JPH0751140B2 - Tendonitis gloves - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glove for preventing tendonitis.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Tenosynovitis is a disease in which a tunnel-like portion (tendon sheath) enclosing a tendon is inflamed. The tendon sheath serves to protect the tendons and make them slippery, so this condition impairs muscle movement. The flexor tendons of the fingers (tendons used to bend the fingers) often occur in the tendonitis, which is a condition in which the fingers hurt and cannot be bent properly. This disease is considered to be an occupational disease for people who use fingers and wrists (tendons and tendon sheaths overuse) such as typists and key punchers, but it is often seen in housewives and middle-aged men at home. There is a spring-like resistance when bending or extending a finger. Pain often goes to the base of the thumb on the back of the wrist, and sometimes to the little finger. If you bend your finger once, it will not grow well, and if you stretch it forcibly, it will suddenly grow and grow, which is called a spring finger. This is also one of tendonitis. Currently, there are no special precautions, and after the onset, corticosteroid hormones are injected into the tendon sheath,
To stop the pain and avoid finger movement for a while,
The chemical damage is severe, and if you do not move your finger, the natural healing power will be weakened. In addition, treatment methods such as hyperthermia and internal use or application of anti-inflammatory analgesics are also adopted, but under the present circumstances, it is necessary to undergo surgery in orthopedics when the symptoms progress.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned conventional technique is a control therapy after the onset of tendonitis, and it was not possible to prevent the onset of tendonitis in advance. Paying attention to the easy thumb and base of the little finger, assisting the function of the extensor longus and little finger extensor muscles of the thumb, controlling the expansion and contraction of muscles appropriately, and preventing the development of tendonitis by training. , Even if the onset is mild, the aim is to eliminate the inflammation at an earlier stage.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a result of various researches, the inventor has conducted various researches on how to assist and train the function of the muscles of the extensor digitorum longus or the little finger extensor.
Focusing on gloves that have traditionally been used for protection and heat retention of hands, elastic materials such as synthetic rubber, natural rubber, urethane, polyurethane, polyester on the back side of the thumb and little or ring fingers of the glove, from the nail base to the wrist. Stretchable materials such as woven and non-woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, natural fibers and mixed fibers, etc., woven or knitted, or if the material of the glove body is not woven or knitted with leather etc. On the instep,
From the base of the nail to the wrist, it is fixed by means such as sewing or pasting to form a tendon sheath action portion, and the wrist of the glove body is woven or knitted as an elastic fixing supporter, or separately. The elastic fixing support provided is fixed to the wrist to fix the tendon sheath action part on the wrist, and each finger of the glove is cut before the nail base from the viewpoint of workability in work. However, the fingertips of all five fingers were exposed to the outside of the glove. When the tendon sheath acting portion is formed also on the thumb and little finger or the ring finger, the ring finger may be included. In other cases, the finger joint may be cut from the first joint of the finger or the finger base. If the material of the glove body is a thin film and does not interfere with the work of using the fingertips even when wearing gloves, an elastic material is attached to the required parts by sticking, etc. A part may be formed and the fingertip may not be cut. However, even with such a configuration, the elastic fixing support is provided on the wrist.
It is needless to say that a target is used as a base point of the expansion and contraction action of the tendon sheath action portion. When a stretchable rubber material is attached to the back side of the thumb and little finger of the glove or the ring finger, it may be attached to either the outer or inner surface of the thumb or little finger or the ring finger of the glove by sewing or pasting. Alternatively, they may be fixed on both sides. The glove fingers are preferably cut from the first joint of the thumb and little finger or the ring finger, and the other index finger, the middle finger, etc. are cut below the second joint for better workability. When the wrist of the glove of the present invention is woven or knitted also as a fixing supporter, or the fixing supporter separately prepared for the part is fixedly used by sewing or pasting. Even in the case where the supporter has sufficient elasticity, of course, when the tendon sheath action part is not formed up to the wrist part, the fixing supporter part or the fixing supporter is not necessary. The structure is such that the fixing force to the wrist and its stretching force are made larger.

