Joint Stabilized Planar Motion Stretching System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for stretching animal joints lack effective stabilization, leading to muscle contraction and potential injury, as well as inadequate protection of articulated surfaces and associated soft tissues from rotation or side-to-side motion during stretching.
Innovation Solution
A joint stabilized planar motion stretching system that stabilizes various animal joints, such as hinge, ball and socket, and vertebral joints, using a method where hands engage on opposite sides of the joint to prevent rotation and ensure straight plane movement, thereby safely stretching the associated musculature, tendons, and ligaments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If joint stabilization is not applied during stretching, then stretching can be performed more freely, but muscle contraction occurs and injury risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by stabilizing the joint through specific hand placements and body positioning before the stretching motion begins. The practitioner positions their hands on opposite sides of the joint to create stability, then performs the stretching movement within a controlled plane, preventing muscle contraction and injury before they can occur.
2Device complexity
If joint stabilization is not applied during stretching, then the stretching process is simpler, but muscle contraction prevents effective stretching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the stretching process into distinct components: joint stabilization (using hand placements on opposite sides of the joint), straight plane movement (controlling the direction of stretch), and musculature relaxation (achieving effective stretching). This segmented approach makes the complex process of stabilizing and stretching different joint types systematic and learnable.
3Adaptability or versatility
If rotation or side to side motion is allowed during stretching, then the stretching range is greater, but articulated surfaces and soft tissues are at risk of injury
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by constraining the stretching motion to a two-dimensional straight plane rather than allowing three-dimensional rotation or side-to-side movement. The practitioner maintains hand placements on opposite sides of the joint to define this plane, ensuring the stretched anatomy moves only within the safe, controlled plane appropriate for that joint type.
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AI summary
Generally, a joint stabilized planar motion stretching system for an animal. Specifically, a method of stretching an animal which includes joint stabilization and straight plane motion of the stretched anatomy about the stabilized joint.