Abstract:
An apparatus and method for rehabilitating a lower leg muscle provides therapy for the lower leg muscle by simultaneously stretching the lower leg muscle and soaking the lower leg muscle in a therapeutic solution. This dual action therapy results in treatment of calf strains and/or Achilles tendon tears and the like. The apparatus includes a lower leg stretching component and a therapeutic soaking component. A synergy is created between the two components that addresses different anatomical considerations for the lower leg. Both the stretching and soaking components are performed inside a container. The stretching component includes a plate on which the foot rests. The plate pivots on a fulcrum. A strap passes around the plate and is pulled at the front end to stretch the lower leg muscle. The leg muscle provides resistance to the pulling action. A therapeutic solution fills the container, such that the stretching and soaking are performed simultaneously.
Abstract:
A buoyancy-based cervical traction system has a floatation and a head rest supported by the flotation system. The head rest is adapted to support a person's head above the neck and apply traction to the neck when the person is in a body of liquid. The system has a position adjustment system adapted to allow selective adjustment of the position at which the person's head rest will be relative to an upper surface of the liquid when the person and the cervical traction system are in the liquid, the person's head is supported by the head rest, and the cervical traction system and person are floating in the liquid at equilibrium.
Abstract:
A waterproof, floatable and dockable remote control for controlling portable spa functions comprising a waterproof touch screen display and a sealed battery housing containing a battery rechargeable by wireless power transfer wherein the remote communicates over a wireless link with a spa-based controller and employs a graphic display system designed to maintain graphics responsiveness while extending battery life.
Abstract:
A method for gait rehabilitation, comprising, identifying at least one deficient gait element; exercising said deficient gait element individually using a rehabilitation apparatus; and exercising said deficient gait element in concert with at least one other gait element using said rehabilitation apparatus.
Abstract:
The shower chair/walker combination incorporates the features of a walker and a shower chair into a single appliance. The appliance includes a folding walker having a pivoted seat thereon. The seat is of a split toilet seat design, having a gap at its front end. This feature allows a caregiver to have access to all parts of the patient's body to assure complete bathing. The appliance is provided with brakes and controls therefor, as is conventionally provided for walkers. All moving parts are either covered to prevent rusting or fabricated from rust-resistant materials.
Abstract:
A hydrotherapy apparatus used with a pool includes a hydrotherapy jet having an inlet and an outlet through which a pressurized water jet is expelled. A mounting structure immerses the hydrotherapy jet into water in the pool and is adjustable for moving the hydrotherapy jet into different positions to direct a water jet against different parts of the body of a person in the pool. A floating recliner supports a user of almost any size in a seated or reclining position while at least partially immersed in the water in the pool. A water circulation system pumps water in the pool into the inlet and out the outlet of the hydrotherapy jet to provide the pressurized water jet.
Abstract:
Presented is a device having a unitary body molded from synthetic resinous material and including a base member having a central mounting recess on its back side for receiving the mounting stud of a suction cup. On its front side the device is provided with a multiplicity of rows of spaced elastically resilient “prongs”, or a multiplicity of “tuft” like projections each formed of many different thin filaments, or a multiplicity of “rod” like projections the distal ends of which are semi-spherical or “rounded” and useful for applying deep massaging pressure to the skin for stimulation thereof. Integrally formed on the base member are mounting flanges having integral mounting lugs and mounting apertures for detachably interconnecting one such device to a similarly constructed adjacent device to selectively form a specifically arranged configuration or array embodying a multitude of the devices.
Abstract:
A treatment device of the present invention includes: a housing in which an electric component such as a rechargeable battery is incorporated; first and second brush units each having a plurality of brushes and formed of a translucent material; an LED lamp incorporated in a base end part of the plural brushes in the housing; waterproofing O-ring and packing which seal an accommodating portion for the electric component in the housing against the outside; and a brush drive mechanism which reciprocates the first and second brush units in a direction along a surface of a scalp in a manner that approach or separation between tip parts of the plural brushes tip portions of the which are contacted with the scalp is repeated.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a vibroacoustic sound therapeutic system including an acoustic energy source having means for generating an acoustic drive signal, the acoustic drive signal being characterized by a frequency sweep between a relatively low frequency and a relatively high frequency, and one or more acoustic transducers adapted for operation in a liquid medium, the transducers being responsive to the acoustic drive signal to generate acoustic energy at frequencies corresponding to frequencies of the acoustic drive signal.
Abstract:
A massage device with a waterproof and removable battery compartment that enables at least one battery to be removed or installed from the device is disclosed. The massage device comprises a body with middle, proximal, and distal portions. The removable battery compartment enables battery(s) to be installed or removed from the proximal portion of the body while providing a waterproof capability. In the preferred embodiment, the removable battery compartment is installed by a simple twist and slide motion.