JP2006345882A - Traction device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traction device capable of safely and favorably pulling the cervical division without applying burden on the teeth, the jaw joint or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This traction device includes a head-worn device 12 worn on the head part of a patient P, and a cervical division traction means 14 upward moving the head-worn device 12 and pulling the cervical division. The head-worn device 12 is provided with a constriction abutment part 42 applied to a constricted part between the cervical division and the occipital division from the back side in a state of being closely abutted thereon. Also, this traction device 10 is characterized in pulling the cervical division while retaining the occipital division side alone of the patient by the constriction abutment part 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a traction device for tracting a diseased part by pulling a neck or a waist.

As one of the treatment methods for cervical diseases such as cervical spondylosis, cervical sprain, intervertebral disc degeneration, intervertebral disc herniation, stiff shoulders, muscle pain, etc.・ Methods to relieve and improve pain, stiffness, cervical vertebral deformation, etc. caused by nerve compression by relaxation. As a conventional general cervical traction method, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, a traction method using a traction device made of belt, strap, etc., called Gleason traction, is used. The belts BT1 and BT2 are hung from the bottom in the middle of the belt BT1, and the both sides of the belt lie along the temporal region, and both ends of each belt are lifted upward U to pull the patient's neck. . These tractions are performed, for example, by attaching a belt 8 to the chin or the back of the head while the patient is seated on the chair 4 as shown in the attached drawing of FIG. One end of the pulling wire 5 hung on the pulley 3 supported above the head is connected to the hanger 6, and the other end is connected to the electric pulling device 21 including a drum or the like that winds the wire, a weight, etc. The patient's neck is pulled by pulling the wire 5 using the pulling device 21 or a weight as a pulling force source.
JP 2002-159521 A

  However, in the conventional pulling method, as shown in FIG. 6, when pulling the neck, the lower jaw is pulled up by the belt BT1, so that the lower jaw J is moved to the skull body side (the temporal bone T side). Since the pulling force is applied, a large load is applied to the teeth and the temporomandibular joint K. As a result, the disease around the teeth, the temporomandibular joint and the temporomandibular joint may be developed and worsened. Therefore, safety is low, and when treating people with illnesses such as teeth and jaws, elderly people, etc., the risk is particularly high and caution must be exercised. There was no case. Further, in cervical traction, the cervical vertebra is naturally bent into a convex curve C1, so that it can be effectively treated by separating the posterior side of the cervical vertebrae. Since the force acts on the jaw located in front of the cervical spine, for example, the patient's head tends to tilt backward (in the direction of arrow R in FIG. 6) with the base F of the neck as a fulcrum. It was. That is, the cervical vertebrae are excessively distorted C2 from the natural curvature C1 state of the cervical vertebra, so that each cervical vertebra spreads in the separating direction E on the front side of the cervical vertebra, but each cervical vertebra is compressed and narrowed in the proximity direction D on the rear side of the cervical vertebra. As a result of the poor traction of the balance, effective treatment of the cervix is difficult, and conversely, nerves or the like may be pressed to worsen the medical condition. Furthermore, since it is necessary to finely adjust the balance between the position and length of the two belts BT1 and BT2 and the traction direction, the work is complicated and labor is required, and the patient may feel uncomfortable. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and one object thereof is to provide a traction device that can safely and satisfactorily pull the neck without applying a load to the jaw such as teeth and temporomandibular joints. There is.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a head mounting tool 12 to be mounted on the head of a patient P, and a cervical traction means 14 for moving the head mounting tool 12 upward to pull the cervix. The head mounting device 12 is a traction device, and has a constriction abutting portion 42 applied in close contact from the back side at a constricted portion between the neck and the back of the head. The traction device 10 is configured to pull the neck while holding only the back of the head. The head mounting tool 12 may be any one such as a pillow-like form or a belt-like form provided with a substantially U-shaped constriction contact part 42. The cervical traction means 14 may be configured to move the head-mounted tool 12 upward. The cervical traction means 14 may be configured to use an expansion / contraction device as in the following embodiment, to be suspended by a rope, etc. Any other configuration such as a configuration using a slide body that advances and retreats may be used.

