Physical therapy system
OwnerRonald Hruskainventor
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Abstract
To reposition parts of the body, pool therapy fixtures are used in a pool to develop neuromuscular recognition of the normal human musculoskeletal, respiratory and neurological patterns with feed forward activation. Individual muscles are isolated using the buoyancy of the pool, and in some cases applying streams of water within the pool against specific muscles. Selected forces may be applied using waterjets in multiple directions in a programmed sequence with at least one pool therapy fixture to provide neuromuscular training.
Claims22
A method of physical therapy comprising the steps of:
- applying selected forces from multiple directions in a programmed sequence with at least one pool therapy fixture to provide neuromuscular training;
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- moving limbs of a body and the body against the selected forces.
Apparatus for physical therapy comprising:
- a body of water;
- means for controlling the motion of the body of water;
- a pool therapy fixture by which direction and force of the flow of the water against a patient in a pool principally impacts different portions of the patient's body in one or more directions.
An apparatus in accordance with claim7 in which the patient sits and fluid force promotes femoral acetabular internal and/or external rotation.
Apparatus for neuromuscular training in which means are provided for distorting a patient's view of his/her limbs being moved, whereby the patient's reliance on visual positioning of his/her limbs is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.