JP2019024927A - Physical therapy instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

To reliably and easily attach a physical therapy instrument to an affected part.SOLUTION: The instrument comprises a temporarily fitting part 3 for temporarily fitting a belt 2 attached to a body 1 and a regular fixing part 4 for regular fixation. After the belt 2 is put through an opening 9, the belt 2 is temporarily fitted by the temporarily fitting part 3 and reliably fixed by the regular fixing part 4. A hook-and-loop fastener is also used for the fixation. This constitution makes it possible to firmly fix the body 1 to an appropriate position regardless of the shape or size of the affected part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a physiotherapy device, and in particular to its attachment to the human body.

For example, as described in Patent Document 1, the physical therapy device is a cloth material in which the surface material of the bag-like pad is raised, and the raised material is raised between the non-connection-side end portion and the connection portion of the elastic belt. There was a thermal treatment pad or the like in which a fixing member detachable from a cloth material was formed at a plurality of locations. By applying the hot part to the affected part of the patient, blood circulation is promoted. There are various shapes and shapes of the main body, but considering the area of the affected part, etc., those having a thermal part generally have a size of about B5 to A4. To place the main body of the physical therapy device near the affected area, for example, when heat treating the vicinity of the waist, arrange the belt around the waist from the top of the body applied near the waist And what was placed was common.

For example, in order to warm the shoulder, the main body is placed on the affected part by placing the main body on the shoulder and winding a belt attached to the main body around the shoulder.

JP2001-149399

  In the above-described conventional configuration, when the main body is fixed to the affected part with the belt, it is necessary to wrap the belt around the body while pressing the main body against the affected part. Specifically, it is necessary to wrap and fix the belt with the other hand while holding the body with one hand, so when wrapping the belt, the body will be displaced from the affected area, or the belt will be tightened Sometimes loosened. In particular, when mounting on an affected part with a complicated shape such as a shoulder, or when attaching to a place where the freedom of one arm is difficult to use, such as near the arm or shoulder, it is extremely difficult to attach to the affected part accurately. there were.

In order to solve the above problems, the physical therapy device of the present invention includes a temporary fixing portion for temporarily fixing a belt and a main fixing portion for main fixing the main body.

With the above configuration, the physical therapy device of the present invention can be temporarily fixed to the affected part using the temporary fixing part when the physical therapy device is attached to the affected part, so that the main body can be accurately attached to the affected part.

1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which looked at the main part which shows the embodiment from the wearing side The figure which shows the thermal part in the same embodiment Operation explanatory diagram related to description of usage in the embodiment Operation explanatory diagram for the next step Operation explanatory diagram regarding the next step of the description Operation explanatory diagram regarding the next step of the description Operation explanatory diagram regarding the next step of the description Explanatory drawing when attached near the neck in the same embodiment Diagram showing physiotherapy equipment related to conventional technology

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the physical therapy device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, a belt 2 is attached to the main body 1 in the vicinity of its end. The belt 2 is used for wrapping around the patient's torso or shoulder when the main body 1 is fixed to the affected part. Here, the main body 1 is provided with a temporary fixing portion 3 for temporarily fixing the belt 2 and a main fixing portion 4 for main fixing. The main body 1 has a mounting surface 5 in contact with the affected part and an external surface 6 on the opposite side, and the belt 2 is sewn to the external surface 6.
Further, the main body 1 is used by inserting a heating portion therein. What is shown in FIG. 2 is a heating section 7 for insertion into the inside of the main body 1, and is heated by passing a current through a heating wire (not shown) connected to the power cord 8. At this time, a device for adjusting the temperature (not shown) is incorporated, but if necessary, a heat insulating material (not shown) is arranged between the heating wire and the exterior of the heating unit, It is also possible to stabilize the temperature of the part 7. Further, depending on the type of the heat insulating material, for example, when micro beads are used, the cushioning effect can be given.

In addition, when stuffing microbeads etc., it is necessary to maintain the softness | flexibility of the main body 1 with a cushion effect. Specifically, when the microbeads are packed too much, it becomes difficult to keep the main body 1 along the diameter of the neck when the main body 1 is pressed around the neck of the patient, for example.
Specifically, the use of the microbeads shown in the present embodiment does not serve as a cushioning material placed between a hard surface such as a floor or a wall and the body, unlike cushions using general microbeads. No. Therefore, a microbead cushion is used as a “pressing material” when the heater is brought into close contact with the body. More specifically, a general cushion is a reaction force received from a body weight and a hard surface, and the cushion therebetween is in close contact with the body, but the reaction force received from the hard surface or the like at this time is considerably large. However, as shown in FIG. 9, in this case, it is necessary to bring the physical therapy device into close contact with the body using the tension that pulls the belt 2 and the reaction force of the neck. As a result, since a strong force such as a reaction force from the hard surface cannot be used, it is necessary to reduce the internal pressure of the cushion so that the cushion itself cannot maintain a straight state.

