FI62952B - ANORDINATION VIDEO BEHANDLINGSBORD FOER MASSAGE OCH MOBILISERING AVN PATIENTS RYGG - Google Patents

Description

62952

The present invention relates to an arrangement for rubbing and mobilizing a patient's back according to the preamble of claim 1.

Attempts have been made to cure human back pain, such as low back pain and witch arrows, through various mechanical massage and stretching techniques. In the past, for example, these back ailments were treated with the patient lying on his stomach lying on the floor and the children being allowed to walk back and forth along the patient's spine, often ending the pain. Various electric massage devices are now known which have been used to improve back pain.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,523,522 discloses a treatment table structure in which an opening can be used to alternately treat the patient's back with one roller at a time, each roller being adapted to move up to 20 fixed rails.

Because only one roller is used, the patient's back does not receive the necessary reciprocal mobilization. Due to the rigidity of the rail, the movement of the roller does not take into account the individual variations of the back of different patients with sufficient flexibility.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate these drawbacks.

The invention is based on the idea that the patient's spine is mobilized on both sides by a reciprocating roller 30 or the like which protrudes upwards through the opening with a certain resilient force into contact with the patient's back.

More specifically, the arrangement according to the invention is characterized by what is set forth in the characterizing part of claim 1.

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The invention provides considerable advantages. Thus, for example, a treatment table for other uses can be easily converted into a treatment table for back pain by means of the invention. In addition, due to its simplicity, the device is cheap and easy to use.

The invention will now be examined in more detail by means of an exemplary embodiment according to the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 shows a partially schematic side-10 view of one embodiment of an arrangement according to the invention.

Figure 2 shows a top view of the arrangement according to Figure 1.

In the exemplary case, under the cover 15 of the treatment table, two parallel rails 2 are arranged at the elongate opening T in the longitudinal direction of the cover 1, the length profile of which is in the shape of a human spine. These rails 2 are preferably mounted at one end (patient's head side) on the lower surface of the lid 1 and at the other end resiliently suspended by the springs 5 on the lid 1 (in the drawing the rail 2 is resiliently fixed at both ends by springs 5 and 5 '). 9 to move along the rails 2 so that the circumference of the wheels 3 extends through the opening 7 at least somewhat above the upper surface of the cover 1. In this case, the upper part of the circumference of the massage wheels 3 comes into contact with the back of the patient lying on his back on the cover 1 as the wheels 3 move. The wheels 3 are axially spaced 30 minutes apart to rub, stretch and press the patient's back muscles and spine on both sides. At each end of the shaft 9, bounded by the outer surface of the wheels 3, there are guide wheels U which follow the transverse profile of the upper surface of the rails 2. To the part of the axle 9 between the wheels 3 .t:. .

3 62952 a drive rod 6 is connected, by means of which the patient himself or the caregiver can move the gear 3 back and forth in the area to be treated. In this case, the gear 3 travels in its own path, rubbing, stretching and pressing the spines 35 and muscles. The steep ascent angle at the sacrum in the track causes a more strongly pushing effect locally on the lumbar and sacrum area.

In order to ensure the contact between the steering wheels k and the rails 2, at least the second steering wheel 1 * and the corresponding rail 2 can be formed as a rack-and-pinion combination. This arrangement is particularly advantageous when a motor or the like is used as the transfer member instead of the drive rod 6.

Within the framework of the invention, it is also possible to consider solutions that differ from the embodiment described above. Thus, the rails 2 do not necessarily have to be at the opening 7, but can also be on the side of the opening, as long as only the massage wheels 3 are adapted to move in the opening 7. In principle, there can be only one rail and only one massage wheel, although this solution is not effective. not as good as a two-wheeled solution. In the event that the rails 2 is supported by bearings, the bearings at the same time makes sure that the rails 2 can be 25 to tilt, causing the wheels 2 in position asymmetry.

Claims (3)

62952 1+ An arrangement in the treatment table (1) for rubbing and mobilizing the patient's back, which arrangement comprises an elongate opening (7) in the cover (1) in the longitudinal direction of the cover (1). - two rails (2) or the like arranged lengthwise under the cover (1), two massage wheels (3) or the like, which 10 are arranged on their common axis (9) to move the wheels along the rails (2) so that their (3) the circumference extends through the opening (7) at least somewhat above the upper surface of the cover (1), whereby the circumference of the massage wheel (3) comes into contact with the back of the patient lying on the cover (1) as the wheel 15 (3) moves; for moving the massage wheels back and forth along the rail (2), characterized in that the rails (2) are at least approximately in the shape of a human spine and have a suspension (5) »at least at one end which allows the rails (2) to move downwards. Arrangement according to Claim 1, characterized in that the transfer element (6) is a drive rod (6) connected to the shaft (9). . Arrangement according to Claim 1, characterized in that the rails (2) are mounted on the cover (1) at one end.