JP4257998B2 - Device for function doubling or enhancement of human body function - Google Patents

Description

        The present invention provides a simple and inexpensive exercise device that rehabilitates the human body, especially the lower body muscles and joints caused by vascular diseases, etc., or strengthens these organs that have weakened due to aging. It is something to be done.

Conventionally, various devices and instruments have been proposed for functional recovery of vascular system disorders such as cerebral infarction and cerebral hyperemia, and for strengthening functional weakness of elderly people, long-term caregivers and the like.
In particular, there is a clinical report that the dysfunction due to the vascular disease of the former is recovered relatively quickly without leaving any sequelae if rehabilitation is started as soon as possible after onset.
Therefore, it is said that it is effective to start even if there is no consciousness in the recovery treatment of limb function of patients due to vascular system disorders in modern medicine. If confirmed, the patient is instructed to forcibly perform the recovery exercise for the affected area immediately.

        It is effective to voluntarily start the exercise of the most important and basic limb function in life when the medical condition improves and the patient can exercise a little on the bed. In spite of being an indispensable treatment method, there is actually no proposal for such a small, inexpensive, and easy-to-use exercise device suitable for such conditions.

        On the other hand, in addition to such diseases or diseases of human body function due to aging or weakening, due to lack of exercise due to comfort of life and obesity due to satiety, lifestyle habits remarkably At the same time, the decline in the lower body due to lack of exercise has led to frequent falls and falls, leading to an increase in bedridden patients due to leg fractures, and the collapse of national welfare administration has become a concern .

        In view of such circumstances, the present applicant has proposed an ankle joint flexion and extension exercise device that can be performed on a bed in order to speed up the functional recovery of patients with leg function paralysis due to vascular diseases as much as possible. The aim was to prevent hardening, bedridden state and bed slippage, and fluidization of thrombus.

        On the other hand, patients who have recovered from such medical conditions, elderly people whose lower body has deteriorated due to aging, and those who have obesity due to lack of exercise, overeating, etc. are able to recover or reinforce their function, or to sit on the chair to relieve obesity. We have developed a type function recovery or function enhancement device, and proposed a system that allows multiple athletes to achieve their objectives simultaneously while enjoying conversation with a single device.

On the other hand, an operating rod suspended in the shape of a triangle base with two coil springs is suspended at an appropriate location on the beam fixed on a pair of pedestals with pedestals. A pair of coil expanders are attached to the side surfaces of the support columns as necessary, and the operation limbs, the cloth bands or the coil expanders can be used to There has been proposed an exercise device that is intended to rehabilitate an affected area or strengthen a human body degeneration by appropriately moving the part up and down and left and right.
JP 2000-334067 A JP 2003-180768 A JP-A-2005-253899

Problems to be solved by the invention

        The technique of the above-mentioned patent document 1 can only achieve functional recovery and muscle strength enhancement only for the ankles, and was effective for early functional recovery on the bed, etc. It was unsatisfactory for muscle strengthening.

        Furthermore, the technique of Patent Document 2 was suitable as a social exercise device for a patient whose medical condition was slightly recovered, an elderly person whose muscle strength had deteriorated, or a long-term care person, but the capacity was too large, especially in a room. It was totally unsuitable for use above, and this kind of early patient adaptation was inappropriate.

In consideration of these points, in the technique of Patent Document 3, the affected part or degenerated part of the upper body in an upright posture, the affected part or degenerated part of the whole body sitting on a chair, and that of the lower part of the body in the same manner are laid. Regardless of patient and healthy person, it was considered to give rehabilitation or strengthening action under an appropriate load, but in addition to being relatively complex and expensive, the spring action is In either case, when the load was released, it was too rapid and suffered from pain in the affected or degenerated area.
Therefore, the present invention can simplify the disadvantages of such a conventional device, in particular, the complicated structure of the device of Patent Document 3, and at the same time provide this kind of human body affected part function recovery and function enhancement device that can provide substantially the same effect. Offering is the subject.

