CN114768211A - Pelvic floor muscle exercising instrument and exercising method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a pelvic floor muscle exercising instrument and an exercising method thereof. The limiting structure and the strip-shaped main body are detachably fixed; a pressure sensor is arranged in the strip-shaped main body, converts the acquired analog signals into digital signals through an analog-to-digital conversion module, and transmits the data to an upper computer through a wireless Bluetooth module; the upper computer receives the pressure data that the sensor collected to record the exercise time, set for the threshold value of exercise time and pressure through the upper computer, when the pressure data and the time data that the upper computer received reached and set for the exercise threshold value, count 1 time. The pressure, time and frequency data are stored in a storage module, and a pressure-time curve graph is drawn. The invention is beneficial to the control of the medical staff on the exercise accuracy of the patient and improves the exercise effect. The patient can be effectively exercised favorably, the exercise requirements of different patients are met, the exercise effect change of the patient can be recorded, and the exercise compliance of the patient is improved.

Description

Pelvic floor muscle exercising instrument and exercising method thereof

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical equipment, and relates to a pelvic floor muscle exercising instrument and an exercising method thereof.

Background

The incidence of rectal cancer increases year by year on a global basis. With the progress of surgical technology, the anterior excision of anus is widely applied to low rectal cancer patients, but researches show that defecation disorders of different degrees appear in up to 90% of patients after anus protection, the defecation disorders are mainly manifested by frequent defecation, pain, urgency, fecal incontinence and the like, the daily life of the patients is affected, and emotions such as anxiety, depression and the like are easily caused, so that the quality of life is reduced. Research shows that pelvic floor muscle exercise can improve the muscle strength of pelvic floor muscles and anal sphincters through training, improve postoperative intestinal symptoms of rectal cancer patients, and improve the life quality of the rectal cancer patients. However, the pelvic floor muscle exercise treatment period is long, the effect is slow, and the compliance of patients directly influences the effect. Pelvic floor muscle exercise compliance is mainly composed of four components, namely frequency, duration, intensity, correctness. Among them, correctness is an important link. In order to help a patient to correctly master pelvic floor muscle exercise, medical staff is needed to assist judgment in the initial treatment stage, namely, an index finger of one hand is inserted into the anus of the patient to check the pelvic floor muscle contraction condition of the patient, and whether the anus contraction time and the relaxation time of the patient meet the standard is judged, but the patient and the medical staff are relatively embarrassed due to the force applying mode of checking the anal sphincter of the patient with the fingers clinically, embarrassment is aggravated when the two parties are opposite in nature, and if other medical staff with the same nature are added, the labor and time cost can be increased. In addition, the accuracy of the exercise time and the exertion condition of the anal sphincter is considered when the medical staff checks the anal sphincter by hand.

At present, in order to promote the pelvic floor muscle exercise compliance of patients clinically, most of the patients adopt a biofeedback therapeutic apparatus for auxiliary treatment, biofeedback training is a biological behavior therapeutic method, the principle of the biofeedback training is to apply a biofeedback mechanism, special equipment is used for collecting the physiological activity information of the patients, processing and amplifying the physiological activity information, and visual or auditory signals familiar to people are displayed, so that the patients can adjust the physiological activity according to the observed physiological activity information of the patients, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing or eliminating abnormal physiological changes, but each treatment course of the therapy needs 8-10 times, the patients need to go to a specific treatment room of a hospital for exercise every week, and compared with home exercise, the time spent by the patient and the economic cost are higher.

The utility model patent of patent number CN202120383459.X developed a pelvic floor muscle trainer that can show pressure value, through gasbag post, pressure sensor and control alarm device to whether the action of suggestion patient's exercise reached the anticipated standard. Install pressure sensor on the base, the inside wire hole that runs through to the base outside that is equipped with of base, pressure sensor's data line runs through behind the wire hole and is connected with control alarm device, and this utility model can carry out fine exercise to pelvic floor muscle, has alarming function simultaneously to whether the action of suggestion patient exercise reaches the prospective standard.

However, the device has a base outside besides the air bag for placing in the anus, when the device is used by a patient, the depth of the device for placing in the anus is difficult to control, and for the patient in the early stage after operation, the risk of bleeding of the anus is caused by using the device for exercising.

The utility model patent with the patent number of CN202022657430.4 (anus) comprises a pressure sensing ball, the pressure sensing ball is deformed by external force, a placing groove is arranged in the pressure sensing ball, a power supply system is fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the placing groove, a miniature sound generating device is arranged at the bottom of the pressure sensing ball, a conducting wire which runs through the bottom of the pressure sensing ball is fixedly arranged at one side of the miniature sound generating device, which is contacted with the pressure sensing ball, the conducting wire is positioned between the output end and the input end of the power supply system, the pressure sensing ball is extruded by pelvic floor muscle, so that the pressure sensing ball is deformed, thereby the output end and the input end of the internal power supply system are contacted with the conducting wire, the power supply is communicated, thereby provide the electric power source to miniature sound generating mechanism to make miniature sound generating mechanism sound production, reach the condition that is convenient for monitor pelvic floor muscle is taken exercise, thereby solve the problem of the monitoring of not being convenient for. While the sound production aids the patient in exercising, the sound production may also be embarrassing for the patient.