  Further, an inclined receiver 16 that supports the patient P in a rearward tilted state in which the patient P is tilted rearward is provided, and the patient's head leans against the rearward tilted receiver 16 in the rearward tilted state, The back head may be supported in close contact with the constriction contact portion 42 of the head mounting tool 12.

  Further, the cervical pulling means 14 may pull the cervical part by moving the head mounting tool 12 in a direction Xa substantially parallel to the direction X of the midline of the human body. When towing, the head does not excessively tilt backward or tilt forward or laterally, and the cervical vertebra can be pulled in a well-balanced manner from the natural forehead state C1 to the direction of decreasing the forehead.

  Further, the inclined receiver 16 includes a backrest 18 that receives the back of the patient P that has been tilted and tilted, and a seat 20 that is seated by bending the waist at approximately 90 degrees while leaning against the backrest 18. It is good also as consisting of the chair body 22 containing. The chair body 22 may be configured to arbitrarily set the backward tilt angle. A cushioning material may be used for the backrest surface side of the backrest portion 18 and the seat surface side of the seat portion 20.

  In addition, a waist attachment device 58 that is connected to the seat portion 20 and is mounted around the pelvis of a patient seated on the chair body 22, and the seat portion 20 is moved up and down with respect to the backrest portion 18 with the waist portion fixed by the waist attachment device 58. It may include a lumbar traction means 60 that pulls the lumbar portion by moving the pelvis and a control unit 30 that operates the cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60 in a linked manner so as to pull the cervical portion and the lumbar portion simultaneously. The waist part pulling means 60 may be configured to move the seat part 20 up and down with respect to the backrest part 18, and includes a structure using a screw shaft 68 as in the following embodiment, an expansion / contraction mechanism such as a cylinder, and rotation of the chain. Any other configuration such as a vertical mechanism may be used.

  Further, the waist pulling means 60 may pull the waist by moving the seat 20 in a direction Xb substantially parallel to the direction X of the midline of the human body.

  Further, the inclined receiver 16 may be provided with a heating device 80 that warms the neck and / or waist of the patient P.

  The traction means 14 and / or the waist traction means 60 detects the traction force 74 and 76, and is connected to the detection means 74 and 76. Based on the signals from the detection means 74 and 76, the traction means 14 and 60 are connected. And a safety control unit (30) that stops the traction when the set traction force is exceeded while operating. For example, the detection means 74 for pulling the traction force on the cervical side may incorporate a pressure sensor or the like in the head wearing tool 12 or may be provided between the head wearing tool 12 and the cervical traction means 14 in an interposed manner. Alternatively, it may be incorporated into the cervical traction means.

  According to the traction device of the present invention, the traction device includes a head mounting device to be mounted on the patient's head, and cervical traction means for moving the head mounting device upward to pull the neck. The head mounting device has a constriction contact portion applied in close contact from the back side at the constriction between the neck and the occipital region, and holds only the patient's occipital side by the constriction contact portion. By adopting a configuration that pulls the neck, the neck, the jawbone, and the temporomandibular joint are not loaded when the neck is pulled, and the neck can be safely pulled. Furthermore, the entire cervical vertebra can be pulled so as to be stretched in a balanced manner, and effective traction treatment can be performed.

  In addition, an inclined receiver that supports the patient in a rearward tilted state in which the patient is tilted rearward is provided, and the patient's head leans against the rearward tilted receiver in the rearward tilted state, thereby By adopting a structure that supports the necking contact portion of the wearing tool in close contact, it can be pulled in a relaxed state with reduced tension applied to the patient's neck due to gravity, etc., improving the neck stretching effect and reducing the load on the patient. Mitigation can be realized. Furthermore, by using the leaning of the patient's head, the holding state of the occipital region by the head mounting device can be reliably maintained, and the cervix can be reliably pulled.