Means to solve the problem

        In order to achieve such a problem, in the present invention, similarly to the technique of Patent Document 3, a frame of the device of the present invention is made of wood, particularly thinned wood or plywood, and both ends of a pair of beam portions of the frame are fixed to the both ends. At the same time, a rotating shaft that is supported by two non-lubricated bearings and freely movable in the horizontal direction is mounted in the space between the beam portion and the stop plate, and an appropriate material such as nylon is mounted on the shaft. A movable load belt having at least one leg rest at both ends thereof is suspended in a hanging manner, and a belt for fixing the operator or the patient's upper body to the device is attached to one of the pair of beams. Suspend and usually place a seating chair at the desired location, hook both feet on both ends of the movable belt and both hands on the end of one fixed belt, Load continuously and forcibly link the affected or debilitating foot on the opposite end Then, in the 此 of continuous exercise, the function of the affected area or weakness of the lower body as well as the foot only, and characterized in that it was constructed as refers recovery or strengthening along with the person himself or caregiver.

The invention's effect

Due to such a configuration and action, the device for recovering affected area function or enhancing human function according to the present invention is primarily made of wood, particularly thinned wood, plywood, etc. Dissipating odors and giving some aromatherapy effect, and at the same time, using thinned wood, etc., makes it possible to recycle waste wood, which is extremely economical.
Furthermore, because it is relatively small and lightweight, it is portable and can be assembled, so it can be carried to the vicinity of the hospital bed and at the same time it can be easily installed in ordinary households. There is a benefit that can be widely used for enhancing the degeneration function at home. On the other hand, in terms of structure, a pair of non-lubricated bearings are attached to a pair of non-lubricated bearings in a horizontal direction so that the wooden rotary shaft can be freely moved in the horizontal direction, and a nylon load belt is suspended on the rotary shaft in a hanging manner. As a result, only the patient's own healthy foot can be used to gently apply a load to the affected area or the weakened area, and at the same time, consciously move on the rotation axis or in the horizontal direction along with the rotation axis. Therefore, it is possible to add not only the vertical direction but also the lateral load movement.
In addition, if the recovery of the affected area is observed, and the strengthening of the degeneration function is observed, the load belt can be gradually shortened to increase the load applied to the affected area, and the effect of this stepping motion can be improved. Intense exercises such as bicycle rowing and opening of the crotch can be used to achieve further effects.
In addition, it is possible to lie on the bed or on the floor and perform the above-described various exercises, and also have the advantage that both hands can be put on the short movable belt to perform the same exercise on the upper body.
On the other hand, there is an appropriate frictional resistance between the wood rotating shaft supported by the non-lubricated bearing and the nylon movable belt hung on this, so that it is hung on the healthy side of the belt. The applied load is considerably weakened and transmitted to the affected area, and the movements of both feet are carried out gently according to the symptom, so there is an effect that can be carried out permanently without pain.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

        As described above, the best embodiment of the apparatus for recovering affected area function or enhancing human function according to the present invention is primarily intended to recover the affected area of the lower body, which is the basis of human life, and to enhance the function. The function of the upper body is to be restored or strengthened along with the recovery or strengthening of the part, and the main part of the device that achieves such a purpose is a wood that is familiar to real life and has an aromatherapy effect. , Especially thinned wood, and in some cases it is made of plywood.

