Isotonic cervical exercise device

A medical device for the rehabilitation of the cervical spine of a user comprising:

• (a) cranial support means adapted to removably engage a cranial area of said user, said cranial support means having a front, a back, and two sides;
• (b) front and back tension control means comprising a breast plate, a back plate, a first strap connecting right top portions of said breast plate and said back plate and adapted to fit over a right shoulder of said user, a second strap connecting left top portions of said breast plate and said back plate and adapted to fit over a left shoulder of said user, and a third strap connecting bottom portions of said breast plate and said back plate and adapted to fit about a waist of said user;
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• (c) at least four tensioning means connecting said cranial support means to said front and back tension control means, a first of said tensioning means connecting a front of said cranial support means to said breast plate, a second of said tensioning means connecting a back of said cranial support means to said back plate, and a third and a fourth of said tensioning means disposed equidistant from said second tensioning means on opposite sides thereof and connecting said cranial support means to said front and back tension control means.

A medical device for the isotonic treatment of the musculature of the cervical spine comprising:

• (a) cranial support means adapted to removably engage a cranial area of a user, said cranial support means having a front, a back, and two sides;
• (b) front and back tension control means functionally connected to said cranial support means by at least four tensioning means, a first of said tensioning means connecting said front of said cranial support means to said front tension control means, a second of said tensioning means connecting said back of said cranial support means to said back tension control means, and a third and a fourth of said tensioning means connecting said two sides of said cranial support means to said front and back tension control means;
• (c) a lumbar belt adapted to adjustably fit around a user's waist;
• (d) a plurality of positioning straps adjustably connecting said lumbar belt to said front and back tension control means, said positioning straps maintaining said front and back tension control means in relatively fixed position;
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• (e) a plurality of elastic straps connecting said lumbar belt to said front and back tension control means.