JP2006158833A - Brace for shinsplints - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brace for shinsplints capable of effectively reducing pain due to the shinsplints by wearing it in the shinsplints having high frequency of occurrence as sports disorders. <P>SOLUTION: This brace 1 for shinsplints 1 is provided with a shin covering part 2 covering the shin including an affected part, a fastening part 3 provided continuously from the shin covering part 2, winding around the crus section and detachably fastening the brace 1 itself, an affected part oppression pad 4 provided in the inner side of the shin covering part 2 and directly oppressing the affected part, and an outside oppression pad 5 provided in the outer side of the shin covering part 2 and oppressing the affected part oppression pad 4 from the outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a device for thin splint, and more particularly to a device for thin splint that can effectively reduce pain due to thin splint by wearing.

  “Shin splint” refers to pain that appears from the middle 1/3 to the lower 1/3 of the inner side of the tibia. Such a state is a sport disorder recognized mainly by long distance runners and athletes who frequently perform jump movements. As sporting events, it is recognized in many events such as medium and long distance athletes, basketball, baseball and soccer. Overseas, it is called “medial tibial (stress) syndrome”.

  As for the frequency of synsprints, it has been reported in the United States that it occurs in 10-15% of running disorders and is observed in about 60% of all athletes (Bates, 1985). In domestic reports, 41% of running disorders were recognized, and the most frequent running disorder was reported (Konoji, 1988).

  The pain site due to the thin splint is from the center 1/3 to the bottom 1/3 of the inner side of the tibia, which is the site to which the soleus, long flexor, deep leg fascia, etc. adhere. The cause of the occurrence of the thin splint is that repeated stress is applied to the tibial adhesion portion of these muscles by repeatedly performing running and jumping operations. In other words, when practice is carried out excessively, that is, overuse syndrome (overuse syndrome, overuse syndrome) occurs. Similarly, examples of sports disorders in which pain occurs due to repeated stress on the bone and muscle attachment include tennis elbow and Osgut's disease. As a technique for relieving pain at the time of tennis elbow onset, a technique according to Patent Document 1 described below has been proposed.

JP-A-6-335488. "Tennis elbow equipment".

  Now, the present inventor has conducted a medical check up to 500 cases in order to find preventive measures for sports injuries (inspecting for physical characteristics related to sports injuries such as reduced flexibility, weakness, etc.) As a result, it was confirmed that about 30% of the whole had a thin splint. Therefore, although prior art was examined for prevention and treatment of shin splints, reports on pain reduction methods using orthoses were not found in domestic and foreign specialized journals.

  That is, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that for a thin splint, which can effectively reduce pain caused by a thin splint by wearing the thin splint, which frequently occurs as a sports disorder, except for the problems of the prior art. Is to provide a brace.

  As a result of examining the above problems, the inventor of the present application configures a brace that presses the inner part (attachment part) of the tibia to which the soleus muscle, the long flexor muscle, the deep leg fascia adhere, and reduces stress on the attachment part. As a result, the inventors have found that the above-described problems can be solved, and have reached the present invention. That is, the invention claimed in the present application, or at least the disclosed invention, as means for solving the above-described problems is as follows.

(1) A thin splint device used by wrapping around a lower leg, the orthosis covering a shin covering the affected shin, and a shin covering provided continuously from the shin covering. A fastening portion for being detachably fastened to the brace itself, an affected portion compression pad for directly compressing the affected portion provided on the inner surface side of the shin covering portion, and an outer surface side of the shin covering portion; A thin splint device comprising an outer compression pad for compressing the affected area compression pad from the outside.
(2) The affected area compression pad is formed in such a shape and size that does not inhibit contraction of muscles such as anterior tibialis muscle, triceps surae muscle and the like and compresses the inner part of the affected tibia. The thin splint device according to (1).
(3) The affected area compression pad does not inhibit the contraction of muscles such as the anterior tibialis muscle and the triceps surae muscle, and adheres to the inside of the affected area of the tibia, the soleus muscle, the long flexor muscle, and the deep leg fascia The shin covering part is formed of a stretchable material so as not to inhibit the contraction of muscles. The apparatus for thin splint according to (1), characterized in that
(4) The thin splint device according to (3), wherein the affected area compression pad is formed using plastezote.
(5) The apparatus for sprinting according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the affected part compression pad is provided at a lateral end of the shin covering part.
(6) The outer compression pad is provided so as to face a substantially central portion of the affected part compression pad when the present brace is mounted so that the body part covered by the affected part compression pad can be uniformly compressed. The thin sprint orthosis according to (5), characterized in that:

