JP3890078B2 - Lower limb strength reinforcement - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lower limb strength reinforcing device that reinforces muscular strength by removing the swelling of the lower limbs by promoting the flow of blood and lymph in the lower limbs.

  In the advent of an aging society, an increase in care for bedridden or demented elderly people due to aging disorders, particularly cerebrovascular disorders, has become a major social and medical financial problem. In order to cope with these increases in nursing care, in addition to developing rehabilitation methods for recovering elderly people who need nursing care such as bedridden due to cerebrovascular disorders, etc. It is extremely important to improve preventive measures and prevent them from becoming adults. In order to prevent such a need for nursing care, strengthening the lower limbs becomes very important. Originally, the venous blood vessel in the lower limb is provided with a venous valve for preventing the backflow of blood, and coupled with the muscle pump action, blood constantly flows upwards of the body. However, when the lower limbs become weak due to lack of exercise, aging, etc., the function of smoothly sending out such blood toward the upper side of the body is diminished. By preventing this and strengthening the lower limbs, the flow of blood and lymph fluid throughout the body is promoted, whereby the brain and body can be fatigued, and the effect of increasing immunity against disease can be obtained. It is said that walking around 10,000 steps a day is good for strengthening the lower limbs, but because it takes time, it is difficult to clear for busy modern people. Also, if the lower limbs become weak, it will be difficult to continue a long walk.

Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example, a ring-shaped blood flow inhibition band that is designed to inhibit blood flow in the extremity by strongly tightening the proximal end of the extremity at the time of clothing has a cylindrical portion covering the extremity. A muscle-strengthening garment that is fixedly provided at at least one proximal end is known. About this clothing, it is based on the idea by the inventors of the same literature to give great fatigue to the muscle by inhibiting the blood flow in the muscle, thereby trying to dramatically increase the muscle. One base end is tightened to inhibit blood flow, and it is not always necessary to provide all of the cylindrical parts covering the extremities.
JP 2000-27008 A

  However, according to the above-mentioned patent document 1, at least one base end portion of the limb is strongly tightened to inhibit blood flow, which is contrary to promoting smooth blood flow. Are inconsistent and are not appropriate. In some cases, the wearer's body may be adversely affected.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and even by walking for a short time, it promotes the flow of blood and lymph in the lower limbs, thereby removing swelling of the lower limbs and reinforcing muscle strength, An object of the present invention is to provide a lower limb muscle strength reinforcement device that can improve blood circulation and lymph fluid flow and can enhance immunity to disease.

  In order to achieve the above object, the structural feature of the present invention is formed by joining a stretchable rubber belt formed by weaving rubber thread and a cloth portion, and having a thigh root portion and an abdominal portion of both lower limbs. A lower limb strength reinforcement device mounted between a pair of annular left and right lower limb insertion ring portions and a pair of lower limb insertion ring portions inserted in the roots of the torso of both lower limbs in the circumferential direction A cloth connecting cloth part that is connected to each other in one place, an abdominal belt part that is wound around the abdomen and is releasably connected at the front side to form an annular shape, and a lower limb insertion ring part on the rear side of the connecting cloth part A rear horizontal connecting belt portion that is horizontally connected at the rear, a rear upper and lower connecting belt portion that extends upward from the left and right center of the rear horizontal connecting belt portion and is connected to the rear center of the abdominal belt portion, and a rear horizontal connection. The abdominal belt part that extends from the left and right sides of the belt part and is rotated forward A front and rear connection belt part that is detachably connected to the front center part, a pair of front left and right connection belt parts that vertically connect two front left and right parts of the connection cloth part, and two front sides of the front and rear connection belt part, and a pair of left and right parts A pair of side upper and lower connecting belt portions for connecting between both outer side portions of the lower limb insertion ring portion and the front and rear connecting belt portions.

