Method for exercise and simultaneous movement of blood by external pressure
OwnerHorace Bullardinventor
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Abstract
A method for vascular exercise involves the subject performing physical exercise to raise his heart rate at least 25% above his normal rate. Then a series of air-inflatable bladders (cuffs) on the subject's limbs are inflated in sequence, starting with the bladder furthest from the trunk, to force blood toward the trunk. Preferably a nose clip feeds oxygen to the subject during the physical exercise, and the subject lies prone with his legs raised, during the inflation of the bladders on the legs.
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A method of vascular exercise for a human subject comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing a physical exercise-vascular pressure machine having an exercise mechanism for monitoring the subject's heart rate and an inflation mechanism including a series of bladders adapted to be positioned around at least two of the subject's limbs;
- (b) positioning the subject into the physical exercise-vascular pressure machine and attaching the series of bladders about at least two of the subject's limbs;
- (c) having the subject perform a physical exercise in the physical exercise-vascular pressure machine and monitoring the subject's heart rate until the subject's heart rate is at least 25% above the subject's normal heart rate;
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- (d) immediately thereafter, in the same physical exercise-vascular pressure machine, squeezing at least two of the subject's limbs to move blood toward the subject's trunk by inflation, with at least 4 lbs./sq.in. pressure, and deflation of the series of inflatable bladders which are positioned around at least two of the subject's limbs.
A method of vascular exercise for a human subject, comprising the following steps to be performed over an exercise period of 20-90 minutes:
- (a) having the subject perform physical exercise and monitoring the subject's heart rate until the subject's heart rate is at least 25% above the subject's normal heart rate;
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- (b) thereafter squeezing at least two of the subject's limbs to move blood toward the subject's trunk by inflation of a series of inflatable tubular bladders which are positioned around the subject's limbs and deflating the bladders;
- (c) simultaneously with (b) having the subject perform physical exercise and monitoring the subject's heart rate to maintain the subject's heart rate at least 25% above the subject's normal heart rate.
A method of vascular exercise for a human subject comprising:
- (a) providing a physical exercise-vascular pressure machine having an exercise mechanism to provide resistance against exercising, a mechanism for monitoring the subject's heart rate and an inflation mechanism including a series of bladders adapted to be positioned around at lease two of the subject's limbs;
- (b) positioning the subject into the physical exercise-vascular pressure machine and attaching the series of bladders about at least two of the subject's limbs;
- (c) having the subject perform a physical exercise in the physical exercise - vascular pressure machine and monitoring the subject's heart rate until the subject's heart rate is at least 25% above the subject's normal heart rate;
- (d) providing oxygen and having the subject inhale the oxygen while the subject is performing the physical exercise of (c);
- (e) immediately after the physical exercise of (c), in the same physical exercise - vascular pressure machine, squeezing the subject's limbs to move blood toward the subject's trunk by inflation and deflation of the series of the inflatable bladders which are positioned around at least two of the subject's limbs, the inflation of the bladders being sequential starting with the bladders furthest from the subject's trunk.
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