Surgery – Instruments – Chiropractic or osteopathic implement
Patent
1998-03-31
2000-11-28
Yu, Justine R.
Surgery
Instruments
Chiropractic or osteopathic implement
606242, 606241, A61F 500
Patent
active
061529508
ABSTRACT:
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 on the bed. An upper body harness and underarm supports anchor the upper body of the person to the bed. A lower body harness is attached to the lower body pelvic portion of the person, and includes an inflatable air bladder for positioning within the posterior cavity of the lumbar spine formed between the lower back of the person and the bed for relaxing low back muscles during a pulling force on the spine. A traction unit includes a strap connected to the lower body harness for providing a pulling force between the upper body and the lower body. The traction unit is vertically movable from a position generally along an axis of the spine to a vertically displaced position for pulling at a pre-selected and measurable angle to the axis of the spine and isolating the pulling force to a preselected portion of the spine during a programmable back treatment protocol.
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Becerra Carlos
Martin Charity
Medeiros Joseph
Shealy C. Norman
Cluster Technology Corp.
Yu Justine R.
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