Rotary cuff exercise machine

A rotary cuff exercise machine comprising:

• a frame;
• a substantially horizontal platform secured to the frame along a vertical midplane;
• the platform having opposite ends aligned on the midplane;
• two side support structures, the side support structures connected to the frame on opposite sides of the vertical midplane about half way between the opposite ends of the platform;
• and
• two levers, each lever pivotally connected to a side support structure, each lever including means for providing a predetermined resistance to pivotal movement and an actuating pad for use by an exerciser lying face up on the platform to pivotally move the lever against the predetermined resistance during performance of an internal upper arm rotary cuff exercise maneuver when the legs of the exerciser are pointed in a first direction and during performance of an external upper arm rotary cuff exercise maneuver when the legs of the exerciser are pointed in a second direction, opposite the first direction, wherein said internal and external upper arm rotary cuff exercise maneuvers are performed with the exerciser supported face up on the horizontal platform and with the lower arm contacting the actuating pad and with the respective upper arm extended in a direction perpendicular from the torso of the exerciser, wherein during both internal and external rotary cuff exercise maneuvers, each lever pivots about an axis substantially aligned with the upper arm and, oriented perpendicular to the lower arm of the exerciser, the levers being independently pivotal with respect to the frame.

A rotary cuff exercise machine comprising:

• a frame;
• an elongated substantially horizontal platform secured to the frame along a vertical midplane;
• a first rotary cuff exercise means for exercising a rotary cuff joint of an exerciser, said means connected to the frame on a side of the midplane, the rotary cuff exercise means adapted to be pivoted with respect to the frame through an internal rotation by a first arm of the exerciser lying face up on the platform when the exerciser's legs are pointed in a first direction and through an external rotation by a second arm of the exerciser when the exerciser is lying face up on the platform with legs pointed in an opposite direction, said internal and external rotations being performed with an upper portion of the respective exerciser's arm extended in a direction perpendicular from the torso of the exerciser;
• a second rotary cuff exercise means for exercising a rotary cuff joint of an exerciser, the first and second rotary cuff exercise means located on opposite sides of the midplane and being mirror images of each other with respect to the midplane;
• two sides, each side pivotally connected to the frame and hingable about a vertical axis spaced from the midplane;
• each side supporting one rotary cuff exercise means;
• and
• a pair of elbow rests, each elbow rest connected to a side of the frame beneath a respective rotary cuff exercise means.