JP3836907B2 - Low back pain treatment belt - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a belt having a pelvic correction or support function that is attached to a portion from the waist to the pelvis and used to treat low back pain due to sciatica.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to treat low back pain caused by sciatica, etc., corsets and supporters attached to the part from the torso to the back are used. Low back pain is often caused by a shift or distortion in the portion from the spine to the pelvis, and the pain often promotes the shift or distortion. The corset and supporter are attached to surround the part from the torso to the waist and fix the body, thereby eliminating or alleviating back pain.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the corset is a rigid shell that fixes the position of the spine and pelvis, the movement of the body is also fixed, making daily operations inconvenient. Moreover, since it is necessary to manufacture according to the body shape of each patient, it is expensive. What is called a supporter is a wide belt with a certain degree of rigidity, and usually has only a function to limit the movement of the body, so it corrects bone displacement and distortion. The action can hardly be expected, and the therapeutic effect of low back pain cannot be expected so much.
[0004]
This invention is simple in structure and easy to wear, and can correct or eliminate the back pain by correcting the bone misalignment and distortion from the spine to the pelvis without interfering with daily body movements. The challenge is to obtain a possible instrument.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The low back pain treatment belt according to the present invention has a first belt 1 having at least longitudinal stretchability, and has at least stretchability in the longitudinal direction, and obliquely intersects with the first belt 1 in a part of the longitudinal direction. One second band 2 fixed to the first band, or two pieces positioned in series fixed to the first band so as to obliquely intersect the first band 1 in a part in the longitudinal direction. A second band 2 composed of partial bands 2A and 2B, and engaging means 3, 4 and 5, 6 for engaging both ends of the first band 1 and both ends of the second band 2 are provided.
[0006]
The second band 2 does not simply cross a straight band with the first band 1 in an X shape, but a portion extending from the portion of the second band 2 intersecting the first band 1 to both sides is substantially the same as the first band 1. A shape extending in parallel (Claim 2), or a portion extending from the portion intersecting the first belt 1 of the second belt 2 to both sides is bent toward the first belt 1 side. (Claim 3) is more preferable.
[0007]
Further, the embodiment that can be easily mounted is a shape in which the first belt 1 and the second belt 2 intersect at the longitudinal intermediate portion of both.
[0008]
Back pain belt INVENTION This is a first band 1 wound horizontally around the pelvis and fixed to the body by fastening both ends, then the second band 2 one side of the pelvis of the body side lower its ( It is wound around the greater trochanter of the femur, and the other side is wound over the pelvis on the opposite body side, and the both ends are engaged with each other in the stretched state with a desired strength. As a result, the second band 2 is mounted in a state of being inclined to the left or right.
[0009]
In order to be able to easily identify the ends of the first band 1 and the second band 2 during the mounting operation, the first band 1 and the second band 2 are made of different colors or both ends thereof It is preferable to add an identification code to be an alignment mark.
[0010]
[Action]
In general, the pelvis of a person complaining of back pain, for example, when the right side of the waist hurts, the right side of the pelvis 15 (FIGS. 9 and 10 are views seen from behind the human body) is lowered as shown in FIG. Yes. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, a compression force 18 is applied so that the spine 16 bent from the upper left side of the pelvis is straightened, and a compression force 17 that lifts the right side of the pelvis is applied, so that the spine 16 and the pelvis 15 are connected. If the straight positional relationship as shown in FIG. 10 is corrected, low back pain caused by bone displacement or distortion is eliminated or alleviated.
[0011]
The low back pain treatment belt of the present invention is described in FIG. 9 by the contraction force of the second belt 2 that is wound obliquely in a stretched state when wound as shown in FIGS. Compression forces 17, 18 (FIGS. 7 and 8 are views seen from the front of the body) can be applied to treat back pain.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment, which includes a first band 1 and a second band 2 composed of two partial bands 2A and 2B. The first band 1 is an elongated strip-shaped rubber sheet, and the surface fasteners 3 and 4 are attached to both ends thereof with one side 4 on the front side in the figure and the other side 3 on the back side in the figure. The length of the 1st belt | band | zone 1 is the length which can be wound around the trunk | drum of a body in the state which contacted both ends, and a width | variety is about 10 cm. The partial bands 2A and 2B that form the second band are made of rubber sheets that are substantially the same width as the first band 1 and have a length that is approximately one-half of the length. It is fixedly connected to the side of the central portion of the belt 1 with eyelets 7. The surface fasteners 5 and 6 similar to the first band 1 are attached to the front ends of the partial bands 2A and 2B, with one being the front side of the figure and the other being the back side of the figure. The outer side 8 on the base end side of the partial bands 2A and 2B has a loose arc shape, and when a longitudinal tension acts on the partial bands 2A and 2B, the tension is the base end of the opposite partial band. To be led to. Moreover, the front end side of the partial bands 2A, 2B is parallel to the first band 1, so that the second band 2 formed by the partial bands 2A, 2B has a loose S-shape as a whole, It intersects the first zone 1 diagonally at the central portion.
[0013]
The first band 1 and the second band 2 can be provided with a large number of small through holes for providing the band with air permeability. Further, by adhering a fabric having hygroscopicity and stretchability to both sides of a band made of a rubber sheet, the band can be made hygroscopic. These bands 1 and 2 can also be formed of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, or a braided fabric imparted with stretchability by weaving rubber strings or the like. The first belt 1 and the partial belts 2A and 2B do not need to be one seamless belt, but may be made of the same material or different materials depending on stretchability, hygroscopicity or manufacturing convenience. Can be made by connecting.
[0014]
The low back pain treatment belt formed in this way is worn on the body as described in the above section of action. More specifically, with the first belt 1 and the second belt 2 crossing each other in the middle of the back, holding both ends of the first belt 1 with both hands and slightly stretching it horizontally around the pelvis It winds, the both ends are beaten together in the lower abdomen, and are fixed by engaging the hook-and-loop fasteners 3 and 4. Next, hold both ends of the second band 2 with both hands, and in the body side part, one partial band is compressed above the first band and the other is pressed below the pelvis below the first band. Winding while pulling with strength, both ends meet at the lower abdomen and are attached by hook-and-loop fasteners 5 and 6. When it is desired to reverse the inclination direction of the second belt 2 when it is attached, it may be attached so that the entire surface is reversed.
