JPWO2005000172A1 - Health appliances - Google Patents

Abstract

By holding and supporting the human torso by the torso holding member (2), the lumbar spine can be pulled with the weight of the lower body of the patient. Further, a gap (11a) is provided between the columns (11, 11) that support the torso holding member 2, and needle treatment and massage treatment can be performed from the gap (11a) to the patient's back. The leg suspension unit (4) is a device that suspends a patient's leg. If this leg suspension unit (4) is used, so-called mobilization can be performed in a state where the patient's lower back is lifted, so that the effect of treating lower back pain can be enhanced.

Description

  The present invention relates to a health device that holds the torso of a human body and pulls the lumbar spine with the weight of the lower body.

Conventionally, for treatment of low back pain, comprising a bed for lying on the patient, a fixing belt for fixing the patient on the bed, a mounting belt attached to the ankle of the patient, and a weight suspended from the mounting belt No sleeper is known. This type of bed for back pain treats back pain by stretching the back straight while pulling the waist with a weight.
However, in this type of bed for treatment of back pain, the patient's activity during treatment is restricted because the patient is lying on the back, and the assistance of a third party is required to wear the belt. Necessary and labor costs were incurred. In addition, the traction weight is adjusted based on the experience of doctors and physical therapists, but the adjustment is troublesome because the traction weight is too heavy or too light. Furthermore, in order to install a bed, it was necessary to secure a considerable area.
Therefore, the applicant of the present invention is a groundbreaking device that can hold all of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, that is, the body part of the human body in a sitting posture and pull the lumbar spine with the weight of the lower body. Proposed a healthy device (see WO 00/41657).

The present invention is an improvement of the previously proposed health device. The present invention enables a combined treatment in which a doctor or a physical therapist performs another treatment on the patient's back while pulling the lumbar spine.
That is, it is a health device that holds the torso of the user (patient) and pulls the lumbar spine with the weight of the lower body, and is at least a pair of bendable members that can be bent and deformed to hold the device body and the torso of the user And a seat for the user to sit on. And the clearance gap which exposes the user's back by which the trunk | drum was held and held by the trunk | drum holding member is formed in the back part of the instrument main body.
The pair of torso-holding members are mounted on the instrument body at the rear end on the user's back side, hold the user's flank from the left and right at the middle, and the front end mutually close to the user's abdomen It is the structure which fastens and hold | maintains a user's trunk | drum. Such a torso holding member fits to a user's torso and can hold the torso reliably.
It is preferable to provide a plurality of such barrel holding members side by side in the vertical direction. Thereby, it becomes possible to hold | maintain a user's trunk | drum more reliably.
Further, according to the present invention, a gap that exposes the user's back is formed in the back portion of the instrument body so that treatment can be performed from the gap to the user's back.
Here, if two columns extending in the vertical direction are provided on the back of the instrument body and the rear end of each barrel holding member is mounted on each column, one end of each barrel holding member is securely held by each column. In addition, it is possible to form a gap that exposes the user's back only by arranging the two struts apart from each other.
The low back pain treatment device of the present invention can easily carry out low back pain treatment as follows, for example. That is, the user first sits on the seat and takes a sitting posture, and winds the torso holding member around the torso of the human body in this posture. At this time, it is preferable that the height of the seat is adjusted so that the torso of the human body is substantially at the height position of the torso holding member. Since the torso holding member can be bent and deformed, the torso holding member can be fitted to the torso of the human body and reliably hold the torso.
Next, if the seat is lowered or removed from the seating position of the user, and the user's buttocks are left in the air, the lumbar spine is pulled by the weight of the lower body, and low back pain treatment is performed. At this time, since the human torso is held by the torso holding member, traction force does not act on bones other than the lumbar vertebrae (for example, the spine), and only the lumbar vertebra can be pulled intensively and effectively. Treatment for low back pain is possible.
