JPH10295714A - Therapeutic device for chiropractic - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a therapeutic device for the chiropractic capable of effectively rectifying distortions arisen in a spine or a pelvis with no need for a strong force. SOLUTION: Stick-like shafts 18, 30 are disposed fixedly and adjacently to a bed disposed on legs 10 (10-1 to 10-4), and arm members 22, 32 provided with pressing parts 26 for transmitting the pressure to a predetermined region of a human body are mounted onto the stick-like shafts 18, 30. Then, the arm members 22, 32 are mounted so as to rotate around the stick-like shafts 18, 30 and be slidable with respect to the stick-like shafts. Thereby, the pressing parts 26 provided in the middle of the arm members 22, 32 can be pressed against the predetermined region of the human body by using the 'leverage'.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a treatment device used for chiropractic therapy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Chiropractic therapy removes adverse effects on nerves by correcting skeletal distortions, particularly those of the spine and pelvis, relieves pain and activates the functions of muscles and internal organs that are governed by nerves. To make it work. Such distortions of the spine and pelvis are directly caused by postures that exert excessive loads on the spine and pelvis. This is particularly likely to occur under environmental conditions. And, such a strain adversely affects nerves coming out of the spine.

[0003] In the conventional chiropractic therapy, a chiropractor performs palpation with his / her finger and performs treatment on a distorted spine constituent bone, that is, bone adjustment by applying a pressing force. More specifically, the displacement of the spine, that is, the vertebra constituting the spine, is corrected by applying a pressing force. The vertebrae constituting such a spinal column affect various organs of the human body, for example, the vertebrae of the vertebrae affect blood supply to the head, and the first thoracic vertebra affects the forearm and the organs. And so on.

[0004]

When the above-mentioned strain in the spinal column is performed by the hand of a chiropractor, the vertebrae can be corrected relatively easily in the case of a soft subject. In the case of a patient having a strong body such as an athlete, there is a situation in which a large force is required and correction cannot be easily performed. Particularly, in the case of a female chiropractor, it is difficult to give a sufficient pressing force.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a chiropractic treatment apparatus which does not require a large amount of force and can easily correct a strain occurring in a spine even with a female chiropractor. Is to do.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a chiropractic treatment apparatus according to claim 1 is provided.
A rod-shaped shaft is fixedly installed in the vicinity of the bed portion installed on the leg, and an arm member provided with a pressing portion for transmitting a pressing force to a predetermined part of the human body is attached to the rod-shaped shaft. The arm member is mounted so as to rotate about the rod-shaped shaft as a central axis and to be slidable with respect to the rod-shaped shaft.

[0007] Thus, the pressing portion provided at a predetermined intermediate portion of the arm member, for example, a midway position is pressed against a predetermined portion of the human body, and a force is applied to the end of the arm member on the side not attached to the rod-shaped shaft. Thus, it is possible to apply a large force to a predetermined portion of the human body at the pressing portion. That is, since the arm member is rotatably attached to the rod-shaped shaft, the rod-shaped shaft functions as a lever. The pressing portion provided at an intermediate position has a function as a point of action, and the end on the side to which the force is applied on the mounting side functions as a point of force.

Further, since the arm member is attached to the rod-shaped shaft so as to be slidable in the axial direction thereof, the transmitting portion of the pressing force to the human body existing in the bed portion is appropriately changed by performing the sliding movement. It is possible to adjust.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chiropractic treatment table including an upper rod-shaped shaft which is installed substantially parallel to the side of the couch as a rod-shaped shaft. The member is attached to the rod-shaped shaft body at one end, and is configured as a rod-shaped member having a pressing portion formed at an intermediate position.

[0010] With this configuration, the arm member rotates with the fulcrum (rotation center) placed above the bed. Therefore, the movement trajectory of the pressing portion that moves in accordance with the turning operation of the arm member can apply a pressing force substantially downward from the upper side to the human body existing on the bed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chiropractic treatment apparatus, wherein the rod-shaped shaft includes one or more lower rod-shaped shafts provided below the side of the bed portion. , At one end, slide on the lower rod-shaped shaft
A first rod-like body having a predetermined length rotatably attached thereto, and a second rod-like body having one end attached to the first rod-like body so as to be adjustable in angle and having the pressing portion at the other end. I have.