(7) The shin covering portion according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the shin covering portion is provided with a vent for preventing stuffiness when the brace is mounted. Brace.
(8) The thin-sprinting device according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the fastening portion is formed using a hook-and-loop fastener such as Velcro (registered trademark).
(9) The fastening portion includes one or a plurality of inner fastening strip-shaped pieces extending from the shin covering portion, and one or a plurality of outer fastening strip-shaped portions provided on the outside of the shin covering portion. Any one of (1) to (8), characterized in that the outer fastening band-shaped piece is disposed so as to cover the outer compression pad when it is wound and mounted. Thin splint orthosis described in 1.

  Since the thin splint apparatus of the present invention is configured as described above, according to this, pain due to the thin splint can be effectively reduced by wearing the thin splint that is frequently generated as a sports disorder.

  The pain reduction mechanism of this device is to press the inner part of the tibia where the soleus, long flexor muscles, deep lower leg fascia adhere to this device, and reduce the stress on this attachment to obtain a pain reduction effect. That's it. Therefore, because the structure can compress only the inner part of the tibia, which is the affected area, it does not inhibit the contraction of muscles such as the anterior tibialis muscle and the triceps surae muscle, and it does not cause a decrease in motor ability even when worn. It is possible to carry out sports and exercises while reducing the risk.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a basic configuration of a thin splint device of the present invention. In the figure, (a) shows the inside contacting the body, and (b) shows the outside.

  As shown in the figure, the thin splint orthosis 1 is used by being wound around the lower leg, and is provided with a shin covering part 2 for covering the shin including the affected part, and the shin covering part 2 provided subsequently. A fastening part 3 for wrapping a part and being detachably fastened to the brace 1 itself, an affected part compression pad 4 provided on the inner surface side of the shin covering part 2 for directly compressing the affected part, and the shin The main configuration includes an outer compression pad 5 provided on the outer surface side of the covering portion 2 for pressing the affected portion compression pad 4 from the outside.

  With this configuration, the thin splint orthosis 1 is used by being wound around the lower leg. That is, in the state where the affected part compression pad 4 is applied to the affected part so as to directly compress the affected part, the shin covering part 2 covers the shin including the affected part of the thin splint, and the orthosis 1 is applied to the lower leg part including the shin. It is wound in a state returning to the shin, and is detachably fastened to the orthosis 1 itself by the fastening portion 3. By this fastening, the affected area compression pad 4 is compressed against the affected area, and the affected area is directly compressed by the affected area compression pad 4. At that time, the compression by the fastening is more surely and strongly performed through the outer compression pad 5 and is performed on the affected part compression pad 4.

  As a material of the thin splint device 1 of the present invention, a known material can be appropriately used as long as it is a material that does not cause a problem when directly wound around a human body.

  The same applies to the affected part compression pad 4 and the outer compression pad 5, and those having hardness, shape, and structure suitable for compressing the affected part can be used as appropriate.

  In the figure, the portion where the fastening portion 3 of the present brace 1 is provided is three strip-shaped portions, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such a shape. That is, even if the number of belt-like portions is 1 or 2 or 4 or more, the winding and fastening action can be performed. In addition, the shape of the belt-like portion can be designed as appropriate.

  In the figure, the thin splint orthosis 1 is particularly shaped and sized so that the affected area compression pad 4 does not inhibit the contraction of the muscles such as the anterior tibialis muscle and the triceps surae muscle, and compresses the inner part of the affected tibia. It can be set as the structure formed by. Therefore, as shown in the figure, it can be formed into a strip shape that is long in the vertical direction when mounted.