  Further, the cervical traction means is configured to pull the cervical part by moving the head-mounted device in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the midline of the human body, whereby the cervical spine can be pulled in a well-balanced manner to improve the therapeutic effect.

  In addition, the inclined receiver includes a chair body including a backrest portion that receives the back of a patient who is tilted and tilted, and a seat portion that is seated by bending the waist portion by approximately 90 degrees while leaning against the backrest portion. By adopting the configuration, the patient's neck, back, waist, and the like can be pulled in a natural state, and effective traction treatment can be performed. Furthermore, the patient is pulled in a relatively easy posture and the burden on the patient is small. Moreover, the structure which supports the patient of an inclination receptacle can be manufactured with a comparatively simple structure. In addition, preparation for towing can be performed easily and in a short time.

  In addition, a waist attachment device that is connected to the seat portion and is mounted around a patient's pelvis seated on a chair body, and the waist portion is moved up and down with respect to the backrest portion while the waist portion is fixed by the waist attachment device. By including a lumbar traction means for traction, and a control unit for operating the cervical traction means and the lumbar traction means in a coordinated manner so as to simultaneously pull the cervical portion and the lumbar region, substantially the entire spine and surrounding muscles, etc. As a whole, the cervix can be effectively treated against cervical diseases caused by the spine and back muscles. At the same time, the lumbar spine, spine, and the like are pulled, so that diseases such as the waist and back can be alleviated and treated.

  The lumbar traction means is configured to pull the lumbar part by moving the seat part in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the midline of the human body, so that the entire spine including the cervical vertebra and the lumbar vertebra is pulled in a well-balanced manner. Effective treatment can be performed.

  In addition, the inclined receiver is provided with a heating device for heating the patient's neck and / or waist, so that the blood circulation around the affected area can be improved and pain can be relieved by heating the affected area. As a result of being able to expect a thermotherapy effect such as, it is possible to synergistically improve the treatment effect of the affected area. In addition, for example, if the affected area is warmed in advance before towing, the towing treatment effect can be improved because the towing is performed in a state where the tension of muscles and the like is relaxed.

  Further, a detecting means for detecting the traction force by the cervical traction means and / or the lumbar traction means, and a traction force when the set traction force is exceeded while operating the traction means based on a signal from the detection means. By including the safety control unit to be stopped, it is possible to prevent traction force from acting on the neck or waist excessively and perform traction therapy safely.