  In the present invention configured as described above, first, a pair of right and left lower limb insertion ring portions are inserted into both lower limbs, and are inserted into root portions of the trunks of both lower limbs, whereby the root portions are tightened. Next, the abdomen belt part is fixed to the abdomen by being wound around the abdomen and connected on the front side. As a result, the pair of left and right lower limb insertion ring portions and the abdominal belt portion are connected by the rear horizontal connecting belt portion and the rear upper and lower connecting belt portion, and each is constituted by a stretchable rubber belt. Pulled up and down. Next, the front and rear connecting belt portions are pulled upward, and the upper end side is fixed to the front center of the abdominal belt portion. In this state, the front / rear connecting belt portion and the connecting cloth portion are connected by the front upper / lower connecting belt portion, and the front / rear connecting belt portion and the pair of lower limb insertion ring portions are connected by the side upper / lower connecting belt portion. They are connected to each other and are made of elastic rubber belts so that they can be pulled up and down. Therefore, the root part of the upper body of the thighs of both lower limbs is tightened by a pair of lower limb insertion ring parts, and the entire root part is pulled toward the abdomen side with the heel part inside the root part inside as a center. Become.

  Thus, in the present invention, since the muscles of the entire lower limbs are pulled upward with the thigh part as the center, the blood flow and lymph fluid flow of the entire lower limbs are promoted, from the lower limbs toward the upper body, Since blood and lymph from the toes are smoothly returned to the upper body without staying in the lower limbs, swelling of the lower limbs is prevented. In addition, by smoothly returning to the upper body from the lower limbs with blood, the blood flow and lymph fluid flow of the entire body is promoted, thereby enhancing immunity against disease and preventing cerebrovascular disorders and the like. In particular, these effects can be further enhanced by taking a walk or the like while wearing the lower limb strength reinforcement. In addition, even for patients whose blood flow and lymph fluid flow have been impaired due to cerebrovascular disorders and associated sequelae, by walking lightly with the lower limb strength reinforcement attached, blood flow and By restoring the smooth flow of lymph, the effect of improving symptoms can be obtained.

  Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable that the magnitude | size of the ring of a leg insertion ring part and an abdominal belt part is adjustable. Thereby, the fastening state to the lower limb of the lower limb insertion ring part and the fastening state to the abdomen of the abdominal belt part can be adjusted appropriately and freely in accordance with the thickness of the lower limbs and the abdomen.

  Moreover, in this invention, the attachment part of the front up-down connection part belt part and the side part up-down connection belt part to the front-rear connection belt part may be slidable with respect to the front-rear connection belt part. Thereby, the front upper and lower connecting part belt part and the side upper and lower connecting belt part slide with respect to the front and rear connecting belt part, so that the lower limb muscle strength reinforcing device is smoothly attached to the lower limb.

  According to the present invention, by attaching the lower limb strength reinforcement device, which is composed of an elastic rubber belt, each part is fastened to the upper part of the thigh of both lower limbs by the pair of lower limb insertion ring parts. At the same time, since the entire root part is pulled to the abdomen side with the groin part inside the root part inside as a center, the muscles of the entire lower limbs are stretched around the thigh part, and blood flow and The flow of lymph fluid is promoted, and blood and lymph fluid from the toes are smoothly returned to the upper body from the lower limbs without staying in the lower limbs. As a result, in the present invention, swelling of the lower limbs is prevented, and blood and lymph fluid are smoothly returned from the lower limbs to the upper body, thereby promoting blood flow and lymph fluid flow throughout the body, thereby immunizing against disease. Strength is increased to prevent cerebrovascular disorders, etc., and the effect of improving cerebrovascular disorders and the symptoms of sequelae associated therewith is obtained. Especially, these effects are achieved by wearing a lower limb strength reinforcement device and walking lightly. Is further enhanced.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is formed by joining elastic rubber belts formed by weaving rubber threads, which are attached between the thigh root portion 2 of the lower limbs 1 and the abdomen 3 of the upper body, which is an embodiment. The unfolded state of the lower limb strength reinforcement device 10 is shown by a front view, and FIGS. 2-1 to 3 show the attachment state of the lower limb strength reinforcement device 10 to the body by a front view, a rear view, and a side view. It is.