While pulling the user's lumbar spine in this way, the doctor or physiotherapist performs needle treatment or massage treatment from the gap between the back of the instrument body (gap between the two struts) against the user's back. Can be applied. As a result, a synergistic effect of lumbar traction, acupuncture, and massage treatment can be expected to achieve a special treatment effect that cannot be realized with conventional low back pain treatment devices.
In order to adjust the height of the seat as described above, it is necessary to provide a mechanism for moving the seat up and down. Further, even if the seat portion is fixed and the body holding member can be moved in the vertical direction, the user can be shifted from the seating position to the state where the collar portion is suspended in the air. That is, it is only necessary that the body holding member and the seat portion are relatively movable in the vertical direction.
Moreover, even if it comprises a chair which can be removed from a user's seating position, it is possible to shift a user from the seating position to the state which floats a buttocks in the air.
In the present invention having the above-described configuration, the trunk holding member may be configured to incorporate a framework in which a plurality of blocks are rotatably connected. As a result, the torso holding member can be bent and deformed (in this configuration, bendable), and can fit into the torso of the human body to reliably hold the torso.
In addition to the configuration described above, the health device of the present invention can also include a pair of leg suspension units that suspend and hold the user's legs. The leg suspension unit is for lifting the user's knees, ankles, etc., with the torso holding member holding the human torso upward, lifting the knees, ankles, etc. Turning left and right adds torsional action to the lumbar spine, enabling more effective lumbar treatment.
Specifically, a first guide bar extending in the front-rear direction above the user's head is supported by the two support columns, and a second guide bar extending in the left-right direction is attached to the first guide bar. Then, the leg suspension unit is suspended from the second guide bar via a pulley member. Here, the two struts also function as struts that support the leg suspension unit.
The leg suspension unit includes, for example, a string-like body suspended from a second guide bar via a pulley member, and a leg holder that is attached to the lower end portion of the string-like body and holds a user's leg. The said leg holder can be set as the structure which can adjust height by operation of a string-like body.
The pulley member can be configured to include an attachment fitting attached to the second guide bar and a pulley rotatably connected to the attachment fitting via an axial pin extending in the front-rear direction. With this configuration, when the user's leg suspended from the leg suspension unit is swung to the left or right, the pulley rotates around the shaft pin in conjunction with it, so the leg suspension unit can be smoothly moved in the left-right direction. Can be shaken.
The health device of the present invention can also include a cervical traction unit that holds the user's jaw and pulls the cervical vertebra. This cervical traction unit is effective for treating cervical spine-related disorders such as whiplash and stiff shoulders. When the user attaches the chin holder to the jaw, the jaw is appropriately pulled by the load mechanism, and as a result, the cervical vertebra is pulled.
Specifically, a first guide bar extending in the front-rear direction above the user's head is supported by the two columns, and the cervical traction unit is suspended from the first guide bar via a pulley member. Here, the two struts also function as struts that support the cervical traction unit.
The cervical traction unit includes, for example, a string-like body suspended from a first guide bar via a pulley member, a jaw holder for holding a user's neck attached to the distal end of the string-like body, a string And a weighting mechanism that applies a tensile load to the base end portion of the cylindrical body.
The weighting mechanism includes a storage case, a plurality of first weights stacked in the storage case, and a second weight vertically disposed along the plurality of first weights in the storage case. Such a configuration is preferable.
That is, a through hole is formed in the first weight in the lateral direction. The second weight is formed with through holes at positions facing the through holes of the plurality of first weights stacked in the storage case.
Then, by inserting the connecting pin into the through hole of the arbitrary first weight, the total weight of the first weight and the first weight stacked above the first weight acts on the string-like body via the connecting pin, By inserting the connecting pin into the through hole of the arbitrary first weight and the through hole of the second weight, the total weight of the first weight and the first weight and the second weight stacked above the first weight via the connecting pin is It is set as the structure which acts on a string-like body.