  Embodiments of the traction device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The traction device of the present invention is, for example, a traction device that is used for cervical disease treatment by pulling the cervix. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of a traction device of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the traction device 10 pulls the neck by moving the head mounting tool 12 mounted on the patient's head and the head mounting tool 12 upward. Cervical traction means 14.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an inclined receiver 16 is provided to support the patient P in a rearward tilted state in which the patient P is tilted in the direction of the arrow Rs on the back side. In this state, the neck is pulled. In the present embodiment, the inclined receiver 16 includes a chair body 22 including a backrest portion 18 that is tilted rearward and a seat portion 20, and the patient P sits on the seat portion 20 and leans against the backrest portion 18. The cervical traction is performed in the applied state. In this embodiment, the front side when the patient sits on the chair body 22, that is, the left side of FIG. 1 is the front side, and the back side when the patient sits on the chair body 22, that is, the right side of FIG. It will be backward. In the present embodiment, the chair body 22 is pivotally supported by a hollow box-shaped support base 24 installed on the floor so as to be rotatable via a rotation shaft 25, and is built in the support base 24. Via the rotation mechanism 26, it is supported so that the upright state in which the backrest portion 18 is set in a vertical shape and the rearward tilted state in which the backrest portion 18 is inclined rearward can be freely changed. As a result, the chair body 22 can be placed in the upright state before or after towing, and the patient P can easily sit on the chair body 18 or can stand up. On the other hand, before the pulling operation, the patient can be changed to the backward tilted state while being seated.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the backrest portion 18 of the chair body has a wide-area backrest surface 28 that receives the patient's back on the front side, and has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front. A load receiving base 29 supported by the support 24 is provided. The load receiving base 29 is pivotally supported on the support base 24 via the rotation shaft 25 at the lower end side. The load receiving base 29 is formed therein with a housing space containing components such as the cervical traction means 14 and a control unit 30 for controlling the device, and the entire traction device is compactly provided as a chair body 22 structure. ing. The backrest surface 28 of the backrest portion is formed in a planar shape in FIG. 1, but may be formed in, for example, a curved surface along the S-shaped curve of the spine or any other shape. On the other hand, the seat portion 20 is provided in a box shape in which a human seat surface 31 is formed on the upper surface side, and is positioned lower than the backrest portion 18 of the load receiving base 29 so as to protrude from the front surface of the backrest portion 18. It is provided integrally. In the present embodiment, the seat 20 has the seat surface 31 of the seat 20 with respect to the backrest 18 so that the seated patient P is in a posture in which the waist is bent by approximately 90 degrees while leaning against the backrest. Is set to approximately 90 degrees. As a result, the patient is seated with the waist bent by approximately 90 degrees, and the spine tends to be a natural S-shaped curve, and the gravity applied to the spine direction is reduced by leaning against the tilted backrest 18, for example, It becomes a relaxed state in which the tension of the patient's cervical vertebrae and the muscles around the cervical region is reduced due to gravity or the like. Thereby, the cervical vertebra can be effectively separated without applying a large traction force to the cervix, and the burden on the patient can be reduced and an effective traction treatment can be performed. Further, the seat portion 20 is connected to the backrest portion 18 via a waist pulling means 60 described later so as to be movable up and down. A footrest 33 protrudes forward from the lower end side of the seat portion 20. The inclined receiver 16 is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, for example, a configuration in which only the backrest portion is tilted backward with respect to the seat portion, a configuration in which the angle between the seat portion and the backrest portion can be freely changed, and a bed Any other configuration such as a shape configuration may be used.

