KR20220127089A - Apparatus for exercising vertebra by towing legs alternately - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a spinal traction exercise apparatus. Specifically, disclosed is a bed-shaped spinal traction exercise apparatus which is composed of an upper body frame supporting the upper body and a lower body frame supporting the lower body. The spinal traction exercise apparatus also comprises: a leg traction part provided on the lower body frame to move each leg of a patient forward and backward in the longitudinal direction; and a pelvic rotation support part provided between the upper body frame and the leg traction part and coupled to the lower body frame to be rotatable, to support the pelvis of the patient. The present invention is to provide a spinal traction exercise apparatus capable of stimulating the spine, lumbar spine, pelvis, hip joint, and the like and achieving correction, pain relief and treatment effects.

Description

Spinal traction exercise device {Apparatus for exercising vertebra by towing legs alternately}

The present invention relates to a spinal traction exercise device, and more particularly, to a spinal traction exercise device capable of variously stimulating the spine, lumbar spine, hip joint, etc. by rotating the pelvis by alternately traction of the legs.

It is an unavoidable reality that a large load acts on the spine in humans who walk upright, and in particular, in the complicated life of modern people, scoliosis, etc., caused by wrong habits, and complaining of back pain have increased.

In addition, there is a slight difference in the length of the left and right legs depending on an individual's body structure or lifestyle. The risk of disc induced also increased.

As for the treatment of spinal diseases as described above, treatment methods such as surgery, physical therapy, and chemotherapy are mainly used.

Usually, the treatment device for treating the spine consists of a main body in the form of a mattress or a bed, and either thermal treatment by driving a forward or reverse motor or a moving body equipped with a roller moves in a straight line reciprocating along a rail to massage and acupressure the spine, or the main body is divided into a mattress form In particular, there was a method of correcting the spine by traction of the waist by providing a device using hydraulic pressure between the mattresses.

According to the prior art below, most of the conventional traction devices are simply traction devices that extend the spine. In particular, a structure that traction and correction of the pelvis, lumbar spine, and spine by simultaneously pulling the legs is common.

However, these devices were limited, so it was impossible to tract the vertebrae or lumbar vertebrae in a straight line, while twisting or rotating the pelvic area from side to side.

Republic of Korea Patent 10-0503032 (July 14, 2005) "Massage bed" Republic of Korea Patent Registration 10-1433320 (Aug. 18, 2014) "Body Corrector" Republic of Korea Patent 10-0479122 (May 17, 2005) "Disc Traction Therapy Device"

Accordingly, the present invention has been developed to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to stimulate the spine, lumbar spine, pelvis, hip joint, etc. by twisting the pelvis left and right by alternately reciprocating the legs along the longitudinal direction, and It is to provide a spinal traction exercise device that can achieve correction, pain relief and treatment.

The spinal traction exercise device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a bed-shaped spinal traction exercise device comprising an upper body frame for supporting the upper body and a lower body frame for supporting the lower body, and is provided on the lower body frame to provide a patient's leg a leg traction unit capable of moving forward and backward in the longitudinal direction, respectively; It is provided between the upper body frame and the leg retractor, and is rotatably coupled to the lower body frame to support the pelvis of the patient; it may include a pelvic rotation support.

Here, the leg traction part is provided at one side of the left LM guide and the right LM guide fixed in parallel along the longitudinal direction to the bottom of the lower body frame, and the left LM guide and the right LM guide, respectively, and the left LM guide and the right Left and right actuators for slidingly driving the slider of the LM guide, a left leg support plate formed in a flat plate shape and coupled to the slider of the left LM guide, and a right leg having a flat shape and coupled to the slider of the right LM guide It may include a support plate.

At this time, it is preferable that a left fixing band and a right fixing band for fixing the ankle are formed on one end of the upper surfaces of the left leg support plate and the right leg support plate.

The pelvic rotation support unit may include a thrust bearing fixed to the bottom of the lower body frame, and a pelvic support plate coupled to the thrust bearing.

According to the present invention described above, unlike the conventional movement of the spine by simply pulling the legs, the pelvis is naturally rotated or twisted in the forward or reverse direction by inducing a reciprocating movement of the left and right legs alternately, thereby reducing the spine, lumbar spine, hip joint, and pelvis. It can be stimulated in a variety of ways.

Accordingly, various effects such as relaxation of leg and lower back muscles, spinal correction and treatment, pain relief, and body shape correction can be obtained.

1 is a perspective view showing a spinal traction exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the detailed structure of the leg traction part and the pelvic rotation support part of the present invention shown in Figure 1;
3 is an operating state diagram of the present invention;

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For reference, the description with reference to the drawings is for easier understanding of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. And in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a spinal traction exercise device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the detailed structure of the leg traction unit and the pelvic rotation support unit of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 .

