Versatile health care apparatus

A versatile health care apparatus that can be used for physical therapy, or to exert a desired pulling force on a patient's body and maintain the pulling force, is disclosed. Beneficially, in a first aspect, the apparatus includes a power spring, a pull-line connected to the power spring, and m...

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Hauptverfasser:	TURNER, III ELBERT D, BULSON KEVIN F, STEINBACH JOHN M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMUSEMENTS APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING,CLIMBING, OR FENCING ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION BALL GAMES BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY DIAGNOSIS GAMES GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MASSAGE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY SPORTS SURGERY TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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Zusammenfassung:	A versatile health care apparatus that can be used for physical therapy, or to exert a desired pulling force on a patient's body and maintain the pulling force, is disclosed. Beneficially, in a first aspect, the apparatus includes a power spring, a pull-line connected to the power spring, and mounting apparatus for securing the apparatus to varied support structures. Beneficially, this apparatus further includes when used for physical therapy, a pair of ergonomically spaced apart guide wheels. In accordance with a second aspect of the invention, the apparatus includes a pull-line, and a rotatable pull-line wheel mounted on an axle and operatively connected to a power spring in connection with the axle, and the pull-line has an end in connection with the pull-line wheel. In accordance with this aspect of the invention, the exercise load for physical therapy may advantageously be increased or a desired pulling force may be exerted on a patient's body, by rotating the axle in an appropriate direction so that energy is applied to the power spring, and an axle rotation-preventing element of the apparatus is thereafter engaged to maintain the increased load or to maintain the pulling force.