[0005]

EXAMPLE The example of FIG. 1 has a thumb (6) and a little finger (5).
At the same time when the main body (1) is woven or knitted, a thread of elastic material is simultaneously woven or knitted on the back side of the body to form the tendon sheath acting portion (2), and the wrist portion (7) is further provided with a fixing supporter. A tendonitis having a configuration in which the part (4) is woven or knitted at the same time as the main body (1), and the little finger (5) and thumb (6) are cut from the base of the nail, and the other fingers are cut from the base of the finger. These are protective gloves.

In the case of this embodiment, since the fixing supporter portion (4) is woven or knitted at the same time as the glove body (1), a separate fixing supporter is formed on the wrist portion (7). It is not necessary to fix (4 ') by sewing or the like. In addition, since the tip of each finger is cut, even if the glove body is thick, the key
Even a fingertip operator such as a puncher can sufficiently use it.

The portion shown by the dotted line in the drawing is a separately-made fixing supporter (4 '), in which the wrist portion (7) of the glove body (1) is also formed as a fixing supporter. If not,
The fixing supporter (4 '), which is separately manufactured, is fixed by sewing or the like and is used as the expansion / contraction base point of the tendon sheath acting portion (2).

The embodiment of FIG. 2 shows the case where the glove body (1) is made of a thin material that does not hinder the work of the fingertip operator. In the case of such a glove material, the fingertip is cut. Since it is possible to perform the work without the need, a stretchable material is fixed to the back of the thumb (6), the little finger (5) and the ring finger (9) up to the wrist (7) by sewing or pasting, and the wrist ( 7) is an embodiment having a structure in which a separate fixing supporter (4 ') is fixed (by sewing or the like) and used as the expansion / contraction base point of the tendon sheath acting portion (2).

In this embodiment, the woven or knitted glove body (1) is not used. Therefore, the elastic material of the tendon sheath acting portion (2) and the fixing supporter (4 ') must be made separately. Although necessary, the functions and effects described later are all the same. In addition,
Needless to say, the material of the main body (1) may be a film-shaped material, or the fingertip or the like may be cut. However, in that case, it is necessary to reinforce the cut portion.

[0010]

EXAMPLE The example of FIG. 3 is a case where the glove body (1) is made of leather or synthetic leather. In this case, the work cannot be done without cutting the fingertips, so the tips of the thumb and little finger are cut. Then, the other fingers are entirely cut to leave only the back part of the hand, and the fixing supporter (4 ') of the wrist part (7) and the tendon sheath acting part (2) are the same as those in the embodiment (Fig. 2). ) Is the same as the configuration.

[0011]

EXAMPLE In the example shown in FIG. 4, the elastic force (tension) of the tendon sheath acting portion (2) is increased, and the fixing supporter portion (4) or the fixing supporter (4 ') is used. In this embodiment, the fixing force (stretching force) is large, and the other structures are the same as those in each of the above embodiments. In Examples 2 to 4, when the tendon-sheath acting portion is formed by sewing, the elastic effect of the tendon-sheath acting portion is not diminished if the elastic thread is used as the sewing thread.

Next, the results of an experiment in which the glove for preventing tendonitis shown in FIG. 1 was actually used in a patient with tendonitis is as follows. Subject Tendonitis prevention bag shown in Fig. 1 Cases Finger thumb finger Female 2 Female Little finger Tendonitis Male 1 Thumb tendonitis Male 1 Female 2 Quervain Tendonitis Male 1 Female 3 Total 10 cases Evaluation method Evaluation was performed on the following points. . (1) Feeling of use of gloves (2) Regarding subjective and objective symptoms, we examined spontaneous pain, movement pain, tenderness, nighttime pain, stiffness or dullness, patient's impression, and degree of improvement in progress. (3) Utility (4) Drop-out / discontinuation (5) Final overall improvement The patient's feeling of use during use is "very favorable."
Interviews were conducted with patients by classifying them into five stages of “favorable”, “normal”, “sufficient” and “discomfort”. The subjective / objective symptoms were classified into four stages of ++, +, ±,-, depending on the degree. The patient's impression is (1) very good, (2) good, (3) slightly good, (4) no change,
It was classified into seven stages: (5) slightly worse, (6) worse, (7) extremely worse. The final overall degree of improvement is (1) marked improvement, (2) moderate improvement, (3) mild improvement, (4) unchanged, (5) mild deterioration, (6) moderate deterioration,
(7) Significant deterioration was classified into 7 stages. Regarding usefulness, (1) extremely useful, (2) quite useful, (3) somewhat useful, (4) not particularly useful, (5) somewhat unfavorable, (6) quite unfavorable, (7) It was evaluated in a comprehensive manner by dividing it into 7 stages, which is not preferable at all. The results of the above comprehensive evaluations are shown in Table 1. In terms of final overall improvement, moderate improvement was 2 cases (20%) and mild improvement was 8 cases (80%).
In all the patients, the improvement tendency was recognized. Very good feeling in use (1% (10%), preferred 8 (80%)
%), Usually 1 case (10%), and none answered that it was not preferable. Therefore, it was considered to be highly promising as an adjunct therapy. The experimental results are shown in Table 1 below.