According to the chiropractic treatment apparatus having this configuration, the fulcrum position, which is the center of rotation of the arm member, exists below the bed, and therefore, the arm member is moved by rotating the arm member. The pressing portion makes it possible to apply a horizontal force to the human body on the bed while the arm member of the chiropractic treatment device according to the second aspect moves almost vertically.

In particular, since the arm member according to the present invention includes the first rod-shaped member and the second rod-shaped member attached to the first rod-shaped member so that the angle thereof can be adjusted, the first member that rotates about the lower side of the bed portion as a fulcrum. It is possible to easily apply a horizontal pressing force to the human body on the bed by the action of the second rod-shaped member attached to the rod-shaped member.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chiropractic treatment apparatus, wherein a rod-shaped shaft serving as a center of rotation of the arm member is attached to a base portion which can be fixed to and detached from the leg portion and the bed portion. Have been. Thus, the chiropractic treatment apparatus according to the present invention can be easily configured by attaching the base to the conventional treatment apparatus including only the couch, and the chiropractic treatment apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to a human body on the couch as described above. Appropriate pressing force can be added.

Next, in the chiropractic treatment apparatus according to the fifth aspect, since the pressing portion provided on the arm member is configured to be detachable, it is possible to change various types such as the shape of the pressing portion. is there. Accordingly, the pressing portion can be used while being replaced with a pressing portion having a shape adapted to the part of the human body to which the pressing force is to be applied, so that a more appropriate pressing force can be applied.

[0016]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a chiropractic treatment apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where a couch is not mounted. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the bed is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the structure for installing the bed includes four legs 10-1 to 10-4, and a bed mounting member is provided between these legs. 12 have been bridged. The bed section 14 is placed on the bed section mounting member 12.
(See FIG. 2), on which the person to be treated lies.

Next, between the supporting columns 16-1 and 16-2 formed by extending the legs 10-3 and 10-4 on the long sides of the bed 14 to be placed upward, respectively. Is mounted with a rod-shaped shaft body 18 having a deformed cross-sectional shape. The rod-shaped shaft 18 is attached, for example, by providing protrusions at both ends thereof and inserting the protrusions into small holes 20 formed on the opposing surfaces of the support columns 16-1 and 16-2. A plurality of the small holes 20 are provided in the height direction. By selecting the small holes 20, the mounting height position of the rod-shaped shaft body 18 can be easily adjusted.

An arm member 22 is attached to the upper rod-like shaft 18 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow 100. The mounting of the arm member 22 is performed by using the mounting piece 24.
The mounting piece 24 is attached to the rod-shaped shaft 1.
8 can be pivoted about it and arrow 200
It is slidably mounted in the direction. In the present embodiment, the arm member 22 is formed in a columnar shape, and is configured to be detachable from the mounting piece 24 at one end.

Therefore, the attached arm member 22 is movable in the direction of the arrow 200 with respect to the rod-shaped shaft 18 and is rotatable in the direction of the arrow 100. A pressing portion 26 is attached at an intermediate position of the arm member 22. The pressing portion 26 has a ring portion 26a through which the arm member 22 can be inserted, and a contact portion 26b of a predetermined shape, which is a portion to be pressed against the human body and to which a pressing force is applied, is attached thereto. I have. The arm member 2 of the pressing portion 26
The position of attachment to 2 can be adjusted. For example, small holes are formed in the arm member 22 at predetermined intervals, a bolt hole is provided in the small hole to penetrate the ring portion 26a, and a bolt is inserted through the hole of the ring member 26a and the small hole of the arm member 22. Can be fixed.

Next, between the leg 10-3 and the leg 10-4 on the lower side of the bed mounting member 12, a lower rod 30 is provided.
Is attached. The configuration of mounting the lower rod-shaped shaft 30 is substantially the same as that of the upper rod-shaped shaft 18 described above. An arm member 32 is also rotatably attached to the lower rod 30.

The structure of the arm member 32 is such that one end of the arm member 32 is attached to the rod-shaped shaft 30 via the mounting piece 34, and the angle of attachment of the first rod-shaped member 36 to the first rod-shaped shaft 36 can be adjusted. Second rod-shaped shaft body 3 to be attached
8. The mounting piece 34 is rotatably and slidably mounted on the lower rod-shaped shaft 30 about the lower rod-shaped shaft 30.
Is detachable at one end. Accordingly, the first rod-shaped member 36 is slidable in the direction of arrow 300 with respect to the lower rod-shaped shaft 30 and is rotatable in the direction of arrow 400.

