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Apparatus and method for multi-axial spinal testing and rehabilitation

  • US 5,324,247 A
  • Filed: 11/26/1991
  • Issued: 06/28/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:

  • a rotation arm including a first end region, a second end region, and a middle section;

    a support unit pivotably connected to the rotation arm, to permit rotation of the rotation arm about a vertical rotation axis extending through the middle section;

    a perch to position a patient'"'"'s spine substantially co-axially with the rotation axis;

    a flexion-extension arm including third and fourth end regions pivotably fastened to the first and second end regions to permit rotation of the flexion-extension arm about a horizontal flexion-extension axis extending through said first, second, third, and fourth end regions, and further extending perpendicularly through the rotation axis;

    a lateral bending support segment including a fifth end region pivotably fastened to the flexion-extension arm to permit rotation of the lateral bending support segment about a horizontal lateral bending axis extending through said fifth end region and perpendicularly through both the rotation and flexion-extension axes, wherein the rotation arm, flexion-extension arm, and lateral bending support segment are simultaneously rotatable about their respective axes; and

    an arm support assembly connected to the lateral bending support segment, to limit movement of the patent'"'"'s upper body with respect to the lateral bending support segment.

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