  The rotation mechanism 26 rotates the chair body 22 around the rotation shaft 30 and supports the chair body 18 so that the rearward tilt state at a required angle is maintained. In the present embodiment, the rotation mechanism 26 includes a drive motor 34 disposed in the support base 24, a screw shaft 36 that is supported in the support base 24 so as to be rotatable about its axis in the front-rear direction, and an axial direction. A slide body 38 that is screwed into the screw shaft 36 in a penetrating manner, and a support that is pivotally supported by a connection piece 39 that is pivotally supported at one end by the slide body 38 and protrudes from the backrest 18 at the other end side. Arm 40. The drive motor 34 is electrically connected to a control unit 30 installed in the backrest 18, and is driven and stopped by a signal from the control unit 30. The screw shaft 36 is connected to the drive motor 34 via a speed reducer. When the drive motor 34 is rotated, the slide body 38 is screwed back and forth in the axial direction of the screw shaft. When the slide body 38 moves to the rear side of the screw shaft 36 due to the rotation of the screw shaft, the chair body 22 is tilted backward while supporting the load on the rear side of the chair body 22 via the support arm 40. When the slide body 38 moves to the front side of the screw shaft 36, the chair body 22 is forcibly raised through the support arm 40 and is in an upright state. The rotation mechanism 26 is not limited to the configuration using the drive motor and the screw shaft as described above. For example, the gear is integrally provided on the rotation shaft 25 and the motor is directly connected to the gear. Other arbitrary configurations such as a configuration in which the shaft is directly rotated and a configuration using an expansion / contraction mechanism such as a cylinder may be used.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the head wearing tool 12 is disposed on the seat surface 31 of the seat portion 20 at an upper position on the front side of the backrest portion 18. The seated patient P is mounted on the head while leaning against the backrest 18. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the head-mounted device 12 has a constriction contact portion 42 applied to the constriction portion between the patient's neck and the back of the head in a close contact manner from the back side. . In the present embodiment, the constriction contact portion 42 is formed in, for example, a band shape having a substantially U-shape and a certain vertical width, and extends from the back side of the neck to the left and right sides along the patient's constriction. Both ends are extended to the vicinity of the rear of both ears, specifically, to the part where the mastoid protrusion M of the temporal bone T is located, and are formed so as to be in close contact with each other in a substantially U shape from the lower side. The position of the mastoid M is less displaced in the front-rear direction in a side view with respect to the position of the cervical vertebra on the upper side, and by supporting and pulling this position, it is possible to expect traction of the cervix in a balanced manner. Note that FIG. 3 is a model diagram in which details are omitted for explanation, and a schematic configuration is simply shown. The head-mounted tool 12 pulls the neck upward while holding only the patient's occipital side by the substantially U-shaped constriction contact portion 42. That is, the head-mounted tool 12 does not include any belt or the like that is applied to the chin like conventional devices, and pulls the neck by applying a traction force only to the vicinity of the constricted part on the back of the head. As a result, no load is applied to the teeth, the temporomandibular joint K, and the like during towing, so that it can be safely towed without developing or exacerbating jaw diseases. Further, since a traction force acts mainly from the left and right sides of the cervical vertebra to the posterior side, the front side of the cervical vertebra and the rear side of the cervical vertebra are separated from the natural state C1 where the cervical vertebra is bent forward (FIG. 2). It can be pulled in a well-balanced manner in the separation direction E1 and can be effectively pulled. In this embodiment, since the head mounting tool 12 is mounted in a state where the patient P leans against the chair body 22 tilted backward as described above, the patient's head is the chair body on the back side in the backward tilted state. 22, the patient's occipital region is supported in close contact with the constriction contact portion 42 of the head mounting tool 12. Accordingly, even when the constriction contact portion 42 is held only on the back of the head, the head can be stably attached to the head, and the neck can be reliably pulled without being disengaged from or displaced from the back of the head. In the present embodiment, the head wearing tool 12 has an auxiliary receiving portion 44 connected to the rear side of the constricted contact portion 42 and engaged with the raised portion of the occipital region in order to ensure the wearing state, An auxiliary winding portion 46 connected to the upper end side of the receiving portion 44 and fixed to the head in a winding shape is integrally provided. A suspension support member 48 made of a cable or the like is connected to the auxiliary winding portion 46 of the head mounting device 12, and is linked to the cervical traction means 14 via the suspension support member 48.

  In the present embodiment, the cervical traction means 14 is assembled integrally with the chair body 22 with its constituent members built into the load receiving base 29 constituting the backrest portion 18. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the cervical traction means 14 is installed on the upper end side on the left and right center side of the backrest portion 18, and moves the head mounting tool 12 up and down with respect to the backrest portion 20. A linear motion mechanism 50 is included. In the present embodiment, the linear motion mechanism 50 is operation-controlled through the control unit 30 and is along a direction Xa substantially parallel to the direction X of the midline of the patient P leaning against the backrest 18 tilted backward. The head mounting tool 12 is moved. In other words, the patient's neck is pulled substantially parallel to the direction X of the midline, and when the patient is pulled, the neck is bent forward or backward to prevent the cervical spine from being loaded, and the balance of the neck is extended. Towing can be realized. The linear motion mechanism 50 includes, for example, a motor 52 and an expansion / contraction device 54 that expands / contracts the rod body by the rotation of the motor 52. The motor 52 is electrically connected to the control unit 30 and is driven and stopped in response to a signal from the control unit 30. On the upper end side of the telescopic device 54, a connection support portion 56 is provided that protrudes from the upper end of the backrest portion 18 toward the front side, and the head is connected to the front end side of the connection support portion 56 via a suspension member 48. The mounting tool 12 is connected. By driving the motor 52 and extending the rod body of the telescopic device 54, the head-mounted device 12 is lifted so as to substantially follow the backrest surface 28 of the backrest portion, and the neck portion is pulled. The cervical traction means 14 is not limited to the above embodiment, and may have any configuration. For example, the backrest part 14 may be divided into upper and lower parts, the upper part may be configured to move up and down relative to the lower part of the backrest part, and the head mounting tool 12 may be fixed to the upper part.

