KR20120001366U - Waist band for composite physical theraphy - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a complex physiotherapy waist band for physiotherapy of a waist affected by pain relief using a laser and pain relief using a low frequency pad.
The composite physiotherapy waist band is tightened from both sides of the cover and the cover where the laser stimulation unit and the electrical stimulation unit are installed to alleviate the back pain, and the reinforcement member that stably supports the tightening part and the waist to secure the cover to the waist. It includes. The laser stimulation unit includes a plurality of laser generating elements arranged in correspondence with the axis of the lumbar spine, and the electrical stimulation unit comprises a plurality of low frequencies for stimulating the lumbar muscles around the lumbar spine with an electrode for providing a low frequency pulse and a low frequency pulse provided through the electrode. A pad.

Description

Waist band for complex physical therapy {WAIST BAND FOR COMPOSITE PHYSICAL THERAPHY}

In order to alleviate back pain, the present invention relates to a complex physiotherapy waist band in which physiotherapy using laser and physiotherapy using low frequency pad are selectively applied.

In general, physiotherapy uses ice, air, light, electricity, electromagnetic waves, ultrasound, mechanical force, and gravity to relieve pain, promote tissue healing, and improve body movement. It is a procedure to gain.

Existing physiotherapeutic devices are mostly performed by stimulating the affected part by using a probe connected to the main body. The operator needs to directly perform the treatment or place the affected part close to a probe installed in a separate cradle. And, there was a cumbersome point that a user must visit in person to use physical therapy.

In consideration of these problems, hot packs or poultice packs have been developed as portable products, but these hot packs or poultice packs help to heal relatively mild muscle pain or bruises, and surgery that takes a long time to recover, such as disc surgery patients. There was a difficulty in maintaining sufficient therapeutic effect on the affected area.

In addition, patients with disc surgery have a lot of pressure to bend and straighten their back, so it is necessary to periodically perform physiotherapy to relieve back pain and to support the lower back when physical therapy is not performed.

The present invention is to solve this problem, the purpose of the present invention is to relieve back pain through a combination of physical therapy using a laser and low-frequency pad and to carry easily on the waist.

Another object of the present invention is to install a reinforcing member in the cover portion to support the waist stably while not bend the back and straightening operation to be worn on the waist for a long time.

To this end, the composite physiotherapy waist band according to the present invention includes a plate-shaped endothelial and an outer shell surrounding the waist, and a cover part provided with a laser stimulation unit and an electrical stimulation unit for alleviating back pain; Tightening unit for pulling and tightening on both sides of the cover portion to enhance the adhesion of the cover portion in close contact with the waist; The cover part includes a reinforcing member stably supporting the waist and preventing deformation of the cover part by external force, wherein the laser stimulation unit includes a plurality of laser generating elements arranged in the cover part corresponding to the axis of the lumbar spine. The electrical stimulation unit includes an electrode providing a low frequency pulse and a plurality of low frequency pads electrically connected to the electrode to stimulate lumbar muscles around the lumbar spine with the low frequency pulse.

The ring connection portion and the locking strap are fastened to each other with velcro.

The laser stimulation unit includes a plurality of holders each supporting the plurality of laser generating elements, and a support on which the plurality of holders are installed.

The low frequency pad may be removed from the endothelium and replaced, wherein one side of the pad is bonded to cover the endothelium including the electrode, and the back of the pad is a double-sided pad attached to the affected part, and the back of the pad is removed from the affected part. When the pad is adhered to the inner endothelium, the adhesion of one surface of the pad is greater than the adhesion of the back surface of the pad.

The upper part of the cover part is approximately straight across the waist and the lower part of the cover part is formed in a protruding shape toward the center of the pelvis.

The lining is thickened with stretch fabric.

The fastening part includes a locking band extending from both sides of the cover part and a ring connection part and a locking ring that binds the locking band.

The composite physical therapy waist band according to the present embodiment as described above is able to stably support the lower back by the cover part in which the reinforcing member is installed and the laser stimulation unit and the electrical stimulation unit are installed, and thus are suitable for long-term back pain treatment.

In addition, the waist band for the complex physical therapy according to the present embodiment can be worn by tightening the state covered with the waist so that it can be easily carried at all times and is convenient to use.

1 is a perspective view of a waist band for a complex physical therapy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view showing the inner portion of the waistband for complex physical therapy of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a plan view showing the outer portion of the waist band for complex physical therapy of Figure 1;
FIG. 4 is a plan view partially cut away of the cover part of FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a waist band for a complex physical therapy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a waist band for a complex physiotherapy according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view showing the inner portion of the waist band for a complex physiotherapy of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a complex physiotherapy of Figure 1 Top view of the outer part of the waist band.

The composite physiotherapy waist band 1 includes a fastener 10 and a cover 20 of a structure that can be worn on the waist.

