ES2925542A1 - Garment for sports training and rehabilitation (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Garment for sports training and rehabilitation. Garment that includes elastic rubber strips to increase resistance in all joint movements, applicable in the field of sports performance and in the field of rehabilitation. The garment is characterized in that it incorporates at least one elastic strip (2) fixed at both ends to the surface of the garment, forming an elastic net on the surface of said garment. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Garment for sports training and rehabilitation

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present application refers to a garment that incorporates elastic rubber strips to increase resistance in all applicable joint movements in the field of sports performance and rehabilitation during the performance of natural (spontaneous) or forced biomechanical functionality ( voluntary / active). That is, to generate resistance for the work of the muscle chains in an open kinetic chain (with or without displacement) respecting the maximum joint amplitude generated in the free style of each movement created both in the upper and lower limbs and, consequently, in the pelvic girdle. , scapular and vertebral column, generating a toning of the tonic and phasic muscles as well as a reduction / eradication of myofascial and joint restrictions.

STATE OF THE ART

People who want to work, improve, enhance or have to rehabilitate or reeducate their musculoskeletal system (muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments and fasciae) and who use elastic bands that work as resistance to increase the work of muscle chains and movements joints, have the consequent limitation of having to perform the exercise in a closed kinetic chain (or movements in the same place or "standing" or without movement). This type of technique requires an exact and watertight position of both ends of the rubber strip with grips external to the subject (examples: chair, wall, back), totally limiting the freedom of free movement of the subject since he retains with an element external, or with an anatomical element of its own through a grip, the end of the rubber that has to be fixed to generate said passive elastic resistance, while the other end of the rubber will hold it with an express grip with the extremity to work (example: fingers or ankle), without being able to perform free or combined exercises and, much less, with displacement, which would also generate an elastic resistance of the active (and not passive) rubber. Therefore, it is complicated and limiting to perform for the subject, as well as being impossible for those who have reduced functional capacity (neurological diseases, recent surgeries, genetic or post-traumatic biomechanical alterations, amputations, etc.).

In addition, the result of this work is an isolated movement of the limb or muscle chain but with a sustained position of the subject in static work. This limits the natural and free movement of the person when performing physical exercise. It also limits the number of joint axes to work in the same position and simultaneously, since, to work each of the joint axes and muscle groups, you have to hold the rubber against resistance, varying its position to work various repetitions of this type of movements in closed chain. These modifications during training force to invest a lot of time to be able to work the corresponding muscle chains (agonist and antagonist groups), so that the work is reasonably effective but with the corresponding limitations of space, environment or external elements available to help in the performance. of the exercise, as well as the resources of the subject himself (the greater the freedom of movement, the more ease and ergonomics applied) as well as the time to invest in said training (efficiency).

The Applicant does not know of any device that makes it possible to solve all these problems in such a simple way as the invention.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists of a garment according to the first claim. Its different variants solve the problems outlined in the previous section.

It is a garment with two great functionalities. The primary functionality is sports. It is about promoting the work of both concentric and eccentric phases and even isometric, and in all the resistance, resistance to strength, resistance to speed, resistance to technique, power, explosiveness and muscle strength joint axes possible and without limiting the maximum range of all movements simultaneously and, most importantly: it can be performed statically or while moving (eg walking, running or performing dynamic sports techniques or dynamic techniques in sports). In other words, it is performed in an open chain with a natural counter-resistance attached to the body that allows free exercise in both static and dynamic styles.

For all these reasons, it allows, by combining muscle work in the various exercises, to reduce exercise time in addition to respecting ergonomics and promoting a high quality of training. In addition, it allows you to achieve a much more explosive training because resistance, strength resistance, speed resistance, technique resistance, power, explosiveness and muscular strength, isometric, concentric and eccentric work are worked on in a unified way, harmonic and global. Increases efficiency in work on monodirectional joint axes that until now have been the only option to work on (example: shoulder extension and flexion) replacing them with integral movements in freedom of various biomechanical axes allowing maximum freedom. As can be seen, the movement is free, diverse and combined at the will of the subject at all times.

The secondary functionality is rehabilitative or corrective. It is to serve as an instrument to recover a function or activity of the body that has diminished or that has been totally or partially lost temporarily or, even, whose tendency is an aggravation or worsening because it is a chronic and degenerative cause where the conservation work and prevention of said deterioration is as important as that of biomechanical recovery in a patient who wants to recover after a fracture, for example. In our case, there are six areas that cause this decrease in functionality in which the device can be applied: cause traumatology, oncological cause, surgical cause, myofascial cause, rheumatic cause and neurological cause. The very tension of the strips or rubber bands of the garments exerts a natural, reactive and adaptable postural correction by bringing the subject's musculoskeletal structure to a corrective, harmonic and symmetrical balance. It reeducates weakened muscle groups (strengthening them) as well as shortened ones (stretching them), with the consequent correction of joint axes, elongation of fasciae, improvement of tendon shortening, capsular restrictions as well as muscle fibrosis.

The invention is based on these main variables:

- The path or route of the strips or rubber bands, forming an elastic network, specifically designed to work muscle chains against resistance at a global level and depending on the movements that the subject wants to make freely in a sequential manner without altering the position of the garment where these rubber bands are glued. The trajectory of these elastic bands will have a more or less uniform dynamic trajectory in the various prototypes of garments for sports functionality such as rehabilitative / corrective, with the corresponding additions and adjustments to work in the three areas that cause said decrease in functionality already mentioned.