  Further, in this embodiment, the waist is pulled simultaneously with the patient's neck, and as shown in FIG. 1, the chair body 22 is connected to the seat 20 and is mounted around the patient's pelvis. An attachment tool 58 and a waist part pulling means 60 that pulls the waist part by moving the seat part 20 up and down with respect to the backrest part with the waist part fixed by the waist part attachment tool 58 are provided. The cause of cervical disease is not limited to the cervical region, but is often found in the spine including the cervical vertebrae, muscles such as the back and shoulders, etc. The At the same time, spinal diseases, lumbar diseases, etc. can be effectively treated.

  The waist attachment device 58 is formed of, for example, an annular belt body that is wound around the pelvis of the patient's waist, and is seated by a connection band portion 62 that extends integrally downward from both sides of the waist attachment device 42. Connected to the unit 20. The waist attachment device 58 is configured to be connected to and released from the waist easily by a connecting means such as a buckle or a hook-and-loop fastener in a ring shape in front of the waist.

  In this embodiment, the waist portion pulling means 60 is provided by incorporating its constituent members in the load receiving base 29 constituting the backrest portion 18 and assembling it integrally with the chair body 22. In the present embodiment, the waist pulling means 60 includes a rail mechanism 63 that moves the seat 20 up and down along the backrest surface of the backrest 18. The rail mechanism 63 moves the seat up and down in a direction Xb substantially parallel to the direction of the midline X of the patient seated on the chair body 22. In addition, the waist | hip | lumbar part pulling means 60 serves also as the position adjustment means of the seat part with respect to the head mounting tool 12 according to a patient's physique. In the present embodiment, the rail mechanism 63 includes a rail 64 vertically provided on the front side of the backrest portion 18, a motor 66, and a screw shaft 68 that is disposed in the backrest portion 18 in the vertical direction and is rotatably supported. And a slide part 70 that protrudes integrally from the back side of the seat part 20 into the backrest part 18 and is screwed to the screw shaft 68 in a penetrating manner. The rail 64 slides up and down the seat portion 20 while engaging with a rail engaging portion (not shown) such as a wheel provided on the rear surface side of the seat portion 20. The motor 66 is electrically connected to the control unit 30 installed in the backrest unit 18, and is operated and stopped by a signal from the control unit 30. The screw shaft 68 is connected to the motor 66 via a speed reducer. The slide portion 70 of the seat portion 20 is screwed back and forth in the axial direction of the screw shaft due to the rotation of the screw shaft 68 due to the rotation of the motor 66, and the seat portion 20 moves up and down along the rail 64. The fixed state is maintained at the position. Moreover, in this embodiment, the armpit support member 72 projected forward from the backrest part 18 is provided so that the armpit of the patient seated on the seat part 20 may be supported from the bottom. The side support member 72 fixes the upper body side to the backrest side when the waist is pulled by the waist pulling means 60, and reliably prevents the waist from being excessively applied to the neck that is being pulled by the neck pulling means 14. Can be towed. In addition, you may provide the belt etc. which fix a patient's upper body side to the backrest part side.

