US20020177507A1 - Equipment to assist the carrying out of flexion exercises of the cervical zone of the spinal column - Google Patents

Equipment to assist the carrying out of flexion exercises of the cervical zone of the spinal column Download PDF

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US20020177507A1
US20020177507A1 US10/155,558 US15555802A US2002177507A1 US 20020177507 A1 US20020177507 A1 US 20020177507A1 US 15555802 A US15555802 A US 15555802A US 2002177507 A1 US2002177507 A1 US 2002177507A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
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  • the present invention concerns the field of fitness equipments. More particularly, the invention has as its object an equipment for carrying out exercises involving the muscles and the articulations of the cervical zone of the spinal column.
  • interventions regarding these pathologies include also exercises in which—due to the effect of a rotation of the head about the axis of the spinal column—there is produced a flexion of the affected cervical zone. Exercises of this kind may make it possible to increase the mobility of the articulations and to correct the states of hypotonia and muscular asymmetry that underlie the origin of the pathologies in question. Nevertheless, such exercises will prove effective only if the rotation is substantially symmetrical with respect to the axis of the spinal column and is also carried out with a substantially uniform motion. In fact, an unbalanced action and the stressing of the musculature deriving therefrom will result in the risk of enhancing the muscular asymmetry rather than reducing it.
  • the equipment according to the present invention comprises a body defining a seating intended to fit onto the upper part of the head of a user. Within said body there is formed an annular channel that runs around the seating, and within this channel there is movably arranged at least one cursor, so that a rotatory movement of the user's head around the axis of the spinal column will cause said cursor to move along the channel, and the user, by virtue of the vibrations and/or the noise produced by this motion, will thus receive indications regarding the symmetry and the uniformity of the rotation movement of his head.
  • the surface of the channel and/or the surface of the at least one cursor will be at least partly roughened, thus increasing the noise made by the movement of the cursor, the uniformity of which will be perceived by the user as indication of the symmetry and uniformity of the rotatory movement of his own head.
  • the body and the related channel are formed by a corrugated tube bent into a ring, and the at least one cursor is constituted by at least one rolling element, preferably spherical, rolling along the channel.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the equipment according to the invention, with a part shown in cutaway;
  • FIG. 2 shows a radial section through the equipment taken along lines II-II of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 shows a cutaway view of a part of the equipment according to a different embodiment
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the equipment according to the invention associated with a ear protecting headset acting as sound amplifier.
  • the equipment according to the invention comprises an annular body 1 that defines a circular seating 2 intended to fit onto the upper part of the head of a user (not shown).
  • body 1 has been formed by bending a corrugated tube 3 of a circular cross section that is wrapped in a lining 4 made of some soft material, simple foam rubber for example, so as to render the equipment more comfortable for the wearer and, within certain limits, also make it adaptable to heads of different sizes.
  • a corrugated tube 3 of a circular cross section that is wrapped in a lining 4 made of some soft material, simple foam rubber for example, so as to render the equipment more comfortable for the wearer and, within certain limits, also make it adaptable to heads of different sizes.
  • Corrugated tube 3 defines an annular channel 5 within which there are arranged cursor means, which in the illustrated example have the form of three balls 6 which, rolling on the internal surface of said channel 5 , can move freely along the latter.
  • the equipment according to the invention When in use, the equipment according to the invention, as already mentioned, is worn on the upper part of the user's head. In this condition, whenever the head is made to rotate about the axis of the spinal column with a complete movement of sufficient amplitude, as normally required by exercises for the treatment of disorders of the cervical zone, the balls 6 begin to roll along channel 5 and perform a motion of revolution around the centre of body 1 , that is to say, of seating 2 .
  • the equipment according to the invention therefore constitutes a precious help in all cases in which the exercise aims at increasing the mobility of the articulations and improving the muscular tone and symmetry of the cervical zone. Since the user himself can check whether or not the exercise is being performed correctly, there will be no need for him to be assisted by a trainer.
  • the equipment according to the invention is particularly suitable for home-fitness employment, but can be used also in the office, during work breaks, and can readily accompany the user during travel.
  • the balls 6 are of a certain weight, which can be obtained also by increasing the section of channel 5 and thus permitting the insertion of larger balls, the muscle-strengthening effect associated with the rotation of the head can be enhanced.
  • the balls can also be reduced in size and increased in number.
  • the cursor means will in practice consist of a mass 16 of grains or pellets capable of producing an evocative noise of shaken sand.
  • the noise produced by the cursor means during the use of the equipment can be amplified—and thus perceived by the user even more effectively—by associating a pair of ear-protecting cups 7 a with annular body 1 , said cups contacting tube 3 so that the vibrations can be transmitted from the tube to the cups, and the latter can function as sound amplifiers.
  • cups 7 a will form part of a conventional anti-noise headset 7 , of which the semicircular element 7 b linking the cups is attached to tube 3 and extends diametrically above it.
  • the illustrated example consists of a corrugated tube, it is obvious that a smooth tube could also be used, and that the rolling or, more generally speaking, sliding noise could possibly be increased by using one or more cursors with a roughened surface.
  • annular body 1 on the head of the user can be rendered more secure by providing straps adjustable in length—by means of Velcro closures, for example—extending diametrically within seating 2 , so that they can clutch the head.
  • annular body 1 can be provided with a certain number of rings for connecting these straps, said rings being typically four in number and evenly spaced around the circumference.
  • Annular body 1 can also be designed in such a way as to permit its circumference being adjusted according to the size of the user's head.
  • the regulating devices used for this purpose can well be of a traditional and known type, for example, of the type employed with sunshades or protection helmets for building workers, or a system with a threaded sleeve arranged coaxially with the tube in such a way that a rotation of the sleeve will produce either a lengthening or a shortening of the tube.
  • channel 5 can be formed also within a body of different characteristics, always provided that it be such as to encircle a seating suitable for fitting the head of the user.

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WO2005023375A1 (en) * 2003-09-08 2005-03-17 Enrico Lapi Device with mobile mass for facilitating the circular movements of the head, pelvis and other parts of the body
WO2007140502A1 (de) * 2006-06-06 2007-12-13 Johann Salzwimmer Trainingsgerät
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US20120214649A1 (en) * 2011-02-18 2012-08-23 Jason Torres Scap Stabilizer
US10143883B2 (en) 2011-10-03 2018-12-04 Mission Competition Fitness Equipment Exercise ring for improving strength and flexibility of a body part
US9555283B2 (en) 2011-10-03 2017-01-31 Mission Competition Fitness Equipment Exercise ring for improving strength and flexibility of a body part
US9873015B2 (en) 2011-10-03 2018-01-23 Mission Competition Fitness Equipment Exercise ring for improving strength and flexibility of a body part
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USD847918S1 (en) 2016-09-30 2019-05-07 Smovey Gmbh Exercise ring for athletes, recreational users and patients
US10918898B1 (en) * 2017-07-21 2021-02-16 Nestor Palacios Hoop form personal exercise device
DE202018104692U1 (de) 2018-08-15 2018-09-10 Kedo Gmbh Vorrichtung zum Trainieren der Stabilität der Halswirbelsäule / HWS-Trainer
USD956879S1 (en) * 2020-03-27 2022-07-05 Blue Orange Edition Loop fidget device
US11123648B1 (en) * 2020-04-16 2021-09-21 Blue Orange Edition Fidget toy
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