- The resistance of the straps, including an important and different preload (according to the subject's complexion, which we will control with the measurements of both the complexion and the force applied to said traction in the process of gluing the rubber to the garment, but also according to the sports or rehabilitative / corrective functionality) when they are attached to the garment. This preload causes greater muscle tension, in addition to naturally favoring a natural, ergonomic, balanced and symmetrical correction of the body.

The invention is a garment with a built-in device (at least one strip or elastic band, normally at least two) that generates an elastic net on the surface of the garment, producing a resistance activates for the work of the muscular chains. The strips are attached to the garment at both ends, and can generate the elastic net in various ways. The elastic net can be made in only part of the garment (for example, the sleeves, the lower back...).

In a first form, all or most of the length of the strip is fixed to the garment, leaving the network predefined and unchanged. Fixation can be continuous or by points. For example, they would not be attached in the areas of the strip that do not overlap the surface (sleeve or leg openings, neck...). In a second way, the surface of the garment has pins or hooks (double popcorn and pins). that exert an angle for the corresponding distribution of the force coming from the traction exerted during the gluing process (extra resistance) as well as from the tension that the rubber has. This solution makes it possible to define different networks or models, depending on the order in which the strips pass through the pins from the ends fixed to the surface of the garment, as well as their route (more angular or parallel to each other, which will be defined by the position of the brackets and pins) and, most importantly, the degree of tension of the rubber itself as well as that of the traction applied in the gluing process depending on the desired functionality.

In this second form, the system is more versatile, and it is even possible to create exclusive and tailor-made designs for athletes, for example, since it is possible to replace the strips with thicker ones (which implies a different force applied to the rubber) as well as using a modification in the route (thanks to the distribution, orientation and reinforcement of the grips). It is also possible to fix two or more strips between each pair of points, so that the net can be made with a single strip or with multiple strips, held by the pins and thus defining a greater or lesser resistance of the elastic net depending on the functionality. intended as well as the nature / complexion of the subject.

The garment can be used on the upper or lower limbs or both (working the phasic musculature of said limbs), generating a secondary toning of the tonic muscles (pelvic, abdominal, thoracic and spinal).

Other variants are seen in the rest of the report.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figure is included.

Figure 1: Schematic view of a first example of embodiment, a T-shirt, on both sides (A) front, (B) back.

MODES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Next, an embodiment of the invention is briefly described, as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

Figure 1 shows an example of making a garment, in this case formed by a shirt (1) with sleeves. Some strips (2) of elastic material are attached to the shirt (1) at both ends, generally it will also be glued along its entire length. For example, a first end of a strap (2) can be attached to the handle. , The straps (2) form an elastic net across the surface of the shirt (1). This elastic network follows the fundamentals of osteoarticular biomechanics, preventing the load points from being articular and/or tendon (the counterforce falling on the initially isometric muscle contraction) and favoring the balance of forces between agonist and antagonist muscle chains.

In one embodiment, the straps (2) are fixed to the garment along their entire length except, in any case, for the openings of the sleeves or legs, where they are sewn with an extraordinary reinforcement. In addition, the shirt (1) has pins (3), such as brackets, pins, rings, carabiners, rings or hooks, for the passage of the elastic strips (2) established in each model / design.

In this way, the design of the garment itself allows the exact placement of both ends of the rubber strips (2), without the need for external elements or for the user to fix one of the ends to close the circuit of the garment itself. rubber, which is the motor of the resistance that marks the exercise. In addition, since all the elements move with the user, they can be in any position (more static work: lying down, sitting, standing, or in dynamic work: running, doing sit-ups, walking or training in the sport discipline in question : karate, basketball, paddle tennis, soccer, etc...).

In one embodiment, the fastening of the strip (2) to the garment is relative, so that it is possible to place a strip (2) with a different Young's modulus (flexural strength), modifying the behavior of the garment according to the functionality (sports or rehabilitative / corrective) to work.

In another embodiment, the garment comprises several strips (2), equal or not, in parallel, so that it is possible to create the elastic net with one or more strips (2), thus configuring the resistance of the net.

Once the elastic net is configured in the model that the user acquires, he can exercise all the movement axes of the joints to work at the same time, or in an analytical or dissected way (sequential or repetitive). You can work the various muscle groups dynamically (agonists and antagonists) without the need to modify the path of the straps (2), since the elastic net allows this diversity without the need to make any changes to the system on the fly.

Depending on how the strips (2) are oriented in the net, in addition to their thickness, it can be prepared to train various sports disciplines with the movements and mechanics of each sport, increasing the plasticity of the athlete and raising efficiency on the performance of the training practice. The same occurs with the rehabilitative and corrective functionality according to six of the six areas causing this decrease in functionality in which the device can be applied: traumatological cause, oncological cause, surgical cause, myofascial cause, rheumatic cause and neurological cause.

Claims (1)

1- Garment characterized in that it incorporates at least one elastic strip (2) fixed at both ends to the surface of the garment, forming an elastic net on the surface of the garment. 2- Garment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the strips (2) are fixed to the surface of the garment along its entire length or path. 3- Garment of clothing, according to claim 1, characterized in that the strips (2) are fixed to the garment during its journey with an extra reinforcement at the ends and because the garment comprises pins (3) for coupling the strips (2 ) at various points on the surface of the garment. 4- Garment, according to claim 3, characterized in that the strips (2) are adhered to the garment. 5- Garment of clothing, according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises one or more strips (2) arranged between the same points of the garment