WO1989010732A1 - Apparatus for curing lumbago with air bag - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to an apparatus for curing the lumbago which corrects the pelvis distorted and curved relative to the spine and performs orthopedic treatment and the remedy of the waist pain to eliminate the pain of the waist. The apparatus consists of a chair-like assembly including a back rest for allowing a patient to lie on his side while his body is bent forward, a seat, leg supports, etc., and mounted to the inside of a rotary portion capable of rocking. An air bag which inflates in a direction of the line extending along the axis of rotation is disposed at a position corresponding to the armrest of the chair-like assembly in the rotary portion so that the body weight acting concentratedly on the ilium can be dispersed as forces pushing the whole transverse portions of the waist from the obliquely front abdomen by the aid of the swivelling of the chair-like assembly and the repulsive force of the air bag pushes continuously the portion near the protruding portions of an intervertebral disk.

Description

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Low back pain treatment device using air bag

Technical field

BACKGROUND ART This invention is applicable to medical care, orthopedic surgery, and physical therapy for low back pain.

Low back pain is rarely caused by internal pathogenic bacteria such as bacterial infection, but is caused by overwork such as intense thirst, body weight, bad posture, etc. It is known that the disease is often caused by

Muscle pain also develops in the same way, but in the case of parts that are not used much, it often goes away before you know it, even if you leave it alone. In the case of the lower back, the weight is always on it and it is used frequently, so the pain is so intense that it cannot be compared to other parts. Considering the cause of the disease, physiotherapy, which is an external treatment method, would be ideal as a treatment method if effective methods were available. The pain is temporarily relieved by means such as pain relief, and the patient is left to heal by the patient's own natural recovery. , There are many types and methods such as heating tools. Because of the pain, people with severe back pain may have an urge to hang from something, arch their back, or straighten their back. Along with this trend, the mainstream treatment tools have become rollers for traction on the lumbar spine and massage by arching the back muscles, but not only have good results not been obtained. In particular, due to traction, the side effect is strong tension in the upper legs, which may lead to gait disturbance, and there is a strong demand for an effective treatment method that is completely free of side effects. Invention disclosure

The present invention discovered a method of treating lumbago from the means of removing the unbearable electric shock pain in the lumbago peculiar to those suffering from lumbago when sitting. Using the elasticity that does not tighten even after a long period of time and the property that if one is pushed, the other expands, the patient is made to bend over. Bending forward in the opposite direction to the direction in which the patient bends back, which is the mainstream of treatment equipment, is determined, and the patient is placed in a position that makes it difficult to move. Furthermore, it prevents the body weight from being concentrated on the anterior superior ilium of the pelvic ilium (hereinafter referred to as the ilium) and causes pain. Using the property that the other side swells, the weight concentrated on the ilium is distributed as a force that presses the entire side of the waist from the diagonal front abdomen with the help of the swing of the chair, and the distorted and bent pelvis is dissipated. In addition, the delicate force of pressing the oblique front abdomen slightly presses the protruding area of the nucleus pulposus, which is believed to be the cause of back pain, from the top of the abdomen. The patient should be put to bed for several hours to facilitate the recovery of the body's natural resilience. Drawing Description'

The plane is divided into 4 figures, and an implementation drawing and an overall slope view are attached.

Figure, oblique view of the rotating part of the lumbago treatment device.

Fig. 2, a tilted view of the pedestal of the rotating part and the power part.

FIG. 3, Oblique view of pillow and pillow retainer.

FIG. 4, Oblique view of the reclining chair and leg support.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an embodiment of the lumbago treatment device.

Fig. 6, oblique view of the whole lumbago treatment device.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the lumbago treatment device.

