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WO1996000555A1 - Appareil de remise en forme du dos - Google Patents

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WO1996000555A1
WO1996000555A1 PCT/FI1995/000373 FI9500373W WO9600555A1 WO 1996000555 A1 WO1996000555 A1 WO 1996000555A1 FI 9500373 W FI9500373 W FI 9500373W WO 9600555 A1 WO9600555 A1 WO 9600555A1
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Raimo Ojala
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/08—Trunk
    • A61H2205/081—Back

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  • the invention relates to an apparatus for back rehabilitation, the apparatus comprising a frame and inside the frame elements rotating about a transverse shaft of the frame, whereat the person desiring back rehabilitation moves him/herself, with back down, back and forth on the rotating elements.
  • German Offenlegungsschrift 3,602,755 discloses an apparatus for training back muscles.
  • the apparatus of said publication comprises a plurality of balls, coupled to successive transverse shafts longitudinally to the back so that the balls of adjacent shafts over ⁇ lap. Further the shafts of the balls are rigidly fixed to a shape claimed anatomical.
  • the re- habilitation of back muscles is performed by the person to be rehabilitated lying on his/her back on the balls and moving him/herself back and forth thereon.
  • the solu ⁇ tion presented in the publication is incapable of af ⁇ fecting the back and the spine and may on the contrary aggravate back troubles as the position of the balls does in no way take into consideration the specific characteristics of the spine nor its position relative to the rest of the back. Neither has the spine or its characteristics been taken into consideration separately in any way in the publication, which is mainly directed to general treatment of muscles.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus whereby a person suffering from back troubles may easily perform the rehabilitation by him/- herself by taking into consideration the above facts.
  • the apparatus of the invention is characterized in that two spring supports are attached to the frame longitudinally thereto, that the rotating elements are treatment rollers positioned between the spring sup ⁇ ports, that the roller shafts of the treatment rollers are arranged to be supported by the spring supports, and that between the spring supports and the frame, along at least part of the length of the spring supports, support springs are positioned upwardly inclined from the spring supports toward the frame so as to support the spring supports against the load of the person lying on the rollers.
  • the apparatus comprises rollers, mounted transversally to the back on the longitudinal flexible elements of the apparatus so that their position may take the shape of the back of a person lying on the rollers.
  • the flexible elements are attached to the frame of the apparatus by elements, laterally flexible along at least the main part of their length, such as springs, which tend to pull the flexible elements and thereby the rollers against the back of the person on the apparatus also when the person is moving back and forth along the rollers.
  • the rollers comprise most preferably a globular bulge in the middle, on the sides of which the roller is thinner and thickens towards its ends so that the roller most suitably settles in accordance with the human back.
  • the bulge of at least a part of the rollers comprises a groove, which settles at the spine so that the edges of the groove direct their action to the vertebrae on both sides of the spine and thus contribute to the movement of the vertebrae during treatment.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic side view of the appar ⁇ atus of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic top view of the appar ⁇ atus of the invention
  • Figure 3 schematically shows a cross section of the structure of the apparatus of the invention taken on line A-A of Figure 2, and Figures 4a and 4b schematically show some roller forms suited for implementing the apparatus of the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a base 1 of an apparatus, where ⁇ to a frame 2 has been attached.
  • the frame 2 is rotatably attached to the base 1 about a horizontal shaft 3.
  • the frame 2 leans against the base by means of a support 4 adjustable in length, so that the frame 2 may be ad ⁇ justed at a desired angle relative to the horizontal plane.
  • the frame 2 further comprises a foot rest 5, where the feet are positioned when the apparatus is used and by pushing which with the feet the back may be moved relative to the frame 2.
  • the foot rest 5 is also rotat ⁇ ably mounted about a horizontal shaft 6, so that the angle of the foot rest relative to the frame 2 may be adjusted by a support member 7 connected thereto.
  • spring supports 8 are attached to the frame 2 on the lower side of the frame 2 by way of an example, said supports supporting the actual therapeutical structure.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic top view of the appar ⁇ atus of the invention.
  • the apparatus comprises inside the frame a treatment bed, against which the person treating his/her back moves him/herself with back down.
  • the treatment bed comprises spring supports 8 and treat ⁇ ment rollers 10 mounted on the supports by means of transverse roller shafts 9.
  • the spring supports 8 are attached to the frame 2 in its longitudinal direction and the transverse roller shafts 9 are arranged thereon.
  • the treatment rollers 10 are arranged to rotate relative to the roller shafts 9, which comprise, at their ends, end balls 11, which hold the roller shafts 9 in place relative to the spring supports 8 so that they cannot move in their longitudinal direction and thus come loose.
  • the roller shafts 9 comprise, at their ends, end balls 11, which hold the roller shafts 9 in place relative to the spring supports 8 so that they cannot move in their longitudinal direction and thus come loose.
  • the spring supports 8 are along the main part of their length attached transversely to the frame, i.e.
  • support springs 13 which, in a manner shown more clearly in Figure 3, support the spring supports 8 both laterally and vertically so that the spring supports sinking downward by the action of the weight of the per ⁇ son on the apparatus adjust to the shape of the back of the person and thus the treatment rollers have an effect on the whole length of the back.
  • the support springs 13 are surrounded by support balls 14, which cover the sup ⁇ port springs so that the hands or other parts of the body of the person on the apparatus are not accidentally caught between the spirals of the support springs 13. At the same time the person using the apparatus may use them as an aid in moving him/herself on the treatment rollers.
  • the foot rest 5 comprises pegs or the like 5a so that according to the preference and size of the person using the apparatus a suitable position and a support suitably situated is always found for the feet.
  • Figure 3 schematically shows a cross section of the apparatus taken on line A-A of Figure 2.
  • the roller shafts 9 are located in the lower portion of the spiral of the spring supports 8.
  • an inner spring 15 having its spirals closer together than the spring supports and which locks the roller shafts in place transversely to the spring supports 8 while si- multaneously serving the spring support 8, whereat they together support the person on the apparatus.
  • Figure 3 further shows that the support springs 13 are located upwardly inclined from the spring supports between the spring support 8 and the frame 2 forming a flexible structure that pulls the spring supports 8 upward.
  • Figures 4a and 4b show some suitable treatment rollers for the apparatus of the invention.
  • Figure 4a shows a treatment roller 10a comprising a globular por ⁇ tion in the middle and on both its sides outward from the globular portion a conically widening edge portion.
  • Figure 4b shows a treatment roller 10b otherwise corres ⁇ ponding to that of Figure 4a, except that it comprises a groove 10' in the middle so that the highest portion of the spine may be placed in the groove while the treatment roller is in contact with the back on both sides of the spine.
  • the treatment rollers and the above- mentioned end and support balls may most preferably be made of wood or the like while the treatment rollers 10, 10a and 10b should be covered with a thin, soft mater- ial, such as leather or the like, for a more comfortable feeling in the back of the person using the apparatus.
  • the person suffering from back trouble places him/herself on the apparatus on the treatment rollers back down, having first adjust- ed the foot rest 5 and the frame 2 at suitable angles.
  • the person pushes him/herself up in the apparatus and correspondingly lets him/herself roll down along the treatment rollers, whereat the treatment rollers massage the back muscles at the spine and on both its sides and thus relax the back muscles and force the vertebrae to move relative to each other.
  • the treatment rollers massage the back muscles at the spine and on both its sides and thus relax the back muscles and force the vertebrae to move relative to each other.
  • an individual person may easily treat small back damages, muscular tenseness and vertebral immobility or stiffness safely and simply whenever required.

