intermittent up-down protruding massage on the two side edges of the lumbar vertebra of a patient. The transmission structure is further connected with a cervical vertebra joint massage structure which can circularly extrude and massage different positions in front of and behind the cervical vertebra of the patient and automatically adjust the extrusion force, and the problems that a rehabilitation exercise device in the prior art is single in structure and cannot fully arouse the enthusiasm and autonomy of the patient in use are effectively solved.

The invention discloses an upper limb rehabilitation training device capable of adjusting training tension, and relates to the technical field of rehabilitation training devices. The device comprises a shoulder joint movement mechanism, an upper arm rotating mechanism, an elbow joint flexion and extension mechanism, a forearm rotating mechanism and a wrist joint flexion and extension mechanism, wherein the shoulder joint movement mechanism is used for realizing outward swinging, inward retracting and flexion and extension movement; and the device further comprises a forearm tension adjusting mechanism which is used for providing counterforce and driving force, a massage mechanism which is used for massaging the big arm, a joint traction mechanism which is used for providing traction force for the wrist, and an upper arm rotating centering mechanism which is used for compensating the eccentricity of the big arm. The six-degree-of-freedom upper limb rehabilitation training device can realize six-degree-of-freedom upper limb rehabilitation training in various forms, and can effectively prevent the rehabilitation training device from causing secondary injury to a user; and in the rehabilitation training process, large arm muscular tension can be effectively relieved, fatigue is delayed, joints of a user can be stretched, joint gaps are increased, muscular tension is reduced, and pain and discomfort of a patient in the rehabilitation training process are effectively relieved.

A dynamic anchor strap for use with a stretch pole is described. The strap has a sleeve section with a closed top end and an open bottom end for fitting over one end of the pole. Two handle loops extend from the bottom end of the sleeve. In use, the sleeve is fitted over one end of the stretch pole, and the user puts his hand(s) through the handle loop(s) to perform various stretch exercises.

The invention discloses a medical multifunctional foot exercise device for the rehabilitation department. The medical multifunctional foot exercise device comprises a bed body, a shank plate, a thigh plate, a seat plate, an upper body plate, a forced exercise driving device, an upper body plate angle adjusting device and a controller. The shank plate is hinged to the thigh plate, the thigh plate is rotationally connected with the bed body, the shank plate is slidably connected with the bed body, a plurality of tension springs are arranged at the end, away from the thigh plate, of the shank plate, and the other ends of the tension springs are connected with the bed body. The seat plate is set at the middle section of the bed body, and the upper body plate is rotatingly connected to the bed body. The forced exercise driving device is arranged on the lower surface of the bed body and movably connected with the shank plate, and the upper body plate angle adjusting device is connected with the upper body plate through a connecting rod; through the arrangement of the shank plate, the thigh plate and the tension spring, a patient can conveniently and actively do leg bending and stretching exercise, and through the arrangement of the forced exercise driving device, the patient who is incapable of doing self-exercise can be helped to do leg bending and stretching exercise.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a self-adaptive hand exoskeleton robot based on underactuated coupling. The problem that a hand exoskeleton robotin the prior art cannot help patients to do rehabilitation training and also cannot help the patients to do daily life operations can be solved. According to the self-adaptive hand exoskeleton robot based on underactuated coupling provided by the invention, bending exercises and stretching exercises of fingers can be realized through motion of a motor-driven linkage mechanism, so that the robot can help the patients to do the rehabilitation training and also can help wearers to control objects, like doing precision grasp and power grasp, in the daily life, and power assistance is achieved. Theself-adaptive hand exoskeleton robot disclosed by the invention is small in size, light in weight, large in driving force, can be compatible with joint motion of hands, is low in cost, and is easy for batch production.