  The lower limb muscle strength reinforcing device 10 is provided with a pair of left and right lower limb insertion ring portions 11 to be inserted into the base portion of the upper body of the thigh 2 of both lower limbs 1, and the pair of lower limb insertion ring portions 11 are opposed to each other. The inner portions to be connected are connected by a substantially rectangular connecting cloth portion 12 made of cloth. A pair of lower limb insertion ring portions 11 are horizontally connected by a rear horizontal connecting belt portion 13 on the rear side of the connecting cloth portion 12. The lower limb insertion ring part 11 is divided into a front side part 11a and a rear side part 11b in the middle, the front side part 15a is fixed through a metal ring 11c provided therebetween, and the rear side part 11b is a ring. It is folded back to the front side through 11c, and the tip of the folded portion is overlapped with the rear side portion 11b and fixed by the planar fastener 11d. Thereby, the diameter of the leg insertion ring part 11 can be adjusted according to the thickness of the thigh.

  In addition, the lower limb strength reinforcing device 10 is provided with an abdominal belt portion 14 that is wound around the abdominal portion 3 so that both end portions are releasably connected on the front side and are ring-shaped. The left and right center of the rear horizontal connecting belt portion 13 and the rear center of the abdominal belt portion 14 are connected by a rear upper and lower connecting belt portion 15. The rear upper and lower connecting belt portion 15 is divided into an upper portion 15a and a lower portion 15b on the upper end side, the upper portion 15a is fixed through a metal ring 15c provided therebetween, and the lower portion 15b is It is folded back through the ring 15c, and the tip of the folded portion is overlapped with the lower side portion 15b and fixed by a planar fastener 15d. Thereby, the vertical length of the rear upper and lower connecting belt portion 15 can be adjusted according to the body.

  A front / rear connecting belt 16 extending from the left and right sides of the rear horizontal connecting belt portion 13 and rotated to the front side is detachably connected to the front center portion of the abdominal belt portion 14. The front / rear connecting belt portion 16 is a superposed portion 16b in which a pair of left and right side portions 16a extending from the left and right sides of the rear horizontal connecting belt portion 13 are overlapped on the front side. A planar fastener 16c is provided on the leading end side of the overlapping portion 16b, and the overlapping portion 16b is fixed to the front side of the abdominal belt portion 14 by the planar fastener 16c, and the vertical length of the front side is increased. It can be adjusted. The front and rear connecting belt portions 16 are slidably connected to a pair of front upper and lower connecting belt portions 17 attached to the left and right two positions on the front side of the connecting cloth portion 12 at a position near the overlapping portion 16b of the left and right side portions 16a. Yes. The front / rear connecting belt portion 16 is slidably connected to the side upper and lower connecting belt portions 18 fixed to both outer sides of the pair of left and right lower limb insertion ring portions 11 at the rear side portion of the left and right side portions 16a. Yes. Thereby, the up-and-down movement of the front and rear connecting belt portion 16 is made smooth.

  The mounting of the lower limb strength reinforcement device 10 on the body will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. First, both lower limbs 1 are inserted into a pair of left and right lower limb insertion ring portions 11 and inserted into the root portion of the upper body of both lower limbs 1, both thighs 2 are tightened, and then abdominal belt portion 14 is attached to abdominal portion 3. And is connected and fixed by a planar fastener 14a on the front side. As a result, the pair of left and right lower limb insertion ring portions 11 and the abdominal belt portion 14 are connected by the rear horizontal connecting belt portion 13 and the rear upper and lower connecting belt portion 15, so that each is constituted by an elastic rubber belt. By doing so, it is pulled up and down.

  Next, the front / rear connecting belt portion 16 is pulled upward, and the planar fastener 16 c on the upper end side is attached to the front center portion of the abdominal belt portion 14. In this state, the front and rear connecting belt portion 16 and the connecting cloth portion 12 are connected by the front upper and lower connecting belt portion 17 and the front and rear connecting belt portion 16 and the pair of lower limb insertion ring portions 11 are connected. Since they are connected by the side upper and lower connecting belt portions 18, each is constituted by a stretchable rubber belt, so that they are pulled up and down. Therefore, the root part of the upper leg 2 of the lower limb 1 is tightened by the pair of lower limb insertion ring parts 11 and the entire root part is pulled to the abdomen side with the ridge part inside the root part as the center. It becomes a state.

