Pelvic fulcrum support
AssigneeSteinberg Holdings, LLC
InventorBruce Steinberg
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Abstract
A pelvic fulcrum support device configured to facilitate performance of an isometric back extensor core muscle exercise includes a base, at least one cushion on an upper end of the base, and a force plate strain gauge load cell coupled to the base. A suspension apparatus configured to facilitate performance of an isometric back extensor core muscle exercise includes a frame, a first pillar extending upward from the frame, a second pillar extending from the frame and spaced apart from the first pillar, a platform suspended between the first pillar and the second pillar, a cushion on the platform, and a force plate strain gauge load cell coupled to the platform.
Claims21
A pelvic fulcrum support device configured to facilitate performance of an isometric back extensor core muscle exercise, the pelvic fulcrum support device comprising:
- a base;
- at least one cushion on an upper end of the base;
- and
- a force plate strain gauge load cell coupled to the base.
A suspension apparatus configured to facilitate performance of an isometric back extensor core muscle exercise, the suspension apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a first pillar extending upward from the frame;
- a second pillar extending from the frame and spaced apart from the first pillar;
- a platform suspended between the first pillar and the second pillar;
- a cushion on the platform;
- and
- a force plate strain gauge load cell coupled to the platform.
A method of treating lower back pain in an individual, the method comprising:
- positioning the individual's symphysis pubis area along the individual's anterior pelvis on an isometric back extensor workout device comprising a force plate strain gauge load cell;
- moving the individual into a prone horizontal isometric position on the isometric back extensor workout device, the prone horizontal isometric position being configured to strengthen the individual's lumbar extensor muscles;
- measuring, with the force plate strain gauge load cell, a force exerted by the individual on the isometric back extensor workout device;
- calculating a force time integral based on the force measured by the force plate strain gauge load cell;
- and
- displaying the force time integral on a display of a portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.