The utility model with patent number CN202021774769.6 mainly provides counting function, and the display screen can display exercise value and provide exercise with different intensity. The device comprises an exercise part and a controller, wherein the exercise part is connected with the controller through a circuit lead, and can extend into the anus of a patient; the exercise part comprises a water-drop-shaped exercise ball head and a guide pipe, the exercise ball head is arranged at one end of the guide pipe, a layer of rubber film is coated on the outer surfaces of the exercise ball head and the guide pipe, a plurality of sections of connecting rods are arranged in the exercise ball head, and a spring and a pressure sensor are arranged at one end, far away from the exercise ball head, in the guide pipe; the controller is electrically connected with the pressure sensor through a circuit lead; the utility model discloses a bulb is tempered in pelvic floor muscle oppression through the patient, through lever principle, utilizes different elastic strength's spring, for the patient provides different exercise intensity, can utilize spring and pressure sensor's cooperation simultaneously, and the strength size that real-time supervision patient pelvic floor muscle was sent out power to utilize the controller to count the number of times of taking exercise.

Although the device can guarantee the degree of exerting force, but can't detect the length of exerting force, pelvic floor muscle is taken exercise and is required the patient to contract, relax pelvic floor muscle and reach corresponding length of time just for effective operation, and not only the size of power.

Therefore, a pelvic floor muscle exerciser is provided which is convenient and contributes to improving the exercise accuracy.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a pelvic floor muscle exercising instrument and an exercising method thereof aiming at the defects.

A pelvic floor muscle exercising instrument comprises a strip-shaped main body and a limiting structure, wherein the limiting structure and the strip-shaped main body are detachably fixed; the strip-shaped main body is a cylinder with one end in a hemisphere/ellipsoid shape. The bar-shaped main body is a hard columnar structure coated with a disposable rubber sleeve, and a plurality of pressure sensors are uniformly arranged in the bar-shaped main body and used for collecting corresponding pressure data when pelvic floor muscles are exercised; the pressure sensor converts the acquired analog signals into digital signals through the analog-to-digital conversion module, and transmits the data to the upper computer through the wireless Bluetooth module; the upper computer receives the pressure data that the sensor collected to record the exercise time, set for the threshold value of exercise time and pressure through the upper computer, when the pressure data and the time data that the upper computer received reached and set for the exercise threshold value, count 1 time. The pressure, time and frequency data are stored in a storage module, and a pressure-time curve graph is drawn.

The bar-shaped main body is provided with scales (in cm) for calibrating length, the limiting structure and the bar-shaped main body are detachably fixed through the tenon-and-mortise structure, and are fixed in the grooves formed in the corresponding scale marks according to the required length.

The outer diameter of the limiting structure is larger than that of the strip-shaped main body.

The pelvic floor muscle exercising instrument is used, and the pelvic floor muscle exercising method comprises the following steps:

step one, setting a pressure threshold, a contraction time threshold and a relaxation time threshold through an upper computer;

acquiring pressure data of a user in the exercise process through a pressure sensor, and uploading the pressure data to an upper computer through an analog-to-digital conversion module and a wireless Bluetooth module;

and thirdly, when the upper computer judges that the contraction time and the relaxation time reach a set threshold, the upper computer counts for 1 time. Repeating the steps until the target exercise times are reached.

The invention is coated with rubber materials, so as to protect the hip skin of a patient. Set up limit structure, promote the security that the patient took exercise. Limiting structure passes through tenon fourth of the twelve earthly branches structural fixation, and it is convenient to dismantle, and fixed firm, does not influence the patient and normally tempers. Through the shrink of taking exercise of record, relaxation time and pressure value, help medical staff to temper the accuse of accuracy to the patient, promote the accuracy of taking exercise action, promote and temper the effect. Count the accuse of taking exercise time through drawing the pressure variation curve, be favorable to promoting the patient to effectively take exercise, through setting up different pressure threshold values, satisfy different patients and take exercise the demand to can take notes the patient and take exercise the effect change, promote the patient and take exercise compliance.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention.

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a pelvic floor muscle exercising apparatus comprises a bar-shaped main body 1 and a limit structure 2, wherein the bar-shaped main body 1 is a cylinder with one end in a hemisphere/ellipsoid shape.

A plurality of pressure sensors 3 are uniformly arranged in the strip-shaped main body and used for collecting corresponding pressure data when pelvic floor muscles are exercised; the pressure sensor converts the acquired analog signals into digital signals through the analog-to-digital conversion module 4, and transmits the data to the upper computer through the wireless Bluetooth module 5; the upper computer receives the pressure data that the sensor collected to record the exercise time, set for the threshold value of exercise time and pressure through the upper computer, when the pressure data and the time data that the upper computer received reached and set for the exercise threshold value, count 1 time. The pressure, time and frequency data are stored in a storage module, and a pressure-time curve graph is drawn.

