Hip flexion contracture therapeutic medical device

A therapeutic medical device, comprising:

• a waistband having a width and opposite ends;
• a first locking hinge joined to the waistband at one of the opposite ends, and a second locking hinge joined to the waistband at the other opposite end;
• a first panel having a first linear slot joined to the first locking hinge and ending at a first portion of a ratchet buckle;
• a second panel having a second linear slot joined to the second locking hinge and ending in a second portion of the ratchet buckle;
• a posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) pad joined to an inside surface of the waistband at a position, with the ratchet buckle closed, opposite the ratchet buckle;
• a first anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) pad joined to the first linear slot in the first panel;
• and
• a second ASIS pad joined to the second linear slot in the second panel;
• a first socket post having a height less than the width of the waistband secured to the waistband through the height of the socket post at a point on the waistband about ninety degrees from the ratchet buckle;
• and
• a lever arm engaged in a socket in the socket post, the lever arm extending parallel to a plane formed on the waistband.

A method for treating s patient for hip flexion contracture, comprising:

• placing a therapeutic medical device having a waistband having a width and opposite ends, first and second complementary portions of a ratchet buckle joined to the opposite ends of the waistband, enabling the waistband to be opened and closed, and to be adjusted in overall circumference, a posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) pad joined to an inside surface of the waistband at a position, with the ratchet buckle closed, opposite the ratchet buckle, a first anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) pad joined through a slot to the inside surface of the waistband joined to a first side of the ratchet buckle, in a manner that the first ASIS pad is adjusted along the slot and secured to the waistband by a first locking mechanism outside the waistband, a second ASIS pad joined through a slot to the inside surface of the waistband joined to a second side of the ratchet buckle, in a manner that the second ASIS pad is adjusted along the slot and secured to the waistband by a second locking mechanism outside the waistband, a first socket post having a height less than the width of the waistband secured to the waistband through the height of the socket post, and a first lever arm engaged in a socket in the socket post, the first lever arm extending parallel to a plane formed on the waistband, around a hip structure of a patient;
• adjusting circumference of the therapeutic medical device and securing the device firmly to the patient;
• positioning the first ASIS pad to the patient's first ASIS point and the second ASIS pad to the patient's second ASIS point;
• holding the patient securely facing up against a supporting surface;
• and manipulating the first lever arm, rotating the patient's hip structure and stretching the patient's first iliopsoas muscle.