The invention discloses a four-limb linkage training device for health rehabilitation, and relates to the technical field of medical rehabilitation, The device includes a base, the two ends of the topof the base are fixedly connected with a front fixing plate and a rear back plate, the top end of the front fixing plate is fixedly connected with a top plate, a seat is arranged on one side, close to the front fixing plate, of the rear back plate, a height adjusting device connected with the seat is arranged on one side, far away from the seat, of the rear back plate, a foot lifting exercise mechanism is arranged on the base, a leg stretching exercise mechanism is arranged on the front fixing plate, an arm stretching mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the top shell, and a middle conversion driving mechanism is arranged in the front fixing plate. By arranging the height adjusting device, the height of the seat can be conveniently adjusted as required, and by arranging the leg stretching exercise mechanism, the foot lifting exercise mechanism, the arm stretching mechanism and the middle conversion driving mechanism, linkage type exercise of arms, legs and feet can be achieved, so apatient can be effectively exercised to be rehabilitated, and great help is provided for rehabilitation of the patient.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular relates to a hand exoskeleton mechanism and a robot, and aims to solve the problems that a hand exoskeleton robot inthe prior art cannot simultaneously has compatibility with motion of finger joints, small volume and light weight. The hand exoskeleton mechanism provided by the invention comprises a first joint unitand a second joint unit; the second joint unit is provided with an arc-shaped connecting rod; the second joint unit is hinged with the first joint unit through the arc-shaped connecting rod; the arc-shaped connecting rod is hinged with the second joint unit; and the first joint unit and the second joint unit are respectively tied to two ends of a finger joint. According to the invention, the arc-shaped connecting rod provides passive pulling force or pushing force to the first joint unit according to a position relative to the second joint unit, so that bending and stretching motions of a finger are realized, and the hand exoskeleton mechanism helps a patient to perform rehabilitation training or assists in daily life. The hand exoskeleton robot has the advantages of small volume, light weight, large driving force, compatibility with motion of human hand joints, low cost and easy batch production.

The invention relates to a portable fitness equipment for middle school students, which comprises a sliding lower plate, a first support block, a lower handle, a pedal groove, a sliding pedal, a locking seat groove, a locking seat, a locking belt, a hip-shaped groove, a rotating shaft, and a rotating shaft Seat, sliding upper plate, second support block, upper handle, hand-shaped groove and pillow, the first support block is installed on the lower surface of the sliding lower plate, the lower handle is installed in the middle of the left end of the sliding lower plate, the sliding lower plate There is a pedal groove on the left side of the end surface of the board. The present invention has a novel structure. There are two hand-shaped grooves, which can be used for push-up exercises. The setting of the sliding pedals can be used for leg stretching exercises. The utility model has the advantages of low cost and various functions. Moreover, it adopts a foldable design, is small in size, and is easy to carry. It can be used for stretching exercises such as sit-ups, push-ups, and legs, and can meet the needs of middle school students for exercise.

The invention provides a driving and driven hand rehabilitation training robot. The driving and driven hand rehabilitation training robot comprises a support frame and five finger driving modules; the five finger driving modules are a thumb driving unit fixed on the left side or the right side of the support frame and four four-finger driving units fixed on the support frame side by side; each of the five finger driving modules comprises a mounting bracket, a first motor, a second motor, a first driving bevel gear, an underframe large bevel gear, two gear connecting rods, a second transmission bevel gear, a third transmission bevel gear, a second driving bevel gear, a fourth transmission bevel gear, a fifth transmission bevel gear, an arc-shaped frame and a finger fixing assembly; the first transmission bevel gear is meshed with the second transmission bevel gear and the third transmission bevel gear; and the fifth transmission bevel gear is meshed with the second transmission bevel gear and the third transmission bevel gear. By starting the first motor and closing the second motor, buckling/stretching movement of the four fingers and the thumb is achieved, and adduction/abduction movement of a single finger is achieved through cooperative use of the two motors.

