Method and apparatus for minimizing bed sores and lower back pain in spinal injury patients

Apparatus for suspending the calf and foot of a patient recumbent on a bed to relieve pressure on the thigh and buttock of the patient, said apparatus comprising

• a leg lift unit, said unit including
• a rigid, trough shaped posterior plastic shell having an interior surface shaped to engage under the patient's calf and foot, said shell having opposite side walls and an upper end,
• one or more securements connected to said side walls for securing the shell to the patient's calf and foot, and
• upwardly curved hanger having opposite ends directly connected to said side walls of the shell at least two-thirds of the way up along the shell toward said upper end so that the hanger extends above said shell, and
• a support frame including
• an upright post having an upper end and a lower end for positioning at the foot of the bed,
• a horizontal bar having one end adjustably secured to the upper end of the post and a second end extending over the bed, and
• a single cord having an upper end connected to said bar and a lower end releasably connected to the hanger so that the shell is suspended from the bar solely by the cord and the hanger.