  In this embodiment, a neck detecting means 74 for detecting the neck pulling force by the neck pulling means 14 and a waist detecting means 76 for detecting the waist pulling force by the waist pulling means 60 are provided. On the basis of the signals 74 and 76, there is a safety control section for stopping the traction by the cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60. In the present embodiment, the safety control unit is also used as the control unit 30, and the detection means 74 and 76 are electrically connected to the control unit 30. The neck detecting means 74 is composed of, for example, a pressure sensor, and is connected to a suspension member 48 that is disposed in a connection support portion 56 provided at the upper end of the telescopic device 54 and that supports the head mounting device 12. ing. A pulling force applied to the suspension member 48 is detected, and a detection signal is sent to the control unit 30. Similarly, the waist detection means 76 is composed of a pressure sensor, and is incorporated at a connection position between the connection band portion 62 and the seat portion 20 of the waist attachment device 58. A tensile force applied to the connection band 62 is detected, and a detection signal is sent to the control unit 30.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 30 controls the cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60 to operate in a coordinated manner so as to pull the cervical part and the lumbar part simultaneously. The control unit 30 is connected to, for example, a controller that can be turned on and off, and can start and stop the traction operation by the controller operation of the patient himself or another operator such as a doctor. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the cervical traction means 22 is operated based on signals from the detection means 50 and 51, and traction is stopped when the signal from the detection means 50 and 51 exceeds the set traction force. Thus, the cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60 are controlled. As a result, it is possible to prevent injuries and deterioration of medical conditions due to excessive traction and to ensure patient safety. The set traction force may be set in accordance with, for example, the patient's weight, age, medical condition, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the backrest 18 of the chair body 22 is provided with a heating device 80 that warms the neck and waist of the patient P. In the present embodiment, the heating device 80 is composed of a pillow-shaped heating pad with a built-in heater that generates heat by electrical resistance, such as a planar heating element, and is electrically connected to the control unit 30. In the present embodiment, the heating device 80 is attached to a position corresponding to the patient's neck and waist portions of the backrest portion 18 so that the surface of the device is directly applied to the patient. The heating device 80 may be, for example, a device using far infrared rays or near infrared rays, or any other device. The thermal apparatus 80 can perform thermal treatment such as improving the blood circulation around the affected area and relieving pain by heating the affected area such as the neck and waist of the patient P. Furthermore, since the tension of muscles and the like is relieved, the traction treatment effect is enhanced, and as a result, the treatment effect can be synergistically improved. In the present embodiment, the thermal device 80 operates in conjunction with the cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60 via the control unit 30. For example, the thermal device 80 can remove the affected part to some extent before the traction. The cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60 are activated after a predetermined time has elapsed. In the present embodiment, for example, a timer is built in the control unit 30, and the cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60 are operated by a timer after a predetermined time from the operation of the heating device 80 to be pulled. . The heating device 80 is not limited to the above-described control, and for example, the controller 78 and the like may be manually operated to activate the traction means separately from the activation operation of the heating device 80. Moreover, you may make it start the thermal apparatus 80 and each traction means 14 and 60 simultaneously by one button operation. Moreover, it is good also as being electrically controlled by the system | strain different from the control part 30 which controls the traction means 14 and 60. FIG.

  Next, the operation of the traction device according to this embodiment will be described. When the traction device 10 is used, first, the chair body 22 is set upright to be in an upright state. The patient P sits on the seat 20 while leaning his back against the backrest 18 of the chair body 22 with the waist bent at approximately 90 degrees. While attaching the constriction contact part 42 of the head wearing tool 12 to the constricted part between the neck and the occipital region of the patient P from the back side, the head wearing tool 12 is attached to the head of the patient P. A waist attachment tool 58 is attached to the waist. Through the rotation mechanism 26, the entire chair body 22 is tilted backward, and the patient P as shown in FIG. When the patient's head leans against the backrest 18 in the rearward tilted state, the back of the head is brought into close contact with and supported by the constriction contact portion 42 of the head wearing tool 12. By tilting backward, the patient's weight is distributed in the midline direction X and in the direction of the backrest, resulting in a relaxed state in which excessive tension on the cervical vertebrae, spine and surrounding muscles is reduced, and when pulling It stretches well and can be pulled effectively. In addition, if necessary, the thermal treatment can be performed together with the traction treatment by operating the thermal device 80 to warm the neck and waist. The switch of the controller 78 is turned on, and the cervical traction means 14 and the lumbar traction means 60 are operated via the control unit 30 to simultaneously pull the cervical part and the lumbar part. By substantially pulling the entire spine, it is possible to effectively treat cervical diseases, spinal diseases, lumbar diseases, and the like simultaneously. In the cervical traction, no traction force is applied to the chin, and the cervical traction is performed while only the patient's occipital side is held by the constriction contact portion 42. Therefore, the cervical traction can be safely pulled without developing or worsening the jaw disease. . At the same time, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire cervical vertebra can be pulled so as to be stretched in a balanced manner, and effective traction treatment can be performed. During towing, the control unit 30 operates each towing unit based on the signals from the neck detecting unit 74 and the waist detecting unit 76, and when the signals from the detecting units 74 and 76 exceed the set tractive force. Stop towing. As a result, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the medical condition and injury due to excessive cervical and lumbar traction. Such traction is performed intermittently or continuously, and the traction is terminated after a required time. After the end of towing, the chair body 22 is returned to the upright state, and the head wearing tool and the waist wearing tool are removed from the patient P.