[0015]
FIG. 2 shows the second embodiment, wherein the second band 2 is formed by a single seamless S-shaped band, and its central part is connected to the central part of the first band 1 by eyelets 7. It is a thing. FIG. 3 shows that the first band 1 and the second band are obtained by putting two cut lines 9 and 10 from both sides in a wide rubber sheet and cutting along a separating line 11 having an oblique step at the center. 2 shows that it is possible to manufacture the belt of the present invention having a single structure cut out from one sheet without wasting material. FIG. 4 is a view showing a structure in which the first belt 1 and the second belt 2 are shifted and connected in the longitudinal direction in the planar belt shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 in which the first band 1 and the second band 2 are respectively connected at the center thereof, when they are worn on the body, the meeting parts at both ends of the first band and the meeting parts at both ends of the second band Are the same part, and four sheets are hit together in that part. In the shape of FIG. 4 in which the first band 1 and the second band 2 are shifted in the longitudinal direction, when the crossing portion 13 is mounted in the middle of the back, the meeting portions and the second band at both ends of the first band are mounted. The meeting parts at both ends can be shifted to the left and right of the lower abdomen.
[0016]
FIG. 5 shows a fifth embodiment. In the fifth embodiment, the second belt 2 has a portion extending from the intersection with the first belt 1 on both sides toward the first belt 1 side. The shape is bent in an arc. As described above, the second band 2 bent in an arc shape can be formed by cutting out a rubber sheet into such a shape. As a matter of course, a number of rubber strings inserted in the vertical direction of the second band By sequentially changing in the width direction, it is also possible to produce knitted fabrics, woven fabrics, braids, and the like. FIG. 5 shows that the second belt 2 having a loose S-shape is linearly cut by such means by cutting a belt formed in an arc shape at the center, one side upside down, and sewing again. An example in which the belt of the present invention is formed by sewing 12 on the first belt 1 is shown.
[0017]
In FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, the first band 1 and the second band 2 are connected at the intersection, but in the ones shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the first band 1 and the second band 2 In a portion close to the intersection of the portions where the side sides are parallel (portion indicated by a in FIGS. 2 and 5), the first side 1 And the second band 2 can be connected.
[0018]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the belt of the present invention is formed by sewing a straight strip-shaped first belt 1 and second belt 2 crossed and sewn. Such a structure has a feature that it can be manufactured easily and inexpensively, particularly when the belt of the present invention is constituted by a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a braid or the like. There is a drawback in that the part shown is loosened and floats from the body, the wearing feeling becomes worse, and an unnatural bulge can be formed on the body side when the clothes are brought. In order to prevent this drawback, a highly stretchable material is used as the band material, particularly the second band material.
[0019]
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the extending portions on both sides of the second band 2 are in the direction parallel to the first band 1 because the second band in the portion indicated by 14 in FIG. This is to prevent looseness. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the looseness of this portion is hardly caused when the second band 2 is bent in an arc shape, and a better wearing feeling can be obtained. Since the first belt 1 and the second belt 2 are wound around the body and worn, it is best to have a curved shape that matches the body line, but the cost is increased, and Material waste occurs. The shape of the first belt 1 and the second belt 2 should be determined in consideration of the wearability and cost, and is limited to the shapes shown in FIGS. 1 to 6. It is not a thing.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a device that is easy to wear and does not interfere with daily body movements, and can correct bone displacement and distortion from the spine to the pelvis, which cause back pain. The result of actually wearing it on a patient who complained of the patient was also very good. Note that the direction in which the inclination direction of the second belt is set does not necessarily coincide with the direction of the pain, so it is understood that the above-described direction in which the lower back is sore and the winding direction of the second belt are just general examples. Should.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a second embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a third embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a fourth embodiment. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the sixth embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state in the middle of wearing. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the wearing state. FIG. 9 is a displacement or distortion of the spine and pelvis. Rear view showing [Fig. 10] Rear view of corrected spine and pelvis [Explanation of symbols]
1 First belt 2 Second belt
2A partial belt
2B Partial belt 3 Surface fastener 4 Surface fastener 5 Surface fastener 6 Surface fastener

Claims (4)

A first belt (1) having at least longitudinal stretchability, and a first belt having at least stretchability in the longitudinal direction and obliquely intersecting the first belt (1) in a part of the longitudinal direction. A second band (2) composed of two partial bands (2A, 2B) positioned in series with each other, fixed to the first band (2), both ends of the first band (1) and the second band (2) Engaging means (3, 4) and (5, 6) for fastening the two ends of each of the first and second belts, the first belt is wound horizontally and fixed to the body, and one side of the second belt is attached to the body side. A low back pain treatment belt, wherein the belt is wound under the pelvis and wound so that the other side passes over the pelvis on the opposite body side . The lower back pain treatment belt according to claim 1, characterized in that portions extending on both sides from a portion intersecting with the first belt (1) of the second belt (2) extend substantially parallel to the first belt (1). . The portion extending from the portion of the second belt (2) intersecting the first belt (1) to both sides is bent toward the first belt (1). Back pain treatment belt. 2. The low back pain treatment belt according to claim 1, wherein the first belt (1) and the second belt (2) intersect each other at the longitudinal intermediate portion thereof.

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