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7544175 Traction device for physical therapy  
A traction device for use on a support surface which includes a body contacting assembly which releasably contacts the a suitable anatomical region of the patient, a gas spring and associated...
7357777 Spinal traction device and method  
A spinal traction/decompression device suitable for home or clinical treatment of lumbar and cervical spine pathology. The traction apparatus has a substantially flat upper body support that is...
7316707 Device for correcting thoracic spine positioning  
Inflammation of the muscles of the posterior thoracic spine can lead to a number of physical ailments. This inflammation can have a number of causes, one typical cause being overuse in a work...
7309347 Foot and calf support and adjustment assembly  
A calf/foot support and treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the body of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor, and a system...
7255708 Medical chair  
A medical chair has a cranium position regulating device and a pelvis-and-knee position regulating device for respectively regulating the positions of the cranium and pelvis of a subject who sits...
7219963 Back support for placing the back of a user in traction  
A back support ( 6 ) comprising a first support element ( 7 ) adapted to be mounted on a seat back ( 3 ), and a second support element ( 21 ) adapted to be mounted to the back of a user, the...
7179237 Device for preventing or relieving pain in the lower back  
A device for preventing or relieving pain in the lower back of a human subject includes a body-engaging element configured for engaging a region of the subject's body inferior to the lumbar...
7125415 Neck traction system  
A neck traction device for delivering or imposing a tension force on the neck area of a person. The traction device includes a rigid vertical support member that has a connector for engaging a...
6960174 Therapeutic back exercise machine  
A therapeutic treatment machine alternatingly applies compression and traction to a patient. A frame includes: a platform having an upper body support pad with controllable resistance to forward...
6936062 Tubular chiropractic therapy table  
A chiropractic table for treatment of a patient when the patient is in a lordotic, relaxed posture lying prone on the table, includes a base and a padded frame mounted to the base. The frame has an...
6923825 Calf and foot support and adjustment assembly  
A foot-and-calf support and treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the spine and lower body of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor,...
6905508 Lumbar support and adjustment assembly  
A rotatable chiropractic treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the spine of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor, and a system...
6827697 Controlled therapeutic traction device  
The present invention is for a controlled therapeutic traction device utilizing a warmed hypertonic solution or other fluid of sufficient specific gravity to float the patient in a relaxing,...
6770013 Isometric exercise device  
A device for selectively applying tractive forces to a user's back. In some embodiments, the device is an isometric exercise device. In some embodiments, the device is a portable, collapsible...
6733470 Traction force applying apparatus and method of using the same  
A traction force applying apparatus includes a frame that has a first support bar, a second support bar and a third support bar. The second support bar is fixedly connected to the first support bar...
6679905 Modular drop mechanism for chiropractic table  
The invention comprises a chiropractic table having a base, a plurality of frames, a plurality of drop mechanisms, and a plurality of cushions. The base has a longitudinal axis and the plurality of...
6638299 Chiropractic treatment table and method for spinal distraction  
A chiropractic treatment table and method for treating a patient's spine for providing true longitudinal distraction alone or in combination with vertical flexion and extension, lateral flexion,...
6547809 Multi-function chiropractic treatment table  
A rotatable chiropractic treatment table for extension, flexion, traction, distraction and lateral movement of the spine of a patient includes a base adapted to rest upon a floor, and a system...
6454734 Apparatus for controlling the amount of tension distributed to a patient by a traction means  
An apparatus for controlling the amount of tension distributed to a patient receiving traction including a gripping structure having a switching sensor to sense action commands from the patient, a...
6428496 Back traction aid  
A frame with two parallel foot-retention bars ( 1 ) and two handles ( 7 ) that extend beside the hips of a user lying on a horizontal surface. A user inserts his/her feet between the foot-retention...
6328759 Spinal three-dimensional orthopedic equipment  
The object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional spine remedying apparatus, which offers more comprehensive functions and better curative effects, and frees the patient from...
6315750 Orthopedic lumbar traction sitting device  
Rigid left and right side members extend vertically along the user's left and right sides. A girdle that encircles the user is suspended on adjustable straps from the upper ends of the rigid left...
6298854 Urology and gynecology bench  
An improved urological or gynecological examination- and treatment bench of the kind which comprises a frame having a lowermost portion and an uppermost portion, preferably designed as a pivotal...
6258050 Cervical vertebral traction device and method  
A vertebral traction device for applying traction to the cervical vertebral column. A method for applying traction to the cervical vertebral column.
6238361 Traction and abduction apparatus for treating the legg-calves perthes disease  
An orthopedic apparatus for treating a child afflicted with the Legg Calves Perthes disease. The apparatus includes a telescopic cross-bar adapted to be attached at each ends to the feet of a...
6186968 Foldable electric traction machine  
An foldable electric traction machine comprises a front beam, a rear beam and a joint connecting the front beam and the rear beam. A motor is mounted beneath the rear beam. A sliding bracket is...