  With this configuration, the affected part compression pad 4 sufficiently compresses the inner part of the tibia, which is the affected part, without inhibiting the contraction of the muscles such as the anterior tibialis muscle and the triceps surae muscle, and does not cause a decrease in exercise ability even when worn. In the state, it is possible to carry out sports and practice while reducing pain.

  In the figure, the apparatus 1 for thin splint is such that the affected part compression pad 4 does not inhibit the contraction of muscles such as the anterior tibial muscle and the triceps surae muscle, and adheres to the inner part of the tibia which is the affected part. It is made of a material with a hardness that can be pressed to a degree sufficient to reduce stress on the adherent part consisting of the long flexor and deep leg fascia, while the tibial covering part 2 inhibits muscle contraction. It can be set as the structure formed with the elastic material so that it may not.

  In particular, plastezote can be used as the affected area compression pad 4, but the present invention is not limited to this as described above.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the outer surface of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the inner surface of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the embodiment of the present invention is worn on the body.
2 and 3, when mounted, the upper part corresponds to the proximal part of the lower leg, the lower part corresponds to the distal part of the lower leg, and the left side corresponds to the inner surface of the tibia in FIG. On the other hand, in FIG. 3, the upper part is the lower leg distal part and the lower part is the lower leg proximal part.

  As illustrated in these drawings, the thin splint device 11 of the present invention can be provided with the affected part compression pad 14 at the side end of the shin covering part 12.

  With this configuration, the thin splint device 11 can be used in a state where the affected part compression pad 14 at the side high end of the shin covered part 12 is applied to the affected part S so as to directly press the affected part S. 12 covers the shin including the affected part of the thin splint. The brace 11 is wound around the lower leg including the shin so as to return to the shin, and is detachably fastened to the brace 11 itself by the fastening portion 13M. Worn. Since the affected part compression pad 14 is located at the end of the shin covering part 12, positioning to the affected part S is facilitated. By fastening the device 11, the affected area compression pad 14 is compressed against the affected area S, and the affected area S is directly compressed by the affected area compression pad 14. At this time, the compression by the fastening is more surely and strongly performed through the outer compression pad 15 and is performed on the affected part compression pad 14.

  As illustrated in these figures, the thin splint device 11 is configured so that the outer compression pad 15 can be uniformly compressed by pressing the body part (affected part S) covered by the affected part compression pad 14. It can be configured to be provided so as to face the substantially central portion of the affected part compression pad 14 when worn.

  With such a configuration, the affected part compression pad 14 can evenly compress the surface of the body part to be covered by the outer compression pad 15, the uniform compression can be performed on the affected part S, and the pain reduction effect can be further enhanced.

  As illustrated in these drawings, in the thin splint device 11, the shin covering portion 12 can be provided with a vent 16 for preventing stuffiness when the present device 11 is mounted.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent stuffiness when the orthosis 11 is worn on the body, to perform comfortable sports / practice and daily life, and to have an effect on physical condition management at the time of wearing.

  As illustrated in these drawings, the thin-sprinting device 11 can form the fastening portion 13 by using a hook-and-loop fastener 13M such as Velcro (registered trademark). As a hook-and-loop fastener, a well-known thing can be used suitably.

  As illustrated in these drawings, the thin splint device 11 includes the fastening portion 13, one or a plurality of inner fastening strip-like pieces 13 </ b> A extending from the shin covering portion 12, and the like. One or a plurality of outer fastening band-like pieces 13C provided on the outer side of the covering portion 12 and the like, and when the outer fastening band-like piece 13C is wound and mounted, It may be arranged so as to cover the outer compression pad 15.

  In the example shown in the figure, two inner fastening band-like side portions 13A and the like are provided, and only one outer fastening band-like side portion C and the like are provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  With this configuration, when the brace 11 is fastened and attached, the outer compression pad 15 is securely covered and compressed by the outer fastening band-shaped piece 13C and the like, and the affected part compression pad 14 is compressed by the outer compression pad 15. The direct compression by the affected area compression pad 14 to the affected area is more reliably and strongly performed.

2, 3, and 4 (supra) show an embodiment of the present invention. For example, it can be specifically configured according to the specifications described below.
2 and 3, when mounted, the upper part corresponds to the proximal part of the lower leg, the lower part corresponds to the distal part of the lower leg, and the left side corresponds to the inner surface of the tibia in FIG. On the other hand, in FIG. 3, the upper part is the lower leg distal part and the lower part is the lower leg proximal part.