According to the weighting mechanism having the above-described configuration, not only the weight of the stacked first weight unit is weighted to the string-like body, but also the second weight is appropriately added to the total weight of the first weight. Subdivided weight setting can be performed while reducing the size by suppressing the number of stacked stages of one weight.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a health device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.
FIG. 3 is also a rear view.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a use state of the health device.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the trunk holding member.
FIG. 6 is a front view of a health device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the same.
FIG. 8A is a front sectional view showing the configuration of the weight adjuster.
FIG. 8B is a side view of the same.
9A and 9B are front cross-sectional views for explaining the function of the weight adjuster.

A preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
First, a health device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The health device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a device that supports the torso of a human body and pulls the lumbar spine with the weight of the lower body. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the health device includes a device main body 1, two pairs of trunk holding members 2, 2, a chair 3, and a pair of leg suspension units 4, 4.
The instrument main body 1 has a base frame 10 and two columns 11, 11 extending in the vertical direction from the back of the base frame 10. Each of the columns 11 and 11 is disposed with a certain gap 11a, and the base ends of the trunk holding members 2 and 2 are attached to the columns 11 and 11, respectively.
A support fitting 12 is attached to the upper ends of the columns 11, 11, and the base end of the first guide bar 13 is attached to the support fitting 12. The first guide bar 13 extends upward from the base end, curves in the middle, and extends forward. The first guide bar 13 is disposed above the user's head.
The torso holding member 2 is a bendable component that holds and holds the torso of the human body. As shown in FIG. 5, the trunk holding member 2 is configured by linking a plurality of blocks 20 in a rotatable manner to form a framework. A cushion member 21 formed of urethane resin or the like is attached to the inner surface of these blocks 20, The surface is covered with synthetic leather. Incorporating a skeleton formed by connecting a plurality of blocks 20 in a freely rotatable manner, it has sufficient strength to support the weight of the user, and further fits and securely supports the torso of the human body. be able to.
A mounting ring 22 is provided at the base end of the trunk holding member 2, and the base end of the trunk holding member 2 is mounted at an intermediate position of the column 11 by fitting the mounting ring 22 into the column 11. In the present embodiment, two pairs of left and right body holding members 2 and 2 are arranged in the vertical direction. Note that three or more pairs of left and right barrel holding members 2 and 2 can be provided in the vertical direction.
A belt 23 for fastening each cylinder holding member 2 is provided at the tip of each cylinder holding member 2.
As shown in FIG. 4, each of the trunk holding members 2, 2 embracs the user's flank portion from the left and right at the intermediate portion, and fastens the belt 23 provided at the tip portion near the user's abdomen. Hold the user's torso.
The chair 3 is arrange | positioned in the center part of the base frame 10, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. In the chair 3, the seat portion 3a can be moved in the vertical direction with hydraulic pressure or air pressure, and can be locked up to an arbitrary height by performing an up / down operation with the operation pedal 30 or the operation lever 31. The seat 3a may be moved up and down using an electric motor that can be turned on and off by remote control operation.
A second guide bar 15 is attached to the first guide bar 13 via a guide bush 14. The second guide bar 15 extends in the left-right direction, and a pair of left and right leg suspension units 4, 4 are suspended from the second guide bar 15. The position of the guide bush 14 can be adjusted along the first guide bar 13.
Each leg suspension unit 4, 4 includes a pulley member 40, a lower pulley 41, a stopper 42, a string-like body 43, and a leg holder 44. The pulley member 40 includes a mounting bracket 40a mounted on the second guide bar 15 and a pulley 40c rotatably connected to the mounting bracket 40a via a shaft pin 40b extending in the front-rear direction. The position of the mounting bracket 40a can be adjusted along the second guide bar 15.
The string-like body 43 is wound around the pulley 40 c and the lower pulley 41, and the end portion is fixed by a stopper 42. The string-like body 43 can be arbitrarily adjusted in vertical length by releasing the fixed state by the stopper 42 and then pulling or pulling back the end portion.
