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US 12,472,403 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for physiotherapy
OwnerPaul Steven Schranzinventor
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Abstract
An improved apparatus for physiotherapy includes a lever arm. A biasing device pivotally biases the lever arm about a pivot axis. There is a support configured for supporting the lever arm above an exercise equipment. A harness is configurable on a torso of a user to couple the user to the lever arm. The pivot axis corresponds to an anatomical longitudinal axis of the user and the torso of the user is biased by the lever arm about the anatomical longitudinal axis.
Claims19
An apparatus for physiotherapy comprising:
- a lever arm;
- a biasing device pivotally biasing the lever arm about a pivot axis;
- a support configured for supporting the lever arm above an exercise equipment;
- and
- a harness configurable on a torso of a user to couple the user to the lever arm;
- wherein the pivot axis corresponds to an anatomical longitudinal axis of the user and the torso of the user is biased by the lever arm about the anatomical longitudinal axis;
- wherein the harness includes a coupler that couples the harness to the lever arm by at least one of a band, a belt, a carabiner, a connector, a cord, a fastener, a hook, a latch, a lock, a ring, a rope, a strap, a string, a strip, and VELCRO®;
- and
- wherein the coupler forms an angle less than or equal to 60 degrees with a line of force exerted by the lever arm on the coupler.
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A method for physiotherapy comprising:
- applying a rotational bias about an anatomical longitudinal axis of a user directly to a cranium of the user;
- the user operating an exercise equipment while the rotational bias is applied;
- and
- the user actively resisting or passively submitting to the rotational bias at least part of the time while using the exercise equipment,
- wherein the exercise equipment is one of a treadmill, a stationary bicycle, or a step climber.
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A method for physiotherapy comprising:
- applying a lower rotational bias about an anatomical longitudinal axis of a user directly to a torso of the user;
- applying an upper rotational bias about the anatomical longitudinal axis of the user directly to the torso of the user;
- the user operating an exercise equipment while the lower rotational bias and the upper rotational bias are applied;
- the user actively resisting or passively submitting to the lower rotational bias at least part of the time while using the exercise equipment;
- and
- the user actively resisting or passively submitting to the upper rotational bias at least part of the time while using the exercise equipment;
- wherein one of:
- the lower rotational bias is clockwise and the upper rotational bias is counter-clockwise about the anatomical longitudinal axis;
- or
- the lower rotational bias is counter-clockwise and the upper rotational bias is clockwise about the anatomical longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.