In addition to this main purpose, the second aim of the present invention is to provide a general household device that is simple, lightweight, inexpensive and easy to use.
That is, instead of the sensitive and somewhat complicated triangular spring-loaded member disclosed in Patent Document 3 as a load transmitting member for the affected part, this kind of load can be transmitted gently through a non-lubricated bearing. By adopting a friction transmission mechanism between the rotating shaft and the nylon belt, the desired load is transmitted from the healthy side to the affected part or the degenerated part, and can be freely transmitted and received according to various motions. The third purpose is to be able to be performed even in an upright position depending on the sitting position or the prone position, especially for the affected part of the lower body to recover and strengthen the degenerated part, and for bedridden patients due to fall prevention and associated fractures Prevents the occurrence, increases the number of exercises by restoring and strengthening the lower body, activates the circulation of the heart and brain, and activates the functions of the internal organs and brain cells to function the entire body Specially designed to revive To.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

        As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the apparatus (1) for recovering the affected area function or strengthening the human body function degenerated area according to the present invention is mainly composed of wood, especially thinned wood, veneer plywood in mass production, etc. (18) a pair of pedestals (8) (8) connected to appropriate positions, and mounting brackets (12) (12). . . . Two pairs of struts (2), (2) mounted vertically. . . , A pair of beams (3) (3) mounted with mounting bolts on the longitudinal tops of these columns, and stop plates (14) (14) mounted on both ends of these beams, a pair in the space between the beams A non-lubricated bearing (4) (4 ') is attached with a mounting board (13) (13), and is freely suspended in a horizontal manner in a wooden rotary shaft (5), suspended on the rotary shaft in a hooked manner, Either of the movable belt (6) (6 ') provided with a leg ring part (10) (10') for hanging an ankle part of a patient or an operator at both ends thereof, or the pair of beam parts (3) (3 ') And a fixed belt (7) having a single handle ring portion (11) for fixing the upper body by hooking a patient or operator's hand to the tip thereof, and a movable and appropriately seated chair Consists of a child (9).

        In such a structure, as shown in FIG. 3, the non-lubricated bearings (4) and (4 ') are composed of a suitable metal frame and a synthetic resin bearing (15). The pedestal portions (13) and (13 ') are mounted on the beams (3) and (3') after the rotation shaft (5) is inserted, and the dimensions of the shaft are the movable belt (6) described later. In order to be able to absorb the side slip in the horizontal direction when the load is applied, the dimension is such that it can move somewhat between the retaining plates (14) and (14), and at the same time, it does not fall off from the two bearings (4) and (4) It is the dimension of.

        In the operation of this device, as described above, for example, when paralysis occurs in the lower body due to the onset of a vascular organ, hemostasis is confirmed, and at the same time, rehabilitation is started by a caregiver or the like. For example, in the case of lower body paralysis, as described later, as shown in FIG. 6, the ankle is placed on the movable belt (6) (6 ′) in the supine state as shown in FIG. In this example, the patient who first obtained a considerable therapeutic effect and was able to perform the self-rehabilitation operation of the device by himself or a healthy person for strengthening the degenerated human function. An operation example in the sitting position will be sequentially described.

First, the operator (M) of the device sits on the chair (9) alone or with the help of a caregiver, and in the case of rehabilitation of the lower body, both feet (preferably the arch part) are movable. After hooking into the foot ring (10) (10 ') at both ends of the belt (6) (6'), stretch the back and grasp the hand ring (11) of the fixed belt (7) with both hands. Apply force to the dominant foot in the footrest ring (10) on the movable belt (6) side to apply a load in the direction of the arrow (F), and move the mahi foot in the footrest ring (10 ') on the opposite side of the hook to the arrow ( F ′) pull up in the direction to start the treatment.
At this time, it is important that both hands in the fixed handle ring portion (11) hold the belt firmly so that the upper body does not fall down.
In this way, when the immobility posture is maintained and the load on the affected part begins to be applied as appropriate, the load is gradually increased and decreased until the affected part begins to feel pain and pain. , Restore the operation start state.

        While this stepping action is repeated, the affected area gradually moves and the degeneration function is strengthened. Depending on the degree, this apparatus increases the load from the direction (F), Although not attached, for example, a fastener or a fastener is attached to the movable belt (6) (6 ′) so that the dimensions thereof can be freely adjusted, and the footrest ring portions (10) (10 ') Adjust the footrest angle appropriately and change the height of the foot on the affected side depending on how deeply loaded from the healthy side, or the direction of the arrow (W) (W') The movement of the joint or muscle in the horizontal direction is induced by the crotch opening movement, so that the rehabilitation of the affected area or the enhancement of the human body degeneration function can be effectively achieved without difficulty.