Bottom bracket 2. Half ring 3. Armrest air bag included

4. Upper body support pipe 5. Air bag 6. Shoulder support cloth

7. Anti-rotation protrusion S, bearing bearing 9. Chair anti-rotation protrusion

10. Pedestal 1. Post 12. Bearing 13. Shaft 14 Rotor 15. Drive motor 16. Compressor 17 Memory operation panel 18. Pillow holder 19. pillow

20 Seat 21. Backrest 22. Seat pipe

2 3 Leg holding side plate 2 4 . Leg holding middle partition 2 5 . 26. Chair rotation axis protrusion 27. Rotor 28. Leg holding connecting plate

29. Semi-cylinder 30. Outer plate 31. Belt

A. Axis of Rotation of Rotating Part of Lumbar Pain Treatment Apparatus Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

In order to describe the present invention in more detail, it will be described according to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the device for treating low back pain, which minimizes the movement of the patient and does not move for a long period of time. Rotating parts for rollover are made of non-elastic steel, stainless steel, synthetic resin, aluminum, and partially wood, except for air bags and cloth.

Fig. 2 shows a mounting table for the entire lumbago treatment device, which uses the same material as the rotating part of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a pillow used when the rotating part overturns and a device for holding and adjusting the pillow. The pillow uses a cloth or cloth-like material, and the holder uses steel or stainless steel.

Fig. 4 shows a patient placed on the rotating part, seated, and swung on the rotating part to prevent simultaneous rotation of the legs during rotation and fatigue of the legs when lying down, slightly modified. Use a comfortable chair.

Fig. 5 is a front view when the rotating part is turned all the way to the rotation stop. Fig. 6 is an overall slope view assembled from Fig. 1 to Fig. 4. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment;

In order to reduce the weight, the inner part was removed, and the four-cornered bottom plate 1. placed the chair (hereinafter referred to as "chair") shown in Fig. 4, etc., and the chair was swung on the upper surface. Using the lateral end, remove about two-fifths of a perfect circular ring sized to enclose the upper body of the human body, place the removed part up, and remove the remaining three-fifths. (Hereinafter referred to as a half ring), with the center of the ring at the bottom, the direction of the curved surface is horizontal and horizontal, and the planar direction is front and back and vertical. The width of the front and rear half-rings is approximately equal to the front-to-rear length of the chair seat, the bottom plate 1 is placed inside the half-ring 2, and the lateral edge of the bottom plate 1 and the inside of the half-ring are Stick and assemble.

A bearing 8 for swinging the chair is provided slightly behind the center of the base 1, and a rotation stop projection 9 is fixed to the front lateral end to prevent excessive rotation of the chair.

The outer side of the half-ring 2 is used as a rudder that rolls on the rotor 14, with a fat person sitting on a chair resting in it, with room for the outer arms to move. , Four upper body support piers 4 are erected vertically on the left, right, front and back to hold the upper body during rotation, and are fixed. The air bag 3 is fixed to the half ring 2 and the upper body support pipe 4 in such a way that it sandwiches the seated person when the air bag 5 is inflated. Rotation stop projections 9 are fixed to both lateral ends of the ring 2 to prevent excessive rotation of the half ring.

At the height of the shoulder and chest of the person sitting on the upper body support pipe 4, a shoulder support cloth 6 is provided beside the rain using the same pipes on the front and back. The pier at the tip of the pillow holder 18, which uses the same pier as the pierce and is attached with the pillow 19 of FIG. In addition, it is also adjusted to the front and back width, and it is slid up and down from the top end of the same pipe to align with the position of the head. be done. Broken line A indicates the rotation axis of the rotating part of the lumbago treatment device in FIG.

The circumference of the half ring 2 placed on the upper part of the support 11 at the four corners, which is extended upward from the pedestal 10 assembled at the four corners of the seat 10 shown in Fig. 2, is From the cut at the upper end of the post, which is aligned with the angle across the erected post, the inner chair, which is placed on the rotating part using the thickness of half ring 2, and the leg holders attached to the tip of the chair, etc. , lower it to the extent that it does not interfere with rotation, and furthermore, when it rotates, lower the half ring so that the assembled half ring 2 etc. will not get over the tip of the support and come off the table in the front and back direction. of ring 2 A bearing 12 is provided below the upper end of the support so that about one-fifth of the thickness is above the cut end of the support, and the shaft 13 is passed through to the width of the assembled half ring 2. and fix the rotor 14 to the shaft.