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  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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Abstract

Appareil de remise en forme du dos comportant un cadre (2) et des éléments rotatifs lui étant fixés qui roulent le long du dos de l'utilisateur, ainsi que des supports élastiques (8) qui portent les axes (9) des rouleaux de traitement disposés transversalement par rapport au cadre. Les supports élastiques (8) sont par ailleurs fixés au cadre (2) par des ressorts de suspension (13) inclinés vers le haut par rapport à la direction des supports élastiques (8), et les tirant vers le haut de façon à permettre aux rouleaux de traitement (10) de suivre en souplesse les mouvements du dos de l'utilisateur et de rouler à sa surface alors que ce dernier se meut d'avant en arrière sur lesdits rouleaux (10).
PCT/FI1995/000373 1994-06-28 1995-06-27 Appareil de remise en forme du dos Ceased WO1996000555A1 (fr)

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AU27941/95A AU2794195A (en) 1994-06-28 1995-06-27 Apparatus for back rehabilitation

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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FI943105A FI95769C (fi) 1994-06-28 1994-06-28 Laite selän kuntouttamiseksi
FI943105 1994-06-28

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2335857A (en) * 1998-04-03 1999-10-06 Wilson Christian Pierre Massage device
US10702446B2 (en) 2016-04-29 2020-07-07 Thomas Walter Drath Spine extension roller
US12029700B2 (en) 2016-04-29 2024-07-09 Thomas Walter Drath Spine extension roller

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FI62952B (fi) * 1981-04-10 1982-12-31 Oiva Vartija Anordning vid behandlingsbord foer massage och mobilisering avn patients rygg
EP0329644A2 (fr) * 1988-02-18 1989-08-23 Franz Klampfer Lit de massage et de relaxation
EP0416156A1 (fr) * 1989-09-05 1991-03-13 Nihonkenkozoshinkenkyukai Co. Ltd. Appareil de massage rouleur

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FI62952B (fi) * 1981-04-10 1982-12-31 Oiva Vartija Anordning vid behandlingsbord foer massage och mobilisering avn patients rygg
EP0329644A2 (fr) * 1988-02-18 1989-08-23 Franz Klampfer Lit de massage et de relaxation
EP0416156A1 (fr) * 1989-09-05 1991-03-13 Nihonkenkozoshinkenkyukai Co. Ltd. Appareil de massage rouleur

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2335857A (en) * 1998-04-03 1999-10-06 Wilson Christian Pierre Massage device
US10702446B2 (en) 2016-04-29 2020-07-07 Thomas Walter Drath Spine extension roller
US12029700B2 (en) 2016-04-29 2024-07-09 Thomas Walter Drath Spine extension roller

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FI95769C (fi) 1996-03-25
FI95769B (fi) 1995-12-15
FI943105A0 (fi) 1994-06-28
AU2794195A (en) 1996-01-25

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