The present invention has a structure in which, referring to the drawings, a bed shape consisting of an upper body frame 10 and a lower body frame 20 is provided, and the leg traction part 100 and the pelvic rotation support part 200 are built-in to the lower body frame 20 . is made of

First, the upper body frame 10 and the lower body frame 20 will be described.

The upper body frame 10 is for supporting the upper body of a person, and may have a structure in which a plurality of beams are connected between ends to form a substantially rectangular skeleton.

In addition, a mat is provided on the upper portion of the upper body frame 10 to support a person's back and head, and a pillow may be attached thereto.

In addition, a support support 11 is provided at the lower portion of the upper body frame 10 to support the floor.

A wheel may be attached to the support support 11 to enable movement.

The lower body frame 20 is for supporting the lower body of a person, and may have a rectangular shape and a structure in which an accommodation space is formed therein.

At this time, the upper portion of the lower body frame 20 is opened.

The lower body frame 20 is coupled to the upper body frame 10 and may be provided with a support support 22 so as to support the floor on the lower surface.

Since the upper body frame 10 and the lower body frame 20 are known configurations, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the leg traction unit 100 will be described.

The leg traction unit 100 is a configuration that can tow a person's legs in the longitudinal direction, and is separated into a left traction unit 110 and a right traction unit 120 and is provided inside the lower body frame 20 and , each is operated individually.

The left traction unit 110 is installed inside the lower left side of the lower body frame 20 , and may include a left LM guide 111 , a left actuator 112 , and a left leg support plate 113 .

The left LM guide 111 is composed of a guide rail 111a and a slider 111b and is a means for linearly reciprocating the left leg support plate 113 .

The guide rail 111a of the left LM guide 111 is arranged and fixed in the longitudinal direction on the inner left bottom of the lower body frame 20, and the slider 111b is seated on the upper surface of the guide rail 111a. and slides

And a left actuator 112 is installed on one side of the guide rail 111a to slide the slider 111b. The left actuator 112 may use an electric motor, a hydraulic or pneumatic actuator may be used.

The lower surface of the left leg support plate 113 is coupled to the slider 111b of the left LM guide 111 . The left leg support plate 113 is formed in a flat plate shape and has a length corresponding to an average leg length of a person.

Accordingly, as the slider 111b of the left LM guide 111 moves forward and backward, the left leg support plate 113 is also operated forward and backward.

A left fixing band 114 capable of fixing the patient's ankle is preferably provided at an end of the upper surface of the left leg support plate 113 . In addition, although not shown, a fixing band (not shown) capable of fixing the knee of the left leg may be further provided.

The right traction unit 120 is installed inside the lower right side of the lower body frame 20 , and may include a right LM guide 121 , a right actuator 122 , and a right leg support plate 123 .

The right LM guide 121 is similarly configured with a guide rail 121a and a slider 121b, so that the right leg support plate 123 can be linearly and reciprocally driven.

The guide rail 121a of the right LM guide 121 is arranged and fixed along the longitudinal direction on the inner right bottom of the lower body frame 20, and the slider 121b is seated on the upper surface of the guide rail 121a. and slides

And a right actuator 122 is installed on one side of the guide rail 121a to slide and drive the slider 121b. The right actuator 122 may also use an electric motor or a hydraulic or pneumatic actuator.

The lower surface of the right leg support plate 123 is coupled to the slider 121b of the right LM guide 121 . The right leg support plate 123 is formed in a flat plate shape and has a length corresponding to an average leg length of a person.

Accordingly, as the slider 121b of the right LM guide 121 moves forward and backward, the right leg support plate 123 is also operated forward and backward.

A right fixing band 124 may be provided at an end of the upper surface of the right leg support plate 123 , and a fixing band capable of fixing the knee of the right leg may be further provided.

Importantly, in the present invention, the left LM guide 111 and the right LM guide 121 may be operated in the same direction at the same time or may be operated in opposite directions.

In the case of the same operation, the patient's leg is towed at the same time, whereas if the operation is opposite to each other, the left leg and the right leg are towed alternately.

In other words, if one leg goes up toward the pelvis, the other leg can be pulled down so that the other leg goes down.

This can induce rotation or torsion of the pelvis by sequentially applying torsion in the forward and reverse directions to the pelvis, as will be described later.

For reference, the stroke of the left LM guide 111 and the right LM guide 121 may be about 5 cm. In other words, you can repeat traction by alternating the legs by only 5 cm.

And it is desirable to be able to properly control the speed of traction.