  Therefore, since the muscles of the entire lower limb 1 are stretched around the thigh 2 part, the blood flow and lymph fluid flow of the entire lower limb 1 is promoted, and blood from the foot tip from the lower limb 1 toward the upper body. And lymph fluid returns smoothly to the upper body without staying in the lower limbs. As a result, in the above embodiment, swelling of the lower limbs is prevented, and blood flow and lymph fluid flow are promoted throughout the body, thereby enhancing immunity against disease and preventing cerebrovascular disorders and the like. . In particular, these effects can be further enhanced by wearing the lower limb strength reinforcement device 10 and taking a light walk. In addition, even for patients whose blood flow and lymph fluid flow are impaired due to cerebrovascular disorders and associated sequelae, by wearing the lower limb strength reinforcement device 10 and walking lightly, blood flow and Since the smooth flow of lymph can be recovered, the effect of improving symptoms can be obtained. In addition, in the said Example, it is an example about a leg muscular strength reinforcement, It can implement in various changes in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.

  The lower limb strength reinforcement device of the present invention is in a state in which the muscles of the entire lower limbs are stretched around the thigh, and the blood flow and lymph fluid flow of the entire lower limbs are promoted, and the feet are directed from the lower limbs toward the upper body. The blood and lymph fluid from the body is smoothly returned to the upper body without staying in the lower limbs, swelling of the lower limbs is prevented, and blood flow and lymph fluid flow are promoted throughout the body, thereby enhancing immunity against disease. This is useful because it prevents cerebrovascular disorders and the like.

It is a front view which shows the expansion | deployment state of the leg muscular strength reinforcement which is an Example of this invention. It is a front view which shows the mounting state of the same leg muscular strength reinforcement. It is a rear view which shows the mounting state of the same leg muscular strength reinforcement tool. It is a right view which shows the mounting state of the same leg muscular strength reinforcement.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Leg limb strength reinforcement, 11 ... Lower limb insertion ring part, 12 ... Connection cloth part, 13 ... Rear side horizontal connection belt part, 14a ... Abdominal belt part, 15 ... Rear side upper / lower connection belt part, 16 ... Front / rear connection belt Part, 17 ... front upper and lower connecting belt part, 18 ... side part upper and lower connecting belt part.

Claims (3)

A leg muscle strength reinforcement device formed by connecting a stretchable rubber belt formed by weaving rubber thread and a cloth part, and attached between the thigh root part and the abdomen of both legs,
An annular pair of left and right lower limb insertion ring portions that are inserted into the root portions of the trunks of both lower limbs, and a cloth connecting cloth portion that connects the pair of lower limb insertion ring portions to each other at one place in the circumferential direction. An abdomen belt part that is wound around the abdomen and has both ends releasably connected on the front side to form an annular shape, and a rear horizontal connection belt that horizontally connects the lower limb insertion ring part on the rear side of the connection cloth part And a rear upper and lower connecting belt portion that extends upward from the left and right center of the rear horizontal connecting belt portion and is connected to the rear center of the abdominal belt portion, and extends from both the left and right sides of the rear horizontal connecting belt portion. The front and rear connecting belt portions that are rotated forward and detachably connected to the front central portion of the abdominal belt portion, the left and right front portions of the connecting cloth portion, and the two front sides of the front and rear connecting belt portions are vertically moved A pair of front upper and lower connecting belt portions to be connected; Lower limb muscle strength brace is characterized by providing a pair of side upper and lower connection belt part between the both outer portion of the lower extremity inserted ring portion connecting between the front and rear connection belt part. The lower limb strength reinforcement device according to claim 1, wherein the size of the ring of the lower limb insertion ring portion and the abdomen belt portion is adjustable. 2. The attachment part of the front upper / lower connecting belt part and the side upper / lower connecting belt part to the front / rear connecting belt part is slidable relative to the front / rear connecting belt part. 2. Lower limb strength reinforcement device according to 2.

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