The cover portion 20 includes a plate-shaped endothelial 23 and an outer shell 25 having a predetermined width so as to be worn around the waist, and includes a laser stimulation unit 30 for alleviating back pain. An electric stimulation unit 40 is installed.

The upper part of the cover part 21 is made in a substantially straight form across the waist, and the lower part of the cover part 22 is made to be slightly tapered on both sides by protruding convexly toward the pelvis below the waist. Cover portion 20 worn on the waist wraps around the entire back, including the lumbar spine and the lumbar muscles around the lumbar spine.

The tightening part 10 may include a ring connection part 11, a locking ring 12, and a locking strap 13 that are extended to both sides of the cover part 20 to be pulled and tightened.

Ring connection portion 11 is made to be thinner than the cover portion 20 to have a structure that is extended in one direction of the cover portion 20 and close to the waist and abdomen, the end of the ring connection portion can be fitted with a locking band (13) The locking ring 12 is fixed.

The lock strip 13 is made thinner than the cover portion 20 to have a structure extending in one direction of the cover portion 20 to be in close contact with the waist and the abdomen, and to be fitted to each of the plurality of lock rings 12. Separated by.

Pulling the locking strap 13 into the locking ring 12, the length of the waist band 1 is adjusted to fit the waist size. After adjusting the length of the waist band, the end of the locking strap 13 is connected to the hook connection 11. Can be fixed by pasting. For this purpose, the contact portion of the ring connecting portion 13 and the locking strip 13 is made of velcro. Unlike the embodiment, after adjusting the length of the waist band 1, a zipper, a spring dot button, a magnet, or the like may be adopted as the binding structure for fixing the locking band 13 to the ring connecting portion 11.

The laser stimulation unit 30 includes a plurality of laser generating elements 31 arranged at regular intervals on the support 33 to irradiate the laser along the axis of the lumbar spine when the waist is worn. In the embodiment, a semiconductor laser diode is used as the plurality of laser generating devices, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and an electric component that generates a laser that does not damage living cells can be used, and the number and output range of the laser generating devices are used. It can be changed according to the environment.

The support 33 may be embedded in the endothelium 23 to prevent direct contact with the affected part, and a plurality of laser generating elements 31 fixed to the support 33 are controlled by the controller 50. Depending on the laser can be irradiated. The laser of each laser generating element 31 can be irradiated to the affected area corresponding to the lumbar spine.

The electrical stimulation unit 40 includes a plurality of low frequency pads 41 and electrodes 42 for providing low frequency pulses.

The electrode 42 is fixed in the exposed state to the electrode hole 24 of the endothelium 23, the electrode 42 is connected to the electrical circuit board provided between the endothelium 23 and the outer shell 25 by an electric line to control the controller 50. The low frequency pulse can be provided to each of the plurality of low frequency pads 41 according to the control of.

Referring to FIG. 2, the plurality of low frequency pads 41 are installed in two rows on the left and right sides of the laser generating element 31 to give low frequency stimulation to the lower back muscles around the lumbar spine, thereby providing a massage effect through muscle relaxation and contraction. Installed to provide.

One surface of each of the low frequency pads 41 is coated with an adhesive material to cover the endothelium 23 around the electrodes, including the electrode 42, and an adhesive material is formed so that the rear surface of the low frequency pad 41 can adhere to the affected area. It is clothed. That is, when the waist band 1 is worn while the waist is exposed, each of the low frequency pads 41 may be adhered to the affected part around the lumbar spine to apply low frequency stimulation by low frequency pulses provided through the electrodes 42.

When the waist band 1 worn on the waist is released, each of the low frequency pads 41 adhered to the affected part is separated from the affected part. In this case, it is necessary to prevent the low frequency pad 41 from falling off the endothelium 23. To this end, in the embodiment, the adhesion of one surface of the low frequency pad 41 is greater than the adhesion of the surface of the low frequency pad 41.

As described above, the low frequency pad 41 may be manufactured as a double-sided adhesive pad without fixing the low frequency pad 41 to the endothelium 23, and the low frequency pad 41 may be removed from the endothelium 23 when the low frequency pad 41 has reached the end of its service life. To do so.

The controller 50 is fixedly installed on the outer shell 25 and may include a battery for portable use. The controller 50 is electrically connected to an electric circuit board (not shown) embedded in the cover part 20 to display an operation button and an operation state capable of driving the laser stimulation unit 30 or the electric stimulation unit 40. It may include a display unit.

The reinforcing member 60 is embedded in the outer shell 25.

Referring to FIG. 4, the reinforcing member 60 is installed in a sand pattern in the entire cover portion 20 except for the support 33 positioned at the center of the cover portion 20. The reinforcing member 60 is formed by embossing protruding concave and convex out of the outer shell 25, it can be made using a rigid PVC (PVC), the material is not limited to this, but the material of the rigid material ABS resin can be used.