That is, by appropriately adjusting the moving speed of the slider 111b, it is possible to select the traction speed of the leg suitable for the patient.

Next, the pelvic rotation support unit 200 will be described.

The pelvic rotation support part 200 is provided inside the lower body frame 20 , and is located between the leg traction part 100 and the upper body frame 10 .

The pelvic rotation support unit 200 is for inducing rotation and torsion of the pelvis while supporting the pelvis, and may include a thrust bearing 210 and a pelvic support plate 220 .

The thrust bearing 210 is a bearing that enables rotation while supporting a load in the axial direction.

One surface of the thrust bearing 210 is fixed to the inner bottom of the lower body frame 20 , and the other surface is coupled to the lower surface of the pelvic support plate 220 .

In addition, the pelvic support plate 220 is formed in a flat plate shape and is rotatably coupled to the thrust bearing 210 .

The pelvic support plate 220 may be approximately rectangular, but it is preferable that the four corners are rounded to prevent interference with the lower body frame 20 or the leg traction unit 100 while rotating at a predetermined angle from side to side.

More specifically, it would be desirable to have a track or elliptical shape as shown. Therefore, even if rotated, the four corners do not collide with the lower body frame 20 , the left leg support plate 113 , and the right leg support plate 123 , respectively.

Hereinafter, the operating state of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 together. 3 is an operational state diagram of the present invention.

First, when both legs are towed at the same time, a separate upper body fixing band is provided on the upper body frame 10 in a state in which the patient lies down to fix the upper body.

And while the ankle is fixed to the left fixing band 114 and the right fixing band 124, respectively, the left traction unit 110 and the right traction unit 120 are operated at the same time.

That is, the left leg support plate 113 and the right leg support plate 123 move forward in a direction in which the legs are stretched to pull the legs, thereby traction of the spine.

Next, a case in which the pelvis is twisted by traction of the two legs will be described.

At this time, the torsion movement of the pelvis is performed by alternately pulling the legs by alternating the left traction unit 110 and the right traction unit 120 in reverse.

Specifically, when the left leg support plate 113 advances in the direction in which the leg is tensioned and pulls the left leg, the right leg support plate 123 moves backward so that the right leg is pulled.

In this case, as the left side of the patient's pelvis goes down and the right side goes up, torsion occurs and the pelvis is torsional. Of course, in conjunction with the rotation of the pelvis, the pelvic support plate 220 may support the pelvis while rotating at a predetermined angle in the clockwise direction.

Conversely, when the right leg support plate 123 moves forward and the left leg support plate 113 moves backward, the left leg goes up and the right leg goes down, and the pelvis rotates counterclockwise and twists.

In this way, the left traction unit 110 and the right traction unit 120 alternately and repeatedly pull the legs, thereby twisting the pelvis from side to side.

This can bring the effects of correction, treatment, and pain relief by exercising the spine, lumbar spine, and hip joint. You can also relax and stretch the muscles of the lower back.

Although a representative embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various applications and modifications within the scope of the present invention based on the above content. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims described below as well as the claims and equivalents.

10: upper body frame 20: lower body frame
100: leg traction part
110: left traction part 111: left LM guide
111a: guide rail 111b: slider
112: left actuator 113: left leg support plate
114: left fixed band 120: right traction part
121: right LM guide 121a: guide rail
121b: slider 122: right actuator
123: right leg support plate 124: right fixing band
200: pelvic rotation support
210: thrust bearing 220: pelvic support plate

Claims (4)

In a bed-shaped spinal traction exercise device comprising an upper body frame supporting the upper body and a lower body frame supporting the lower body,
a leg traction unit provided on the lower body frame to move the patient's legs back and forth in the longitudinal direction, respectively;
Spinal traction exercise device comprising a; provided between the upper body frame and the leg traction unit, rotatably coupled to the lower body frame to support the patient's pelvis. The method of claim 1,
The leg traction unit,
Left LM guide and right LM guide fixed in parallel along the longitudinal direction to the bottom of the lower body frame, and provided on one side of the left LM guide and right LM guide, respectively, to slide the sliders of the left LM guide and the right LM guide and a left and right actuator, a left leg support plate having a flat plate shape and coupled to the slider of the left LM guide, and a right leg support plate having a flat shape and coupled to the slider of the right LM guide. Spinal traction exercise device. 3. The method of claim 2,
Traction device, characterized in that the left and right fixing bands for fixing the ankles are formed on one end of the upper surfaces of the left leg support plate and the right leg support plate. The method of claim 1,
The pelvic rotation support unit,
and a thrust bearing fixed to the bottom of the lower body frame, and a pelvic support plate coupled to the thrust bearing.

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