        In this case, the non-lubricated bearings (4), (4) and the rotating shaft (5) have a suitable friction between the former synthetic resin sleeve (15) and the wooden rotating shaft (5). It does not rotate smoothly like a metal rotating shaft in the case of roller bearings, and in addition, depending on the frictional resistance between the wooden rotating shaft (5) and the movable belt (6) (6 '), It is designed so that the rehabilitation stepping exercise can be performed without excessively transmitting the load on the affected area.

        On the other hand, the wooden rotary shaft (5) is configured such that the movable belt (6) (6 ′) suspended in a hooked manner can move in the horizontal direction (W) (W ′) direction. Along with this, the rotation shaft (5) is also fixed so that it can move somewhat in the horizontal direction between the stop plates (14), (14). However, the dimension is such that it does not fall off from the pair of non-lubricated bearings (4) and (4).

Further, the movable belt (6) (6 ′) applied to the rotating shaft (5) is repeatedly subjected to a load corresponding to a long time during the operation, and is constantly in frictional contact with the rotating shaft (5). Because it must be swayed in the direction, it must be a tough material with an appropriate coefficient of friction, good touch and feel.
Therefore, in the present invention, a nylon belt is employed, but of course, any material such as cloth, leather, or plastic may be used as long as the above conditions are satisfied.

As described above, the movable belt (6) (6 ′) is also provided with the foot ring (10) (10 ′) at both ends, and during rehabilitation or reinforcement operation in the sitting position, as shown in FIG. (16) Hook the arch part of (16 ′) into the ring, apply the dominant leg, for example, the right foot (16), and load it in the direction of the arrow (F). Alternatively, the degenerated left foot (16 ′) is appropriately lifted in the direction of the arrow (F ′) to forcibly exercise the joint or muscle.
At this time, the operator (M) holds the handle ring (11) of the fixing belt (7) fixed to either of the pair of beams (3) (3 ′) with both hands (17) (17 ′) or It is necessary to fix the upper body by holding it firmly with one of the dominant hands so that it does not fall over when the dominant leg is loaded. In the case of a patient whose operator is not recovered enough, it is important that a caregiver or an attendant assist.

During such repetitive rehabilitation or functional enhancement operation, if the affected or unhealthy load part feels uncomfortable, painful, or painful, or if no rehabilitation or functional enhancement effect is felt, It is necessary to change the material, dimensions, operation method, etc. of these belts.
For example, in the foot-type rehabilitation as described above, when the affected area is slightly improved and it is felt that the conventional operation is invalid, the belt adjustment fastener or metal fitting is adjusted although not shown. By shortening the length, the height of the hook ring (10) on the healthy side is set high, and the height of the hook ring (10 ') on the affected area after loading, that is, the height of the affected area of the foot is increased. It is preferable that the structure is configured in such a manner that the stronger joint of the affected part or the muscle of the affected part is turned over to improve the degree of recovery as high as possible.

        In such rehabilitation or function-enhancement operation, if the extra footrest ring (10) or (10 ') is raised, force will not be applied to the hook part of the arch that also serves as the sole pot stimulation, and the foot part may slip down in some cases As shown in FIG. 5B, there are at least one hook ring, for example, two (6) (6 "), and hook the arch on one side and the rear part of the ankle on the other. However, it is preferable to take care not to drop off either side.

