Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1990-11-29
1992-03-31
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128 24R, 128 33, 482131, 482130, A61F 500
Patent
active
050998315
ABSTRACT:
A device for improving posture by providing thoracic extension, having a base portion with a head support and arm supports disposed at the head-end section of the base. A flexible membrane is provided which extends upward from the surface of the base on which the patient reclines. As posterior forces are applied to the arm rests, a system of pulleys and cables effects an upward displacement of the flexible membrane into the back of the patient. The flexible membrane is projected into the thoracic spine of the patient and effectively stretches certain of the back muscles in order to strengthen them for posture purposes. Furthermore, the device allows the patient to isolate either a middle or lower trapezius muscles of the back so as to apply the thoracic extension by the flexible membrane.
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Apley Richard J.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
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