Hip Flexor Bench with Detachable Leg Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current exercise and therapeutic equipment fail to provide adequate contralateral stabilization for the Psoas and Illiacus muscles, leading to instability and compensatory muscle activation during hip flexion exercises due to the unique anatomical origin of the Psoas muscle across multiple vertebral joints.
Innovation Solution
A hip flexor bench with a leg stabilization structure that includes a horizontal surface, a mounting system, and a detachable leg stabilization structure with arcuate rails and adjustable pads to secure the leg at a 90-degree angle, providing contralateral stabilization and allowing for isolated muscle contractions and resistance stretching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional exercise equipment is used, then general hip flexion exercise is possible, but adequate contralateral stabilization for the Psoas and Illiacus muscles is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The leg stabilization structure is divided into separate detachable components including vertical support members, horizontal members, and rails that can be assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the complex stabilization structure to be manufactured and transported separately then assembled into the bench, resolving the contradiction between providing reliable contralateral stabilization and maintaining manageable device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The leg stabilization structure incorporates adjustable and detachable elements that can be configured dynamically to match different user requirements and exercise positions. The ability to adjust and reconfigure the stabilization components allows the equipment to adapt to various stabilization needs while maintaining a relatively simple base structure, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and complexity.
2Measurement precision
If the Psoas muscle is exercised without proper stabilization, then exercise movement is possible, but true isolation of the muscle cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The leg stabilization structure is pre-configured with vertical support members, horizontal members, and rails that are designed to automatically position and stabilize the leg in the correct anatomical position when assembled. This preliminary configuration ensures that when the user sets up the exercise, the stabilization geometry is already optimized for precise muscle isolation, eliminating the need for complex manual adjustment while achieving high measurement precision in muscle targeting.
3Measurement precision
If complex stabilization structures are added to achieve muscle isolation, then muscle isolation precision improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex stabilization structure is segmented into modular components that can be manufactured separately using standard fabrication processes and then assembled. This segmentation reduces the complexity of individual manufacturing steps while achieving the overall complex geometry needed for precise muscle isolation, as each segment can be optimized independently for its specific function.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical support members, horizontal members, and rails are designed with universal connection points and standardized interfaces that allow them to be used in multiple configurations for different exercises and user sizes. This multi-functionality reduces the total number of unique components needed, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining the precision required for muscle isolation.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus or bench to provide the contralateral stability required for performing such exercises and therapeutic techniques on the Psoas and Illiacus muscles (Primary Hip Flexors) of an individual.