The affected part function recovery or human body function enhancement apparatus (1) in FIG. 6 is a function recovery or function enhancement apparatus in a supine posture, which can be carried out either on the bed or on the floor, as already briefly described. is there.
When using this device to rehabilitate an affected area on a bed (not shown) or strengthen a degenerated area, first install the struts (2) (2) across the bed. The movable belt (6) (6 ′) is adjusted to an appropriate length, and the ankle of the human body (M) supine on the bed is inserted into the footrest ring (10) (10 ′), so that the affected or degenerated area is Depending on the condition, force is applied to either the right or left handed foot (16) or (16 '), and it is lifted and lowered in the direction of the arrow (F) (F') to appropriately move the paralyzed joint or muscle. Gradually recover or strengthen affected or degenerated areas.
This exercise can also be performed in a prone state, and can also be relieved or rehabilitated by hand.

Such exercise in various postures should be performed without difficulty according to each medical condition.
In other words, if any part of the palsy occurs after paralysis, first apply hemostasis treatment of the affected area, and if the hemostasis is confirmed, it is gradually and comfortably performed from the treatment of FIG. 6 with the help of a caregiver or an attendant, When you are able to do some exercises on your own for your comfort, move to the device in Fig. 5 to start sitting treatment and gradually increase the load on your dominant foot, Exercise, for example, stepping, opening the crotch, cycling, hanging legs, etc., rehabilitating as much as possible while changing strength and intensity according to the recovery of symptoms, and in some cases, movable belts, It is advantageous to adjust the fixation belts short and perform a paralysis of the upper body, in particular the arms, wrist joints and muscles in an upright position, aiming for complete recovery as much as possible.
Since this kind of exercise is a monotonous exercise that requires many years, place a simple recorder on the side and make it feel good to the music, or move the pedometer (19) It is effective to make it possible to continue this monotonous and long-term recovery exercise by taking measurements on the belt and encouraging an increase in the number of steps every day.

It is a front view of the affected part function recovery | restoration or human body function enhancement apparatus of this invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the apparatus of FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing of the part cut | disconnected along line III-III of FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus of FIG. 1. (A) It is a front view which shows the utilization aspect of this apparatus depending on a sitting position. (B) It is a partial front view which shows the other aspect of the footrest ring of the movable belt of this apparatus. It is a side view which shows the affected part function recovery or degeneration function reinforcement | strengthening operation of the lower half body depending on the supine of this apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus for recovery of affected area function or enhancement of human body function 2 Column 3 Beam 4 Non-lubricated bearing 5 Rotating shaft 6 Movable belt 7 Fixed belt 8 Seat 9 Seat chair 10 Footrest ring portion 11 Hand ring portion 16 Foot 17 Hand M Human body

Claims (1)

  A pair of pedestals, two pairs of struts fixed to a predetermined position of the pedestal, a pair of beam plates connected and fixed between the struts so as to connect the pair of pedestals, between both ends of the pair of beam plates In an apparatus for recovering affected human body function or strengthening human body function comprising a combination of a pair of fixed plates fixedly connected, a load means for recovering affected human body function or enhancing human body function, and a chair for sitting on an operator, mounted between the pair of beam plates The load means includes a pair of non-lubricated bearings suspended and fixed between the pair of beam plates via a pair of mounting substrates, and an affected part or a weakened part due to frictional resistance between the pair of bearings and the bearing. The wooden rotating shaft that is rotatably supported so that a load is gently applied to the rotating shaft, and the rotation so that the load is gently applied to the affected part or the weakened part by frictional resistance between the rotating shaft and the rotating shaft. Hanging on the shaft The hand ring is composed of one belt provided with leg ring portions at both ends to be passed, and a belt with one hand ring portion for fixing an operator upper body fixed to one of the pair of beam plates. Suspend both hands on the foot ring, hook the foot on the foot ring part, continuously load one of the legs on the building side, forcibly link the affected part or the weak part of the opposite end, and continue this An apparatus for functional recovery or enhancement of human body function, wherein the function of not only the foot but also the affected part or the weakened part of the lower body is recovered or strengthened by the person himself / herself by physical exercise.

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