The analog-to-digital conversion module 4 and the wireless Bluetooth module 5 are arranged in the bar-shaped main body, and the pressure sensor 3, the analog-to-digital conversion module 4 and the wireless Bluetooth module 5 are connected through electric wires.

Be provided with the scale (using cm as the unit) that is used for demarcating length on the bar main part 1, limit structure 2 and bar main part 1 can be dismantled fixedly through tenon fourth of twelve earthly branches structure, fix in the recess or the jack that set up on corresponding scale mark according to required length.

In this embodiment, the limit structure external diameter is greater than bar main part external diameter, through setting up a plurality of recesses in 1 scale mark position of bar main part, opens at limit structure 2 and has spacing mounting hole, during the use, overlaps limit structure 2 on bar main part 1, aligns spacing mounting hole and the recess of required length, passes spacing mounting hole embedding recess with spacing, realizes dismantling fixedly of limit structure and bar main part. Spacing one end and recess laminating, the other end is higher than spacing mounting hole, convenient to detach.

When in use, the strip main body 1 is a hard columnar structure coated with a disposable rubber sleeve.

In this embodiment, the contraction duration statistics is performed when the pressure value meets the preset pressure value range and the contraction time and the relaxation time meet the preset time range, the statistical result of the contraction and relaxation duration is compared with the target total relaxation receiving duration to determine the achievement condition of the motion target, and when the exercise standard set by the system is reached, the count is counted to 1 time, so that the exercise effect of accurate counting and timing is ensured for the patient.

Considering that the exercise time usually used for the current exercise is about 5-10 s for contraction and relaxation, the actions of the contraction time and the relaxation time less than 5s during the exercise are not counted, and only when the contraction time and the relaxation time are both greater than 5s, the exercise is recorded as 1 effective exercise.

The working process is as follows:

when a patient needs to use pelvic floor muscles to exercise, a pressure threshold value and a time threshold value are set through an upper computer; taking out the strip-shaped main body, sleeving a layer of disposable rubber sleeve outside the strip-shaped main body, fixing the limiting structure at a proper scale, and placing the limiting structure into an anus; the switch is turned on, the upper computer starts to time, the patient exerts force through pelvic floor muscles, and pressure data are measured and transmitted to the upper computer through the signal conversion module after the pressure sensor is pressed; the upper computer draws a time-pressure curve graph, displays a real-time pressure and time curve through a display screen, calculates contraction time and relaxation time and displays the contraction time and the relaxation time on the display screen; when the contraction time or the relaxation time is less than 5s, the counting device does not count, and only when the contraction time and the relaxation time are both greater than 5s, the counting device is counted for 1 time. After finishing exercising, the upper computer stores the pressure, time and frequency data into the storage module and stores the historical exercise records.

Claims (6)

1. A pelvic floor muscle exercise apparatus, comprising: the device comprises a strip-shaped main body and a limiting structure, wherein the limiting structure and the strip-shaped main body are detachably fixed; the bar-shaped main body is a cylinder with one hemispherical/ellipsoidal end, and a plurality of pressure sensors are uniformly arranged in the bar-shaped main body and used for collecting corresponding pressure data when pelvic floor muscles are exercised; the pressure sensor converts the acquired analog signals into digital signals through the analog-to-digital conversion module, and transmits the data to the upper computer through the wireless Bluetooth module; the upper computer receives pressure data collected by the sensor, records the exercise time, sets the exercise time and the threshold value of the pressure through the upper computer, and counts 1 time when the pressure data and the time data received by the upper computer reach the set exercise threshold value; the pressure, time and frequency data are stored in a storage module, and a pressure-time curve graph is drawn.

2. The pelvic floor muscle exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the strip-shaped main body is a hard columnar structure coated with a disposable rubber sleeve.

3. The pelvic floor muscle exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the strip-shaped main body is provided with scales for calibrating length.

4. The pelvic floor muscle exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the limiting structure and the strip-shaped main body are detachably fixed through the mortise and tenon joint structure.

5. The pelvic muscle exercise apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the outer diameter of the limiting structure is larger than that of the strip-shaped main body.

6. Using the pelvic floor muscle exercise apparatus of claim 1, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle exercise method comprising:

the method specifically comprises the following steps:

step one, setting a pressure threshold, a contraction time threshold and a relaxation time threshold through an upper computer;

acquiring pressure data of a user in the exercise process through a pressure sensor, and uploading the pressure data to an upper computer through an analog-to-digital conversion module and a wireless Bluetooth module;

and thirdly, when the upper computer judges that the contraction time and the relaxation time reach a set threshold, the upper computer counts for 1 time. Repeating the steps until the target exercise times are reached.

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