The mounting state of the second rod-shaped member 38 can be changed and adjusted with respect to the first rod-shaped member 36, that is, the first rod-shaped member
The mounting angle and the mounting position with respect to the rod-shaped member 36 can be changed and adjusted. The second rod-shaped member 38 is attached in such a manner that it can be angled by a predetermined angle using a small hole formed at an end of the first rod-shaped member 36 and a fastening member.

Although only one upper rod-shaped shaft body 18 and lower rod-shaped shaft body 30 are shown, a plurality of rods can be mounted simultaneously. Also, it is possible to attach a plurality of arm members 22 and arm members 32 at the same time. It is preferable to prepare a variety of shapes of the tip of the second rod-shaped member 38 on the rotation side so that various shapes can be selected.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which a bed 14 is installed in the framework configuration of FIG. 1, and a person to be treated lies on the bed 14 for use.

FIG. 3 shows the arm members 22 and 3 in the chiropractic treatment apparatus according to the embodiment having the above configuration.
8 is an explanatory diagram of each movement operation. FIG. As shown in the drawing, the arm member 22 swings in the direction of the arrow 100 around the rod-shaped shaft body 18 attached above the bed portion 14 as the center of rotation, so that the human body on the bed portion 14 It will move in a substantially vertical direction from substantially above to below. That is, the pressing portion 2 attached at an intermediate position of the arm member 22
The pressing force by 6 is applied almost vertically from above.

On the other hand, the movement of the arm member 32 swings about the lower rod 30 attached below the bed 14 as the center of rotation. When the movement of the second rod-shaped member 38 in the direction of the arrow 500 is combined with the movement in the direction of the arrow 400, it is possible to apply a pressing force in a substantially horizontal direction to the person receiving the treatment on the couch 14. is there. This is extremely effective in shifting a predetermined bone portion horizontally. That is, it is very difficult to precisely apply this horizontal force by hand, but by using this device it is possible to do this easily and accurately.

As described above, the pressing force from different directions is applied to the arm member 22 whose center of rotation is above the bed 14 and the arm member 32 whose center of rotation is below. Is possible. Further, the pressing force applied by these becomes a pressing force by using the lever lever with the rod-shaped shafts 18 and 32, which are the respective rotation centers, as the fulcrum, and the treatment is performed with a smaller pressing force and a stronger pressing force. Is possible.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a situation in which chiropractic treatment is actually performed using the arm member 22. As shown in the drawing, the person performing the treatment sets the pressing member 26 so as to be positioned at a predetermined portion of the person to be treated, and in this state, applies a downward force to the swing end side of the arm member 22 to thereby reduce the force. It is possible to apply a large pressing force from the pressing member 26 to the human body. This makes it possible to apply sufficient force for the correction of a given vertebra of the spine,
More appropriate treatment can be performed.

FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D
Shows another configuration example of the pressing member attached to the arm member 22. As shown in the drawing, a ring member is formed at the upper portion, and differently shaped contact portions 26b are formed at lower positions. FIG. 2A has a contact portion 26b having a large contact area with the human body, and FIG. 1B has a contact portion 26b having one narrow contact portion, and FIG. Is a contact portion 26 whose contact portion forms a curved surface
b, and a contact portion 26b having two thin contact portions is provided in FIG. The contact member 26 having such various shapes can be properly used for the arm member 22 according to the condition of the patient. For example, a contact portion 26b having a narrow (about 5 mm) contact portion
By using, it is possible to accurately apply a pressing force between the sacrum and the iliac bone when correcting the displacement of the sacrum.
That is, it is possible to effectively apply the pressing force by bringing the contact portion into contact with a narrow point that cannot be accurately pressed by hand.