6152950 Apparatus for therapeutic treatment of low back pain  
A therapeutic traction table for the treatment of low back pain includes a bed pivotable from a vertical to a horizontal position for facilitating the placement of a person in a horizontal position...
6129693 Bladder seat for use with traction device  
A seat 100 is used with a device 10 for transferring stress from the lumbar spine to the rib cage of a person. The device 10 includes torso embracing members 29 and 30 and a seat 100 supported by...
6113564 Portable lumbar traction device  
Disclosed is a portable apparatus for providing lumbar traction in the home or while traveling which is used in conjunction with a door or gate. The apparatus includes an anchoring device which...
6042602 Apparatus for effecting traction on the spine and method of using the same  
An apparatus for effecting spinal traction on a patient includes a tub containing liquid in which a patient, buoyantly supported by a floatation device, can float in a generally upright position in...
5980560 Air injection type stomach band for pressing backbone  
An air injection type stomach band for distracting (e.g. stretching or extending) the lumbar vertebra of disc patients is disclosed. In the air injection type stomach band for distracting the...
5961512 Apparatus and method for positioning a human arm for shoulder surgery  
Apparatus for positioning a human arm for shoulder surgery which includes a clamp for attaching the apparatus to a support, a bracket movably mounted in the clamp, and a forearm pad movably mounted...
5951591 Back-mounted mobile back support device  
A mobile back mounted supporting device for relieving pressure off of the back of a person who has to endure frequent bending. This device permits a wearer to bend over and remain parallel to the...
5935151 Vertebral distraction pump  
A distraction pump for manipulation of the spinal column and associated bodily structures having a pump body and two arms coupled to the body, one of the arms being movable relative to the other...
5865781 Electro-mechanical traction device with controls  
An electro-mechanical traction device is provided which includes a motor driven linear actuator connected to a guided carriage. A second carriage is mounted in tandem with the first on a common...
5772622 Gravity inversion belt  
The body support harness (10) includes an outer strap supported belt (11) placed in the hem (19) of a support assembly (12). The apron (18) suspended between the straps (15 and 16) limits the...
5772612 Stretching method for preventing or relieving lower back pain  
A therapeutic method, for simultaneously stretching and lifting a user's lower back while the user is lying on his back on the ground, thereby relieving and preventing lower back pain. The device...
5730706 Spinal therapeutic device  
For the treatment of spinal damage in medical physiotherapy, the patient's spine is stressed via the pelvis by longitudinal forces on the legs in such a way that the setting of displaced spinal...
5722941 Pneumatic ambulatory traction device  
A pneumatic ambulatory traction device comprises modular components that can be readily stowed at a facility or in a vehicle with minimum as-stowed space requirements and that can be readily and...
5718660 Exerciser for straightening spinal column  
An exerciser includes a base supported on a support in a suitable inclined angle for supporting a user. An extension is slidably engaged in the base and has one end extended outward of the base and...
5672157 Lumbar traction apparatus  
A lumbar traction apparatus for applying traction to the back of a patient includes a frame structure, a winch support structure extending above the frame structure, a winch assembly having a hand...
5667529 Patient controlled therapy table  
The invention is a physical therapy table having moveable sections allowing the patient to be placed in different physical positions as part of an individual physical therapy regimen wherein the...
5662597 Gravity traction device  
The gravity traction device comprises an inclined platform or table having an upper inclined surface for supporting a user's upper body or torso and a generally U-shaped, head receiving portion...
5658315 Apparatus and method for lower limb traction  
A lower limb traction system utilizes a perineal post for applying counter-traction and for stabilizing the patient's hips and a traction unit for supporting the leg and for maintaining traction in...
5653678 Apparatus for treating carpal tunnel syndrome  
An apparatus for relieving symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome includes restraining the elbow of the patient from movement while applying a controllable tension to the wrist in a direction away from...
5637079 Traction apparatus  
A self contained portable traction or back-stretch apparatus (11) comprising a frame assembly (13) with first tensile force application means in the form of two U-shaped members (15) for supporting...
5632726 Device for use on a traction machine to treat carpal tunnel syndrome and other problems of the wrist  
A device for mounting onto a traction machine having a base console, an elongated standard extending upward therefrom, and an elongated traction cable suspended vertically downward from the...
5603677 Weight assisted rehabilitation system  
A physical rehabilitation system is provided for improving the capability of a user to support the weight of the user's body on the user's limbs. The system comprises a walker frame capable of...
5591208 Exercising frame  
An exercise frame for use by individuals with limited lower body muscle control utilizing a support frame having fore and aft ends a support member for receiving an extensible means attached to...
5575765 Traction apparatus and method  
A traction apparatus and method for remodeling a human subject's spinal posture toward an ideal normal static spinal model includes a rectangular frame within which the subject is supported on a...
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