Low friction rehabilitation board with an integral band retaining feature and methods of rehabilitation
First Claim
1. A portable rehabilitation board system comprising:
- a rehabilitation board comprising;
a width from a first side to a second side;
wherein the rehabilitation board is substantially rectangular in shape having four corners;
a thickness;
a top working surface of the rehabilitation board having a static coefficient of friction with itself of no more than about 0.25 according to ASTM 1894;
wherein the static coefficient of friction is effectively low to enable a user'"'"'s limb to slide easily across the working surface;
a band plug retainer configured proximal an edge of the rehabilitation board and comprising a tapered aperture through the thickness of the rehabilitation board from a larger bottom surface opening, on the bottom surface of the rehabilitation board, to a smaller working surface opening, on the working surface of the rehabilitation board,a resistance band assembly comprising;
an elastomeric resistance band having a length from a fixed end to an extended end;
a tapered band-plug having an enlarged plug dimension at a plug-end that tapers to a smaller dimension at a band-end of the tapered band-plug;
wherein the fixed end of the resistance band is coupled to the tapered band-plug; and
wherein the tapered band-plug is retained in the tapered aperture of the band plug retainer with the band end proximal the working surface and the resistance band extending from the tapered plug toward the working surface of the rehabilitation board;
wherein the rehabilitation board is portable having a size such that it may be easily carried by a single individual.
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Abstract
A low friction rehabilitation board having an integral band retaining feature is described. The rehabilitation board may have a coefficient of static friction of no more than about 0.5 and in some embodiments no more than about 0.06. The rehabilitation board has a plurality of band retaining feature configured along one or both ends and may be an integral band retaining features being formed in the board. Additionally, the rehabilitation may include one or more band retaining features on one or both sides of the board. The unique configuration of the band retaining features enables rehabilitation method heretofore not possible with a single board. Resistance bands may be retained in the band retaining features and coupled to a user'"'"'s limb, such as a foot or ankle, to resist motion, such as sliding or extending the foot along the low friction surface of the rehabilitation board.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable rehabilitation board system comprising:
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a rehabilitation board comprising; a width from a first side to a second side; wherein the rehabilitation board is substantially rectangular in shape having four corners; a thickness; a top working surface of the rehabilitation board having a static coefficient of friction with itself of no more than about 0.25 according to ASTM 1894; wherein the static coefficient of friction is effectively low to enable a user'"'"'s limb to slide easily across the working surface; a band plug retainer configured proximal an edge of the rehabilitation board and comprising a tapered aperture through the thickness of the rehabilitation board from a larger bottom surface opening, on the bottom surface of the rehabilitation board, to a smaller working surface opening, on the working surface of the rehabilitation board, a resistance band assembly comprising; an elastomeric resistance band having a length from a fixed end to an extended end; a tapered band-plug having an enlarged plug dimension at a plug-end that tapers to a smaller dimension at a band-end of the tapered band-plug; wherein the fixed end of the resistance band is coupled to the tapered band-plug; and wherein the tapered band-plug is retained in the tapered aperture of the band plug retainer with the band end proximal the working surface and the resistance band extending from the tapered plug toward the working surface of the rehabilitation board; wherein the rehabilitation board is portable having a size such that it may be easily carried by a single individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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