The reinforcing member 60 is installed on the cover 20 to stably support the waist, and may prevent the cover part from being deformed or damaged by external force.

 As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the laser stimulation unit 30 includes a plurality of holders 32 fixed to the support 33, and the laser generating elements 31 are inserted into the respective holders 32. It is fixed. One side of the holder 32 is exposed so that the laser emitted from the laser generating element 31 can be irradiated to the affected part.

Except for the part where the laser generating element 31 is located, around the endothelium 23 is made of a stretchy thick fabric to provide a comfortable fit in contact with the body. The endothelial material is not limited thereto and provides a cushion in the endothelium. It can be configured by inserting a sponge.

Hereinafter will be described the operation of the complex physical therapy waist band as in the embodiment.

First, the user wraps the cover part 20 on the exposed waist and then pulls on both sides of the cover part 20 using the tightening part 10 to adjust the length of the waist band 1. Then, after inserting the locking strap 13 into the locking ring 12, the end of the locking strap 13 is attached to the ring connecting portion (11). Accordingly, the cover portion 20 is in close contact with the waist affected portion, the laser generating element 31 is positioned corresponding to the axis of the lumbar spine, and the plurality of low frequency pads 41 are attached to the waist affected area around the lumbar spine.

The user can selectively drive the laser stimulation unit 30 or the electrical stimulation unit 40 using the controller 50 installed in the shell 25. That is, when an input command for physiotherapy using a laser is input, the controller 50 may output a control signal to drive the laser generating element 31. Back pain can be alleviated by applying a laser emitted from the laser generating element 31. At this time, the firing cycle, duration and power of the laser can be set in consideration of the use environment.

When an input command for physiotherapy using the low frequency pad 41 is input, the controller 50 may apply the low frequency pulse to the low frequency pad 41 through the electrode 42 to apply a low frequency stimulus to the affected area around the lumbar spine. . In this case, the stimulation period, duration, and output through the low frequency pad can be set to consider the use environment.

In addition, the controller 50 can set a series of driving programs for automatically executing the pain treatment, and can be processed according to the user's selection. That is, by executing the drive program set in advance, the laser stimulation unit 30 and the electric stimulation unit 40 can be driven sequentially, and the driving time and the drive pattern of each unit can be automatically transferred.

Meanwhile, when replacing the low frequency pad 41, the low frequency pad 41 adhered to the endothelium 23 may be removed, and then the new low frequency pad 41 may be adhered to the low frequency pad 41.

1: waistband for combined physical therapy
10: tightening part
11: ring connection
12: locking ring
13: locking strap
20: cover part
21: cover top
22: cover bottom
23: endothelial
24: electrode hole
25: jacket
30: laser stimulation unit
31: laser diode
32: Holder
33: support
40: electrical stimulation unit
41: low frequency pad
42: electrode
50: controller
60: reinforcing member

Claims (7)

A cover portion including a plate-shaped inner shell and an outer shell surrounding the lower back and having a laser stimulating unit and an electrical stimulating unit installed to alleviate back pain;
Tightening unit for pulling and tightening on both sides of the cover portion to enhance the adhesion of the cover portion in close contact with the waist;
The cover part includes a reinforcing member for stably supporting the waist and preventing deformation of the cover part by external force,
The laser stimulation unit includes a plurality of laser generating elements arranged in the cover portion corresponding to the axis of the lumbar spine,
The electrical stimulation unit is a composite physical therapy waist band including an electrode for providing a low frequency pulse and a plurality of low frequency pads electrically connected to the electrode for stimulating the lumbar muscles around the lumbar spine with the low frequency pulse.
The method of claim 1,
The loop connection portion and the locking band is a composite physiotherapy waist band that is bound to each other by Velcro.
The method of claim 1,
The laser stimulation unit is a composite physical therapy waist band including a plurality of holders for supporting the plurality of laser generating elements, respectively, and a support on which the plurality of holders are installed.
The method of claim 1,
The low frequency pad may be removed from the endothelium and replaced, wherein one side of the pad is bonded to cover the endothelium including the electrode, and the back of the pad is a double-sided pad attached to the affected part, and the back of the pad is removed from the affected part. When the pad is attached to the endothelial complex waist band for the physical therapy combined with the adhesive force of one side of the pad larger than the adhesive force of the back side of the pad.
The method of claim 1,
The upper end of the cover portion is approximately in the form of a straight line across the waist and the lower portion of the cover portion is a complex physical therapy waist band made of a protruding form toward the pelvis.
The method of claim 1,
The endothelium is a waistband for complex physiotherapy, made of thick elastic fabric.
The method of claim 1,
The fastening part is a composite physiotherapy waist band including a locking band and the ring connection portion extending from both sides of the cover and a locking ring for binding the locking strap.

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