The pedestal 10 is provided with a drive motor 15, which rotates the rotor 14 via a belt 31 with an operation panel 17 stored in memory. Similarly, the compressor 16 is driven using the operation panel, and automatically injects the appropriate amount of air into the air bag and exhausts it.

The chair of FIG. 4 is constructed like a known pipe chair, and the front of the seat pipe 22 is slightly extended, and the leg holding connecting plate 28 is fixed to the left and right pipes. The leg holding partition plate 24 is erected vertically in the center and fixed to the leg connecting plate 28, and the upper part is slightly wider and the lower part is narrower so that it fits the shape of the lower leg on the left and right of it. Secure the leg holding side plate 23 similarly.

A steel plate 25 is fixed across the left and right seat pipes 22 in the vicinity of the cavity of the person sitting in the center of the seat 20, and is directed downward in the center to form the chair rotation axis projection. 2 6 are provided and fitted with the bearing bearing 8 . Furthermore, rotors 27 are fixed to the left and right under the front side of the seat pipe 22 so as to roll on the front end of the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, and the chair swings left and right about 15 degrees until it stops rotating. support the forward tilting of the chair so that it can be lifted parallel to the plane of the bottom plate 1.

Fig. 7 shows a box-like outer panel 30 of the present invention, in which the part where the half rings are assembled is replaced with a semi-cylinder 29, the inner bottom plate and the upper body support pipe are also replaced, and one side is open. Even if a pillow, a chair, an air bag, etc. are placed under the same conditions and fixed in combination with a pillow, there is no change in the effect of treating lumbago.

In the device constructed as described above, each person sits on a cushion or the like so that the approximate height of each person is brought close to the axis of rotation A. Using the control panel 17 that has been installed, fill the air bag with an appropriate amount of air, and turn the rotating part until it stops rotating. Movement allows you to sleep on your side. The position of the pillow 19 relative to the head can be easily adjusted by inserting and sliding the pipes attached to both ends of the pillow holder from the upper end of the upper body support pipe 4 .

The posture of a person lying down has been handed down since ancient times, and is the posture of begging doctors to ``If you experience severe back pain, bend over and wait for the pain to subside before treating.'' become. The airbags evenly support your weight on your sides and hips, and even if you sleep for a long time, you won't feel pain because the airbags don't lose their elasticity. The ilium tends to be painful, so one unconsciously rolls over immediately, but in the present invention, the effect of the air bag solves that drawback, and one side of the air bag that supports the weight can be pushed. The force that the other side protrudes, unlike urethane foam etc., is a force that presses the abdomen. Low back pain can be treated.

As for the movement of the chair and the person being carried during rotation, since the axis of rotation is near the cavity of the sitting person, the weight of the whole leg acts as a strong force that lowers the front of the chair in the direction of rotation. , the chair rotates to the rotation stop projection 9, the posture of the person is to lie down slightly, the air bag hits the person diagonally on the front abdomen, and the severe back pain pushes the nucleus pulposus little by little. Treatment is possible in an ideal position where the patient is calm and painless.

In the middle partition 24 of the leg retainer, the weight of the upper leg presses the lower leg during simulated rotation, eliminating fatigue felt over time and making it easier to maintain the same posture. As you can see from the muscle soreness, once the muscle is strained, it cannot be easily healed. The device of the present invention also requires time on the order of several hours or more, and therefore maintenance of a specific posture is an essential condition. Therefore, it is required that it is difficult to change one's body position during treatment and that the body position is easily maintained. As mentioned above, the maintenance of the body position is solved by the soft air pressure of the air bag, but it is unreasonable to make it difficult to change the body position. It is necessary to make the The best method is to use a function such as a leg retainer in a frame-like object to allow the patient to sleep for a long period of time. It is possible to take the posture of the present invention on a bed, futon, etc. for only a few minutes, but it is impossible to treat lumbago, and other methods other than this device cause pain to the patient. It's reckless. Also, even if a feather pillow or the like is used instead of the air bag 5, it is not suitable for treatment of lumbago because it does not have the repulsive force of the air bag.