A hook 41a is attached to the lower pulley 41, and a leg holder 44 is hooked on the hook 41a.
The leg suspension unit 4 is for carrying out combined low back pain treatment called mobilization. As shown in FIG. 4, the user's ankle and knee are supported by a leg holder 44 and lifted by a string-like body 43 so as to be a human leg. Has the function of floating in the air.
Here, when the user's leg suspended from the leg suspension unit 4 is swung left and right, the pulley 40c rotates around the shaft pin 40b in conjunction therewith, so that the leg suspension unit 4 smoothly moves in the left-right direction. Leg movement without shaking or resistance is possible.
Next, a method for using the health device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Here, a method for performing a combined low back pain treatment called mobilization, and acupuncture and massage treatment by a doctor or a physical therapist will be described.
First, the chair 3 keeps the seat part 3a in the most raised position. The torso holding member 2 is fixed at a position that is substantially the same height as the human torso when the user is seated on the seat 3a at this height. In addition, the leg holder 44 is lowered in advance so that the user can easily attach the holder 44 to the knee or ankle in a posture of sitting on the seat 3a.
After the user is seated on the seat portion 3a, the leg holder 44 is attached to the knee or ankle, and then the torso holding member 2 is pulled inward and wound around the torso, and the belt 23 is fastened. The torso holding member 2 holds the state where the human torso is wrapped by fastening the belt 23.
Next, when the operating lever 31 is operated to lower the seat portion 3a, the human torso is held by the torso holding member 2, and the lower body weight acts on the lumbar spine, so that the lumbar spine is stretched. Note that it is preferable that the chair 3 is lowered with the help of an assistant until the chair 3 is separated from the buttocks, so that the weight of the lower body can be applied to the lumbar spine more reliably.
To perform the mobilization, the stopper 42 is released, the string-like body 43 is pulled, and the leg holder 44 is raised to an arbitrary height. According to the experiments by the present inventors, a state in which the human torso and the knee, and the knee and the shin each maintain an angle of approximately 90 ° is the most suitable posture for mobilization. However, if the same posture is maintained for a long time, fatigue occurs. Therefore, it is also possible to change the height of the leg holder 44 or change the support position by the leg holder 44 (for example, change from knee to ankle). It is preferable for continuing treatment.
Mobilization is an operation to rotate the human body leg part left and right in the state where the human body leg part is suspended as described above, whereby a force in the torsional direction acts on the lumbar spine stretched by the weight of the lower part of the human body, It becomes possible to treat lower back pain more effectively.
Further, acupuncture treatment and massage treatment can be performed in a posture in which the user's lumbar spine is pulled by the torso holding member 2. According to the health device of this embodiment, since the gap 11a is formed between the two support columns 11, 11, the user's back is exposed from the gap 11a. A doctor, a physical therapist, or the like can perform needle treatment or massage treatment on the user's back using the gap 11a. In particular, the gap 11a formed between the two struts 11 and 11 opens along the spine from the back of the user to the buttocks. This part of the human body is particularly effective for acupuncture and massage treatments. With such a synergistic effect of lumbar traction, acupuncture and massage treatment, it is possible to expect a special treatment effect that cannot be realized with conventional low back pain treatment devices.
When finishing the treatment, the operation lever 31 is operated to raise the seat portion 3a of the chair 3 to contact the buttocks. Next, the leg holder 44 is lowered to lower the legs to the floor, and the fastening of the belt 23 is released to release the torso holding member 2 from the human torso.
[Second Embodiment]
Next, with reference to FIG. 6 thru | or FIG. 9B, the health appliance which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as the health instrument of 1st Embodiment shown previously.
In the second embodiment of the present invention, the cervical traction unit 5 is attached to the first guide bar 13 instead of the leg suspension unit 4 of the first embodiment.
