GB1060578A - Apparatus for exercising a joint of a human or animal to improve blood and lymph circlation therein and therearound - Google Patents

Apparatus for exercising a joint of a human or animal to improve blood and lymph circlation therein and therearound

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GB1060578A
GB1060578A GB25398/64A GB2539864A GB1060578A GB 1060578 A GB1060578 A GB 1060578A GB 25398/64 A GB25398/64 A GB 25398/64A GB 2539864 A GB2539864 A GB 2539864A GB 1060578 A GB1060578 A GB 1060578A
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chamber
pressure
limb
seal
fluid
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B23/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A63B23/035—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously
    • A63B23/12—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously for upper limbs or related muscles, e.g. chest, upper back or shoulder muscles
    • A63B23/16—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously for upper limbs or related muscles, e.g. chest, upper back or shoulder muscles for hands or fingers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2230/00—Measuring physical parameters of the user
    • A61H2230/04—Heartbeat characteristics, e.g. E.G.C., blood pressure modulation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage
    • A61H9/0071—Pneumatic massage by localized pressure, e.g. air streams or jets

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Tools (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Massaging Devices (AREA)

Abstract

1,060,578. Treatment chambers. N. A. MACLEOD. June 19, 1964 [June 21, 1963], No. 25398/64. Heading ASR. A chamber for applying fluid pressure to a limb to exercise a joint comprises means 13, 29, 30 for supporting a limb or part of a limb in direct contact with a fluid in the chamber and means for alternately applying pressure to the fluid and releasing said pressure so that the limb is alternately stretched and relaxed. A chamber 10 is open at one end for receiving a leg, a seal 13 being provided at the open end to surround the thigh. The seal has an inner periphery which engages the thigh and which is connected to a source of reduced pressure to render it fluid-tight when the leg is in the chamber. The leg is supported by hard rubber cushions 24, 25, 26 and the foot is secured by straps 29, 30. The chamber receives a liquid through a fitting 35, a fitting 36 permitting the escape of air during the fitting process. The pressure of the liquid is cyclically increased and decreased as a piston 44 is reciprocated, the piston being resiliently connected to a compressed air-driven reciprocating piston 50 which is controlled by a slide valve 56. Increase in pressure applied to the liquid causes the thigh to move outwardly of the chamber thus extending the knee joint. The chamber may also be open at the other end and have a seal extending around the ankle so that the foot lies outside the chamber. The apparatus may be modified to enclose the whole or part of a hand or arm, a seal being provided around the wrist or shoulder, and the finger tips or wrist being resiliently secured within the chamber, so that the application of pressure variations to the liquid in the chamber causes stretching of the joints of the fingers or the elbow. The chamber may be filled with gas, the pressure of which is cyclically varied.
GB25398/64A 1963-06-21 1964-06-19 Apparatus for exercising a joint of a human or animal to improve blood and lymph circlation therein and therearound Expired GB1060578A (en)

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US289655A US3329142A (en) 1963-06-21 1963-06-21 Means and method for exercising joints and improving blood and lymph circulation therein

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GB1060578A true GB1060578A (en) 1967-03-08

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DE10001845C2 (en) * 2000-01-18 2002-03-07 Norbert Egger Fitness device in the form of an item of clothing
DE10149418A1 (en) * 2001-10-02 2003-04-17 Norbert Egger Fitness equipment for aiding slimming comprises a clothing item with independent zones with which alternating positive and negative pressures are applied to body areas being treated
US20030125649A1 (en) * 2001-10-31 2003-07-03 Mcintosh Laura Janet Method and system apparatus using temperature and pressure for treating medical disorders
US20060100556A1 (en) * 2002-06-27 2006-05-11 Hargens Alan R Method and device to enhance skin blood flow
US20130041295A1 (en) * 2002-08-22 2013-02-14 J. Frank Koenig Stretch and compress muscle exercise and simultaneous aerobic and strength training exercise method for motionless patient or non-patient [...] as applied to alzheimer, parkinson and cancer studies

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US2168611A (en) * 1935-08-31 1939-08-08 Thompson Margaret Alicia Method of and apparatus for the pressure treatment of parts of the human body
US2113253A (en) * 1935-12-24 1938-04-05 Western Electric Co Therapeutic apparatus
US2230068A (en) * 1938-07-14 1941-01-28 Ferdinand J Roensch Apparatus for treating vascular diseases
US2480980A (en) * 1946-10-12 1949-09-06 Ferdinand H Terhaar Respirator apparatus

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