  The traction device of the present invention described above is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment alone, and may be arbitrarily modified without departing from the essence of the present invention described in the claims. .

  The traction device of the present invention is preferably used when, for example, cervical diseases, lumbar diseases, spinal diseases, and the like are pulled by pulling the cervix or simultaneously pulling the cervix and the lumbar region.

It is side explanatory drawing which showed the partial internal structure of the traction apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is expansion explanatory drawing of the head mounting tool of the traction apparatus of FIG. It is AA arrow explanatory drawing of FIG. It is a figure of the state which faced the backrest part of the traction apparatus of FIG. It is block explanatory drawing which shows roughly the structure of a head traction means, a waist | hip | lumbar part pulling means, a control part, and a detection means. It is explanatory drawing of the brace used for the conventional cervical traction treatment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pulling device 12 Head mounting tool 14 Neck part pulling means 16 Inclined receptacle 18 Backrest part 20 Seat part 22 Chair body 30 Control part 42 Constriction contact part 58 Lumbar part mounting tool 60 Lumbar part pulling means 74 Neck part detection means 76 Lumbar part detection means 80 Heating device

Claims (8)

A traction device comprising: a head mounting device mounted on a patient's head; and a cervical traction device that moves the head mounting device upward to pull the neck.
The head mounting tool has a constriction contact portion applied to the constriction portion between the neck and the occipital region in close contact from the back side,
A traction device that pulls the neck while holding only the occipital region of the patient by the constriction contact portion. An inclined receptacle that supports the patient in a tilted state after the patient is tilted to the back side,
2. The traction device according to claim 1, wherein the patient's head leans against the back side inclined receiving body in a rearward tilted state, thereby supporting the back of the head in close contact with the constriction contact portion of the head wearing tool. .   3. The traction device according to claim 2, wherein the cervical traction means pulls the cervix by moving the head mounting tool in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the midline of the human body. The tilted receiver is a backrest that receives the back of a tilted patient's back,
The traction device according to claim 2 or 3, comprising a chair body including a seat portion that is seated by bending the waist portion by approximately 90 degrees while leaning against the backrest portion. A waist attachment device that is connected to the seat and is worn around the pelvis of a patient seated on a chair body,
Waist pulling means for pulling the waist by moving the seat up and down with respect to the backrest while the waist is fixed by the waist attachment;
The traction device according to claim 4, further comprising a control unit that operates the cervical traction means and the lumbar traction means in a coordinated manner so as to simultaneously pull the cervical part and the lumbar part.   6. The traction device according to claim 5, wherein the lumbar traction means moves the seat in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the midline of the human body and pulls the lumbar region.   The traction device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the inclined receiver is provided with a heating device that warms the neck and / or waist of the patient. Detection means for detecting traction force by the cervical traction means and / or the lumbar traction means;
8. A safety control unit, connected to the detection means, and configured to stop traction when a set traction force is exceeded while operating the traction means based on a signal from the detection means. A traction device according to any one of the above.

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