[0013]

[Table 1]

[0014]

ACTION AND EFFECT Since the tendonitis-preventing glove of the present invention has the above-mentioned constitution, that is, the tendon-sheath action part is formed with a certain tensile strength, and the tendon-sheath action part is formed on the wrist of the glove. The supporter part (4) or the supporter
Since it is held by (4 '), and in the case of the embodiment of Fig. 4, it is held more firmly, so wearing it will cause the thumbs (6) and pinky fingers (5) to pull the tendon sheath acting portion (2). Has a function of always pulling it toward the back of the hand (so that it is warped back) (the fixing support part or the support has a function of buffering the function of the fingers of the hand), so that the typist or key -Persons who work hard on fingers and wrists, such as punchers, greatly reduce the strain on the muscles of their fingers during work. That is, the function of the extensor pollicis longus or the extensor digitorus minor is assisted and trained. Therefore, the burden on the flexor tendon of the finger when using the finger is greatly reduced, so using this glove not only prevents tendonitis but also promotes its natural healing power when used after the onset of tendonitis. It also has the effect of doing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a tendonitis inflammation of the present invention having a structure in which the tendon sheath acting portion is woven or knitted simultaneously with the body up to the wrist portion of the glove, and the wrist portion is also woven or knitted as a fixing supporter portion, and the fingertip is cut. FIG. 3 is a front explanatory view showing a wearing state of the protective gloves, in which a part indicated by a dotted line of the wrist is a support for fixing the wrist.
This is a separate fixing supporter that is fixed when it is not formed as a tar portion.

[Fig. 2] The glove body is made of thin material (film) and the tendon sheath action part is formed on the back of thumb, little finger and ring finger, and the elastic material of the tendon sheath action part is fixed to the body by sticking or sewing. A front explanatory view showing a worn state of the present invention gloves for preventing tendonitis, which has a structure in which a fixing supporter is also fixed to the wrist by sewing or pasting.

[Fig. 3] The glove body is made of leather or artificial leather, and the tendon-sheath acting part is fixed by attaching or sewing an elastic material, and the wrist part is attached or fixed by a fixing supporter. The front explanatory view showing the wearing state of the gloves for the prevention of tendonitis which are solidly configured.

[Fig. 4] A structure in which a tendon sheath acting portion made of a stretchable material is formed only on the back of the thumb and the little finger from the base of the nail, and this is not extended to the wrist, and the stretchable force is strong on the wrist. Explanatory view showing a glove for preventing tendonitis which has a structure in which the fixing support is fixed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Glove main body 2 Tendon sheath action part 3 Stretchable material 4 Fixing support part 4'Fixing supporter 5 Little finger 6 Thumbs finger 7 Wrist 8 Sewn part (fixing supporter) 8'sewn Part (of tendon sheath action part) 9 ring finger

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A glove body is woven by using a stretchable material on the back side of the finger such as thumb and little finger where tendonitis is likely to occur, and along the longitudinal direction of the finger from the wrist to at least the base of the fingernail. Alternatively, it is knitted or attached and fixed to form a tendon sheath action portion, and further, the wrist portion is configured with the end portion of the action portion as a fixing supporter portion or a separately provided fixing supporter is fixed. Tendonitis prevention gloves characterized by being