Exercise devices – Hand – wrist – or finger – Having individual structure engaging each finger used
Patent
1994-02-24
1996-05-07
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Hand, wrist, or finger
Having individual structure engaging each finger used
482121, 482124, A63B 2316
Patent
active
055140521
ABSTRACT:
A rehabilitative and preventative exercise device for carpal tunnel syndrome. The first embodiment includes a housing having a plurality of elastic bands extending therefrom, each elastic band being attached to a respective one of a series of screws disposed therein. By turning each screw, the tension of the attached elastic band may be either increased or decreased. The ends of each elastic band extending from the housing include a finger receiving assembly. The second embodiment includes a forearm restraint device in combination with a finger tensioning assembly. The finger tensioning assembly includes a shell having a series of tension-adjusting cleat-lock slots to which elastic members may be detachably connected. Each elastic member has a fingerlet for attachment to a finger as well as a protuberance for connecting the member to the shell. By engaging the digits of a hand in either embodiment and extending the digits outwardly, the extensor muscles of the wrist, hand, and fingers undergo a strengthening exercise.
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Charles Gene
Ott Christian G.
Apley Richard J.
Clark Jeanne M.
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