The cervical vertebra pulling unit 5 supports the jaw of the human body and pulls the cervical spine, and is effective in treating whipping, stiff shoulders, and the like. The cervical traction unit 5 and the above-described leg suspension unit 4 can be provided as options.
The cervical traction unit 5 includes pulley members 50 and 51, a string-like body 52, a chin holder 53, and a weight adjuster 54 (loading mechanism). One pulley member 51 is attached to an intermediate portion of the first guide bar 13, and the other pulley member 50 is attached to a position above the user's head. The pulley member 50 can be moved and adjusted along the first guide bar 13. The string-like body 52 is guided by the pulley members 50 and 51, and the tip is suspended near the user's head. The rear end portion of the string-like body 52 is fastened to the cover 59 of the weight adjuster 54.
The jaw holder 53 is hooked on a mounting bracket 55 attached to the tip of the string-like body.
The weight adjuster 54 is mounted on the base frame 10 and includes a storage case 56, a plurality of first weights 57, a single second weight 58, a cover 59, and a connecting pin 60, as shown in FIG. It is out.
The plurality of first weights 57 are stacked inside the storage case 56. Each first weight 57 is formed with a through hole 57a in the lateral direction. The second weight 58 is stored in the vertical direction along the side surface of the first weight 57 inside the storage case 56. In the second weight 58, through holes 58a are formed at positions facing the through holes 57a of the stacked first weights 57, respectively.
On the side wall of the storage case 56, notches 56 a are formed along the through holes 57 a and 58 a of the weights 57 and 58.
The cover 59 is fitted on the outer periphery of the storage case 56 from above. On the side wall of the cover 59, a weight adjusting hole 59a is formed at a position facing the through holes 57a and 58a of the weights 57 and 58 stored in the storage case 56.
The weight adjuster having the above-described configuration can adjust the weight acting on the jaw holder 53 by the following operation.
That is, as shown in FIG. 9A, an arbitrary first weight 57 is selected, and the connecting pin 60 is inserted into the through hole 57a through the hole 56a of the storage case 56. At this time, if the front end of the connecting pin 60 is stopped by the first weight 57, the total weight of the first weight 57 and the first weight 57 stacked above the first weight 57 passes through the cover 59 to the string-like body 52. Works.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the connecting pin 60 is inserted from the through hole 57a of the first weight 57 to the through hole 58a of the second weight 58, the first weight 57 and the first weight stacked above the first weight 57 are obtained. The total weight of the weight 57 and the second weight 58 acts on the string-like body 52 through the cover 59.
According to the weight adjuster 54 having the above-described configuration, not only the weight of the stacked first weight unit is weighted to the string-like body 52 but also the weight of the second weight 58 is appropriately added to the total weight of the first weight 57. By doing so, subdivided weight setting can be performed while reducing the size by suppressing the number of stacked stages of the first weights 57.
Next, a method for using the health device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The user adjusts the load applied to the chin holder 53 by the weight adjuster 54, then sits on the seat 3a of the chair 3 and attaches the chin holder 53 to the chin. Thereby, the load of the weight adjuster 54 is transmitted to the jaw holder 53 via the wire 52, and the user's cervical spine can be pulled.
In the cervical traction treatment using the cervical vertebra traction unit 5, the use of the above-described torso holding member 2 is not indispensable. However, if the torso holding member 2 is used together, the jaw is pulled while supporting the human torso. Therefore, only the upper body bone is pulled, and the therapeutic effect can be further improved.
Further, the needle treatment and the massage treatment can be performed in a posture in which the user's lumbar vertebra is pulled by the torso holding member 2 and in a posture in which the cervical vertebra is pulled by using the cervical traction unit 5. That is, a doctor, a physical therapist, or the like can perform needle treatment or massage treatment on the user's back using the gap 11a between the two supports 11, 11.
Although two embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the seat portion 3a is liftable. However, if the chair 3 is configured to be easily removable from the seating position of the user, the seat portion 3a does not need to be liftable.
