Method and Apparatus for Knee Joint Flexibility Rehabilitation

A knee joint flexibility rehabilitation apparatus comprising:

• a tubular strut having first end and a second end;
• a support foot rigidly mounted substantially perpendicularly to the second end of the tubular strut;
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• an elongate padded support bar configured to receive a knee joint posterior, the padded support bar being substantially perpendicularly mounted to the first end of the tubular strut at the approximate midpoint of the padded support bar such that each end of the support bar is free, the padded support bar being rotatable with respect to the support foot, the padded support bar being further movable toward or away from the support foot.

A method of knee joint flexibility rehabilitation, the method comprising:

• orienting a patient to a supine position upon a substantially level surface;
• raising the patient's leg;
• disposing under the patient's leg a knee joint flexibility rehabilitation apparatus comprising:
• a tubular strut having first end and a second end;
• a support foot rigidly mounted substantially perpendicularly to the second end of the tubular strut;
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• an elongate padded support bar configured to receive a knee joint posterior, the padded support bar being substantially perpendicularly mounted to the first end of the tubular strut at the approximate midpoint of the padded support bar such that each end of the support bar is free, the padded support bar being rotatable with respect to the support foot, the padded support bar being further movable toward or away from the support foot;
• adjusting the padded support bar toward or away from the support foot so as to permit the posterior of the knee joint of the patient's raised leg to rest on the padded support bar while allowing the lower portion of the patient's leg to extend past the support bar in cantilever fashion so as to permit a gravitational force on the lower portion to promote rehabilitation of the knee joint;
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• with the posterior of the knee joint of the patient's raised leg maintaining contact with the padded support bar, raising and lowering the lower portion of the patient's leg so as to promote increased range of motion of such knee joint.