Next, FIG. 6 shows the second rod portion 38 of the arm member 32.
1 is shown. As shown, one end 38a attached to the first rod-shaped member 36 has a bifurcated end configuration having a small hole for penetrating the fastening member so that the one end 38a can be attached to the first rod-shaped member 36 by a fastening member at a predetermined angle. The other end portion is configured as a pressing force transmitting portion 38b having a thin end portion so as to apply a pressing force by directly contacting the human body. The configuration of the pressing force transmitting portion 38b is arbitrary,
It is preferable that various shapes are set so as to conform to the purpose of the correction, and these are appropriately used.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show the mounting piece 2.
4 and 4 show configuration examples of the mounting piece 34, respectively. As shown, a ring-shaped portion 24 through which the upper rod-shaped shaft 18 and the lower rod-shaped shaft 30 are inserted respectively.
a and 34a, respectively.
And attachment portions 24b and 34b for detachably attaching one end of the arm member 32, respectively.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment in which the arm members 22 and 32 can be retrofitted to an ordinary treatment table having only the bed section 14 as shown. It is. That is, a pair of support members 51, 53 (5 in FIG.
1, only the upper and lower rods 18,
30 is attached, and the arm members 22 and 32 are attached thereto.

With this configuration, a conventional ordinary chiropractic treatment table can be easily changed to the treatment apparatus according to the present invention. The base 35 or the strut members 51 and 53 are firmly fixed to a normal treatment table by a fixing member 55 or the like so that the arm members 22 and 32 do not shake during treatment.

FIG. 9 shows another example of the structure of the mounting piece. As shown in FIG.
0 is a ring-shaped portion 40 through which the upper rod-shaped shaft body 18 is inserted.
A spherical portion 44 is provided on one side, and a swingable receiving member 46 is attached to the spherical portion 44.

Then, one end of the arm member 22 is mounted in the concave portion 48 of the receiving member 46. On the other hand, the ring-shaped portion 40
By screwing the screw member 50 into the screw hole 52,
The movable member 54 is moved to the inside of the ring so that it can be firmly fixed to the upper rod-shaped shaft 18.

Thus, the arm member 22 can swing freely in the three-dimensional direction, and the direction of the pressing force by the pressing member 26 can be freely changed.

The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the various embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, various shapes and sizes of the arm members 22 and 32 can be set according to a person using the arm members or a patient to be treated.
The material of the frame member shown in FIG. 1 can be made of metal, resin, or wood.

[0039]

As described above, according to the chiropractic treatment apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to apply a proper and sufficient pressing force to the spine of the subject by a simple structure and a simple operation. And the accuracy of chiropractic treatment can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing components other than a bed portion of a chiropractic treatment apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a chiropractic treatment device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a movement operation of an arm member according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an actual use state of the chiropractic treatment device according to the embodiment.

FIGS. 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D are perspective views each showing a configuration example of a pressing member.

FIG. 6 shows a second rod-shaped member 38 which is a component of the arm member 32.
It is a perspective view which shows the example of a structure of.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are perspective views each showing a configuration example of a mounting piece.

FIG. 8 is a configuration explanatory view of another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing another configuration example of the mounting piece.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Leg part 12 Bed part mounting member 14 Bed part 16 Support member 18 Upper rod member 22, 32 Arm member 26 Pressing member 30 Lower rod member 36 First rod member 38 Second rod member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bed portion installed on a leg portion, a rod-shaped shaft fixedly installed near the bed portion, and the rod-shaped shaft rotatable around the rod-shaped shaft as a center axis. An arm member slidably mounted with respect to the arm member and having a pressing portion for transmitting a pressing force to a predetermined portion of the human body at a predetermined intermediate position, the chiropractic treatment device. 2. The bar-shaped shaft includes one or more upper bar-shaped shafts installed above and substantially parallel to the side of the bed portion, and the arm member has a predetermined length. The body warmer according to claim 1, wherein the body is formed of a rod-shaped member having one end and attached to the rod-shaped shaft at one end and provided with the pressing portion at an intermediate position up to the other end. Practical treatment device. 3. The bar-shaped shaft includes one or a plurality of lower bar-shaped shafts provided below and substantially parallel to the side of the bed portion, and the arm member has one end. A first rod having a predetermined length attached to the lower rod so as to be rotatable about the central axis and slidably movable in the axial direction, and one end of the first rod is attached to the first rod. The chiropractic treatment device according to claim 1, further comprising a second rod-shaped body that is attached so as to be capable of changing an angle and has the pressing portion at the other end. 4. The chiropractic device according to claim 1, wherein the rod-shaped shaft is attached to a base that can be fixed to and detached from the leg and the bed. Treatment device. 5. The chiropractic treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing portion is configured to be detachable from the arm member.