Knee Pain Reduction Strap With Handles For Independent Stretching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Knee injuries often lead to pain and limping, which can cause misalignment in ankles, calves, and shins, prolonging knee pain and affecting other areas like hips and lower back, as individuals struggle to perform necessary exercises and stretches independently at home without assistance.

Innovation Solution

A knee pain reduction strap apparatus with a primary strap and secondary foot securing strap, equipped with handles, allows users to perform oscillating foot movements for stretching and exercising muscles of the ankles and calves, facilitating pain reduction and alignment without requiring a physical trainer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If massage therapy and physical therapy are used to treat knee injuries, then knee pain can be alleviated, but patients require continuous assistance from therapists and cannot perform exercises independently at home

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveknee pain alleviationVSAvoidindependent exercise performance

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The strap device enables patients to perform stretching and strengthening exercises independently without therapist assistance. The device is equipped with handles and anchoring mechanisms that allow patients to self-administer therapeutic exercises at home, making the treatment self-sufficient and eliminating the need for continuous professional intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Object-affected harmful factors

If patients limp to minimize immediate knee pain, then short-term pain is reduced, but alignment of ankles, calves, and shins deteriorates, prolonging knee pain and causing pain in other areas

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimmediate knee painVSAvoidbody alignment

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The strap device applies counter-forces through the foot and ankle to preemptively counteract the misaligning effects of limping. By providing resistance during stretching exercises, the device prevents the development of poor alignment habits before they can cause additional damage to the kinetic chain.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

3Ease of operation

If a strap device with handles is used for home exercises, then independent exercise performance is enabled, but device complexity increases compared to simple manual therapy

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveindependent exercise performanceVSAvoidstrap apparatus structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device is divided into functional segments: an adjustable strap portion for securing to the foot, a secondary strap for anchoring, and handle attachments for grip. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while keeping the overall device relatively simple and易于 to manufacture and use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11806298B2Knee pain reduction strap

Publication Date: 2023.11.07 MOTEN WENONA

AI summary

A knee pain reduction strap device is described. The device is configured to be used by a user alone who is experiencing knee pain. A primary strap is configured to be placed beneath the arch of the foot while a secondary strap, disposed atop the primary strap, helps to provide additional friction, and ensure that the device remains in position. Handles disposed on ends of the primary strap facilitate manipulation of the device by the user while in a sitting position to perform stretches of the ankle, calf, shin, and knee of the user, helping to alleviate pain over time.