Specification of Example This orthosis 11: Material = Neoprene pile jersey, thickness 3 mm
Tibial covering portion 12: longitudinal width 65 mm (tibial inner surface side), lateral width 380 mm
Vent 16: Diameter 5mm
Compression belt (strip-shaped side 13A, etc.): Material = Neoprene pile jersey, 3mm thickness
Fastening part 13M, 23M: Magic tape (registered trademark) use, 25mm width Outer compression pad 15: Material = rubber, white, thickness 3mm, 15mmX18mm
Affected part compression pad 14: material = plastezote, thickness 3 mm, 80 mm × 20 mm

  In the present embodiment, the strip-shaped piece portion is formed such that the upper piece portion 13A (crus proximal portion) is approximately 5 cm longer than the lower piece portion 13B (crus distal portion). This is because the distal part (distal leg part) is usually narrow as the shape of the foot. That is, if the upper piece and the lower piece have the same length, the lower piece will be lifted off the skin, so the lower piece is made shorter than the upper piece. The device can be brought into close contact with the skin, and the device can be prevented from sliding down. Therefore, the above-mentioned 5 cm is an example, and in short, such an effect can be obtained by making the upper piece longer than the lower piece.

  Since the thin splint device of the present invention is configured as described above, pain due to the thin splint can be effectively reduced by wearing the thin splint that is frequently generated as a sports disorder. Therefore, the invention has high industrial utility value.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the basic composition of the apparatus for thin splints of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outer surface about the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the inner surface about the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the state which mounted | wore the body about the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shinsprint equipment 2 ... Shin covering part 3 ... Fastening part 4 ... Affected part compression pad 5 ... Outer compression pad 11 ... Shinsprinting equipment 12 ... Shin covering part 13A, 13B ... Inner fastening belt-like side part 13C ... Outer side Fastening band-like sides 13M, 23M ... Fastening part (surface fastener)
14 ... affected part compression pad 15 ... outer side compression pad 16 ... vent S ... affected part

Claims (9)

A device for thin splint used by wrapping around the lower leg part, the orthosis covering the shin including the affected part, and the brace part provided around the shin covering part and wound around the lower leg part A fastening part to be detachably fastened to the body, an affected part compression pad for directly compressing the affected part provided on the inner surface side of the shin covering part, and an affected part pressure provided on the outer surface side of the shin covered part A thin splint device comprising an outer compression pad for pressing the pad from the outside. The affected part compression pad is formed in such a shape and size that does not inhibit contraction of muscles such as anterior tibialis and triceps surae and compresses the inner part of the affected tibia. Item 4. A thin splint apparatus according to item 1. The affected area compression pad is composed of a soleus muscle, a long flexor muscle, a deep lower leg fascia, etc. that does not obstruct the contraction of muscles such as the anterior tibialis muscle and the triceps surae muscle and adheres to the inner part of the affected tibia. It is made of a material that can be pressed to a degree sufficient to reduce stress on the attachment part, while the shin covering part is made of a stretchable material so as not to inhibit muscle contraction. The thin splint orthosis according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The apparatus for thin splint according to claim 3, wherein the affected area compression pad is formed using plastezote. 5. The apparatus for sprinting according to claim 1, wherein the affected part compression pad is provided at a lateral end of the shin covering part. The outer compression pad is provided so as to face the substantially central portion of the affected part compression pad when the present device is worn so that the body part covered by the affected part compression pad can be uniformly compressed. The apparatus for thin splint according to claim 5. The thin sprinting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the shin covering portion is provided with a vent for preventing stuffiness when the device is mounted. 8. The apparatus for sprinting according to claim 1, wherein the fastening portion is formed using a hook-and-loop fastener such as a magic tape (registered trademark). The fastening portion comprises one or more inner fastening strips extending from the shin covering and one or more outer fastening strips provided on the outside of the shin covering. The thin splint according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the outer fastening band-shaped piece is arranged so as to cover the outer compression pad when it is wound and mounted. Equipment.