If the torso holding member 2 is configured to move up and down with respect to the instrument body 1, there is no need to raise and lower the seat portion 3 a and it is not necessary to remove the chair 3.
The leg suspension unit 4 can also be supported by an optional structure separate from the instrument body 1. Similarly, the cervical traction unit 5 used in the second embodiment can also be supported by an optional structure separate from the instrument body 1.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the present invention is applied to a low back pain treatment device has been described as an example. However, the health device of the present invention is not limited to this and is also applicable to a rehabilitation assisting device for persons with physical disabilities. can do.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a doctor or a physical therapist can perform another treatment on the patient's back while pulling the lumbar spine, and more effective back pain treatment can be performed. .

Claims (13)

A health device that supports the user's torso and pulls the lumbar spine with the weight of the lower body,
An instrument main body, at least a pair of bendable members that are supported by the instrument main body and bend and hold the user's torso from both left and right, and a seat for the user to sit on;
A health device in which a gap is formed to expose the back of a user who has held and held the torso by the torso holding member. The at least one pair of torso-holding members each have a rear end portion mounted on the instrument main body on the back side of the user, embrace the user's flank portion from the left and right at the middle portion, and the front end portion of the user's abdomen It is a structure that fastens each other in the vicinity and holds the user's torso,
The health device according to claim 1, wherein the gap is formed on a back portion of the device body. The health device according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of pairs of the trunk holding members are arranged in the vertical direction. The instrument body has two columns extending longitudinally on the back,
Each trunk holding member has a rear end attached to each column,
The health device according to claim 2, wherein the gaps are formed between the columns by arranging the columns separately. A first guide bar supported by the two columns and extending in the front-rear direction above the user's head;
A second guide bar attached to the first guide bar and extending in the left-right direction;
The health device according to claim 4, further comprising: a pair of leg suspension units that are suspended from the second guide bar via a pulley member and suspend and hold the user's legs. The leg suspension unit includes a string-like body suspended from the second guide bar via the pulley member, and a leg holder that is attached to a lower end portion of the string-like body and holds a user's leg portion. ,
The health device according to claim 5, wherein the leg holder is adjustable in height by operation of the string-like body. The health device according to claim 6, wherein the pulley member includes an attachment fitting attached to the second guide bar, and a pulley rotatably connected to the attachment fitting via an axial pin extending in the front-rear direction. . A first guide bar supported by the two columns and extending in the front-rear direction above the user's head;
The health device according to claim 4, further comprising: a cervical traction unit which is suspended from the first guide bar via a pulley member and holds the user's jaw and pulls the cervical vertebra. The cervical traction unit includes a string-like body suspended from the first guide bar via the pulley member, a jaw holder for holding a user's neck attached to the distal end of the string-like body, The health device according to claim 8, further comprising a weighting mechanism for applying a tensile load to the base end portion of the string-like body. The weighting mechanism includes a storage case, a plurality of first weights stacked in the storage case, and a second weight vertically disposed along the plurality of first weights in the storage case. Prepared,
A through hole is formed in the first weight in the lateral direction,
The second weight has a through hole formed at a position facing each through hole of the plurality of first weights stacked in the storage case,
By inserting the connecting pin into the through hole of an arbitrary first weight, the total weight of the first weight and the first weight stacked above it through the connecting pin acts on the string-like body,
Further, by inserting a connecting pin into a through hole of an arbitrary first weight and a through hole of the second weight, the first weight and the second weight stacked above the first weight are connected via the connecting pin. The health device according to claim 9, wherein the total weight acts on the string-like body. The health device according to claim 1, wherein the torso holding member and the seat are relatively movable in the vertical direction. The health device according to claim 1, wherein the seat portion is constituted by a chair that can be removed from a seating position of a user. The health device according to claim 1, wherein the torso holding member incorporates a frame formed by rotatably connecting a plurality of blocks.

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