The power that rotates the rotating part moves lightly because the center of gravity is several centimeters above the axis of rotation, and when it rolls over, it stops fully at the rotation stop. is easy if you have a stick. The appropriate volume of the air bag 5 is about the same as the tube volume of a light vehicle, and the appropriate air pressure is about 40 percent of the diastolic blood pressure of a person when the vehicle is not overturned. Injection by breathing air is also easy, and exhaustion is easy by opening the air valve and deflating itself.

As described above, it is possible to provide the operation of the device of the present invention, which draws out the functions, as an inexpensive device that is manually operated by mastering how to use it. It is easy to forget to adjust the angle, to inject air, or to forget to exhaust air. When it is pushed down, the air valve opens, the compressor injects an appropriate amount of air into the air bag, the air valve closes, the drive motor rotates the device up to 60 degrees, the brake is applied to stabilize it, and the same operation is performed. It is more practical to use a driving motor to reverse roll over when the rod is erected, and to open the valve to exhaust the air.

With the exception of spinal cord injury, the majority of back pain, which is said to be an intractable disease, can be treated in the same way as normal sleeping, with no side effects or drug eruptions. Intractable diseases can be resolved with treatment, and it is possible to cure the stubborn back pain of the elderly, which is said to be incurable. Industrial applicability

As described above, according to the present invention, a subtle force acts to exhibit a therapeutic effect. There are many patients with back pain, which is said to be an intractable disease, and as a treatment tool in hospitals, etc., it has a prominent function to relieve fatigue in the lumbar spine, and is used for experimental treatment of diseases of unknown cause, treatment of insomnia, treatment of bedsores, etc. Are suitable.

When placed in the home as a piece of furniture, the device of the present invention not only prevents and treats lumbago, but if there is no lumbago, the lumbar vertebrae are pushed up sideways when the patient stops swinging the chair and lies down. It has a great effect on getting rid of fatigued intervertebral discs by being stretched and always bearing weight. A new demand is expected for a comfort device in the right and left direction, which is different from the comfort device in the front-rear direction to the body, such as a reclining chair, which has not been considered so far.

The present invention is intended to obtain a subtle effect on the human body as a treatment for lumbago, and the production method is easy with known techniques. postscript palm

For reference, as part of the specifications of the present invention, the outer diameter of the half ring is 75 cm, the thickness of the half ring is 5 _cm , and the width of the front and rear half rings is 45 cm. The use angle is 115 degrees. The width of the base is 42 cm. The width of the chair seat is 32 cm. The distance between the rotation axis A and the bottom plate is 27 cm. Air pressure SO^/crf Left/right width of upper body support pipe 55 cm Chair swing angle 12 degrees Motor 1/8 horse power or more is a size that can be used by a wide range of people.

Claims

The scope of the claims 1. Air bags (5 ) always points to a line along the axis of rotation (A). 2. A device for treating lumbago by the repulsive force of the air bag that supports the weight of the user as the rotating part of the device according to claim 1 overturns, continuously acting as a force to press the abdomen. 3. With the person sitting on the chair (Fig. 4) on which the apparatus of claim 1 is placed, movement of the center of gravity during rotation causes the person to swing, specify the body position, and treat lumbago. device to perform. Using a control panel (17) memorized to operate the lumbago treatment device, the rotation direction and angle, the strength of the air pressure of the air bag (5), and the order of air injection and exhaust are automatically performed. U device.