In addition, the flow direction of the beads is limited to the longitudinal direction, and by selecting a material that expands and contracts only the longitudinal direction of the applicator cover that is the outer periphery of the main body, even if a small amount of beads is used, Can spread microbeads. In addition, in the commercially available cushion, a partition that divides the inside of the cushion may be provided in order to prevent the unevenness of the microbeads. Because there is a need to make it, there is no partition.

Further, in a conventional physiotherapy device, for example, a “pressing material” that plays a role of pressing a heater against the body is a relatively large base material, and thus simple bending such as a cylindrical shape or a double fold can be performed. However, it is difficult to realize complex bending such as folding in two and then folding in another direction, causing problems such as floating and corners becoming painful when hitting the neck. . Starting from the “pressing material”, the force is transmitted from the “heater” between the pressing material and the body to the “body”, and the heater is bent along the body together with the reaction force. In the general use of cushions, the body becomes a “pressing material” and the hard surface such as the floor opposite the cushion, generates a reaction force.

In this respect, the present embodiment employs a bead cushion and serves as a “pressing material” capable of three-dimensional bending, and the three-dimensional bending becomes possible, so that the part to be in close contact with has expanded. In other words, when a relatively large conventional pressing material is used, it floats without being in close contact with the body, and the side hits without bending and may cause pain, but the microbeads of this embodiment were used. In the structure, the body can be properly fixed around the neck.

4 to 8 show a method for mounting the physical therapy device according to this embodiment on a patient. As shown in FIG. 4, the patient first passes the belt 2 through the opening 9 as shown in FIG. 5 with the main body 1 placed on the affected part (in this case, the shoulder). After that, as shown in FIG. 6, the temporary fixing portion 3 (surface fastener having uneven characteristics different from the surface fastener disposed on the belt) attached to the mounting surface 5 near the opening 9 is pressed against the belt 2, Temporarily fix. It should be noted that the adhesion strength of the hook-and-loop fastener in the temporary fixing portion 3 (difficulty in removing the uneven surface fastener) is slightly higher than the adhesion strength of the main fixing portion 4, so that the fastener portion of a small area can be obtained. However, the original function of temporary fixing can be easily achieved.

In addition, by arranging the temporary fixing part 3 in the vicinity of the opening 9, it is possible to suppress the tip of the opening 9 from rolling up when the main body 1 is attached to the affected part, and the affected part to be fixed is a knee or the like. When the diameter of the convex portion is small, provision of the temporary fixing portion 3 makes it easy to change the hand holding the belt at the time of attachment, and can increase the efficiency of the attachment work.
Further, when the belt 2 is passed through the opening 9, the width of the belt 2 is substantially equal to the opening width of the opening 9, thereby suppressing play (gap) between the belt 2 and the opening 9 and stabilizing Can be realized. In addition, by pulling the upper and lower ends of the two non-stretchable supplementary belts arranged on the side surface of the belt 2, it becomes easier to bring the main body 1 along the body. Furthermore, when the main body 1 is pressed against the body by the tension of the belt 2, the vibration can be easily transmitted to the body when the vibration motor is mounted inside.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the surface fastener of the belt 2 is overlapped with the surface fastener provided on the outer surface 6 of the main body 1 to perform the main fixing. By mounting the hook-and-loop fastener almost on the entire surface, the position of the main fixing (that is, the belt mounting position) can be changed in accordance with the shape of the affected part. In addition, since the main body 1 is temporarily fixed to the affected part by the temporary fixing part 3, the hand opposite to the hand holding the belt 2 is opened. Therefore, it is possible to finely adjust the attachment position of the belt 2 to the main body 1 while holding the main body firmly with this open hand. As a result, the main body can be fixed at an appropriate position without the belt being loosened. Also, when removing the hook-and-loop fastener, in order to prevent the female surface from being unnecessarily worn out and not to be easily removed due to body movement during wearing, both the temporary fixing point and the permanent fixing point are required. It is desirable to use a hook-and-loop fastener that does not easily peel off when pulled in the horizontal direction and is easily peeled off in the vertical direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Belt 3 Temporary fixing part 4 This fixing part 5 Mounting surface 6 External surface 9 Opening part

Claims (9)

A physical therapy device comprising a main body and a belt attached to the main body, wherein the main body includes a temporary fixing portion for temporarily fixing the belt and a main fixing portion for main fixing. The physiotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein the main body has an opening for passing the belt. The physical therapy device according to claim 2, wherein the temporary fixing portion of the main body is disposed in the vicinity of the opening. The physical therapy device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the temporary fixing portion and the main fixing portion are arranged on different surfaces on the main body, respectively. The physical therapy device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the temporary fixing portion and the main fixing portion are configured by a hook-and-loop fastener. The physical therapy according to claim 5, wherein the belt has surface fasteners on both surfaces thereof, and the temporary fixing portion and the main fixing portion are in close contact with different surfaces of the surface fasteners disposed on both surfaces of the belt. machine. The physical therapy device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the main fixing portion has a close-contact portion of a hook-and-loop fastener at a plurality of locations. The physical therapy device according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the adhesion strength of the surface fastener of the temporary fixing portion is made stronger than that of the main fixing portion. The physical therapy device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein a contact area of the surface fastener of the temporary fixing portion is narrower than that of the main fixing portion.