The invention relates to a sleep aiding bed for elderly people. The sleep aiding bed comprises a bed frame, a bedrail and a bed board, an auxiliary supporting board is arranged at the upper end of thebed board, and a driving system is arranged in the bed frame; the auxiliary bed board includes a back supporting board, a buttocks supporting board, thigh supporting boards and lower leg supporting boards connected longitudinally and sequentially through a hinge, and each supporting board is formed by supporting board units laterally butted through a hinge; and the driving system includes a powersupply device, an arching driving device and a side lift driving device. The sleep aiding bed provided by the invention includes a bent leg movement part and a sideways movement part, and helps users, especially the elderly people and patients, to switch the sleeping postures to avoid poor blood circulation and body stiffness during sleep; and at the same time, the bent leg part helps the elderlypeople or people with walking disabilities to complete the stretching exercise of the legs on the bed.

The invention provides an arm muscle stretching training auxiliary device. The device comprises a shoulder pad belt, an elbow pad sleeve, gloves, an elastic rope and a limiting ring. The two ends of the elastic rope are fixedly connected with the shoulder pad belt and the gloves respectively. The limiting ring is arranged on the outer side of the elbow pad sleeve. The elastic rope penetrates through the limiting ring. Through the auxiliary device, an arm muscle stretching exerciser can conduct muscle training on the arms while conducting action exercise, so that the arm muscle stretching exercise effect is improved.

The invention provides a column-type robot assisting device for upper limb stretching rehabilitation. The column-type robot assisting device comprises a column frame mechanism, a lifting box mechanism, an upper limb stretching mechanism and a gravity balancing mechanism. The column frame mechanism is fixed to the ground, the lifting box mechanism sleeves a column of the column frame mechanism andbalances weight through the gravity balancing mechanism. The upper limb stretching mechanism is fixed in the lifting box mechanism, mainly consists of a lead screw driven by a stepping motor and an electric push rod and drives upper limbs to perform stretching exercise and outward swinging/inward adduction exercise of shoulder joints. The column-type robot assisting device provides semiautomatic upper limb assistance for a user after exercise, the user can easily adjust the device to adapt his/her shoulder height and shoulder width through a handle and controls the upper limb stretching strength of the device through a handle on the upper limb stretching mechanism, and upper limb stretching rehabilitation is achieved.

A calf-stretching device enables a user to conduct stretching exercises of the gastrocnemius muscles of the leg. The calf-stretching device includes a support base positionable on a floor surface and left and right surfaces immovably attached to the support base. Each of the left and right surfaces present a convex curved surface from a front side to a back side to receive respective feet of the user, the convex curved surface having a greater radial dimension on an inner portion than an outer portion to correspond to a foot arch of the user.

The invention discloses an auxiliary exercise device for preventing finger joint stiffness during arm fracture nursing. The auxiliary exercise device comprises a palm placing plate and an electric push rod, wherein one end of the palm placing plate is connected with an arm supporting plate through an angle adjusting structure, and the other end of the palm placing plate is detachably provided witha four-finger exercise end. A rhombic opening rod is driven by an electric telescopic rod to move backwards, so that a rope fixing plate can also move backwards along with the rhombic opening rod, atthe moment, a lower knuckle fixing area, a middle knuckle connecting area and an upper knuckle fixing area can be driven to rotate downwards under the action of the rope fixing plate and a connectingrope, and as a result, fingers are driven to carry out holding exercise, when the electric telescopic rod drives the rhombic opening rod to move forwards, the lower knuckle fixing area, the middle knuckle connecting area and the upper knuckle fixing area are reset under the action of a first torsion spring, so that the four fingers are straightened along with the rhombic opening rod, and the fourfingers are subjected to bending and stretching exercise.

A stretching apparatus for use during a stretching exercise includes a strap and a ratchet device. The strap is configured to attach to a limb of a user. The strap extends through the ratchet device and the ratchet device controls tension in the strap. The ratchet device is positionable between a ratcheting position and a release position. The ratcheting position prevents movement of the strap in a first direction and allows movement of the strap in a second direction. The release position allows movement of the strap in the first direction. The stretching apparatus also includes a remote trigger connected to the ratchet device to move the ratchet device between the ratcheting position and the release position. The stretching apparatus removably connects to support structures and is adjustable between different positions for different stretching exercises.