Low friction rehabilitation board with an integral band retaining feature and methods of rehabilitation
First Claim
1. A method of rehabilitating a user'"'"'s limb comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a portable rehabilitation board comprising;
a length of no more than 1.5 m from a first end to a second end;
a width from a first side to a second side;
a top working surface having a static coefficient of friction with itself of no more than about 0.25 according to ASTM 1894;
a bottom surface;
a non-slip material configured on a bottom surface, opposite the top working surface of the rehabilitation boarda first-end integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the first end of the rehabilitation board; and
a second-end integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the second end of the rehabilitation board,wherein the rehabilitation board is portable having a size such that it may be easily carried by a single individual;
b) providing a first resistance band having a fixed end and an extended end;
c) attaching the fixed end of said resistance band to one of said integral band retaining features;
d) coupling the resistance band to said user'"'"'s limb to create a coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb;
e) positioning the coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb in a neutral position;
f) moving said coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb along the top working surface of the rehabilitation board;
wherein a portion of the user'"'"'s limb is in contact with the top working surface of the rehabilitation board and slides along the top working surface; and
g) repeating steps e) and f) to rehabilitate the user'"'"'s limb.
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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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16 Claims
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1. A method of rehabilitating a user'"'"'s limb comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a portable rehabilitation board comprising; a length of no more than 1.5 m from a first end to a second end; a width from a first side to a second side; a top working surface having a static coefficient of friction with itself of no more than about 0.25 according to ASTM 1894; a bottom surface; a non-slip material configured on a bottom surface, opposite the top working surface of the rehabilitation board a first-end integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the first end of the rehabilitation board; and a second-end integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the second end of the rehabilitation board, wherein the rehabilitation board is portable having a size such that it may be easily carried by a single individual; b) providing a first resistance band having a fixed end and an extended end; c) attaching the fixed end of said resistance band to one of said integral band retaining features; d) coupling the resistance band to said user'"'"'s limb to create a coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb; e) positioning the coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb in a neutral position; f) moving said coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb along the top working surface of the rehabilitation board; wherein a portion of the user'"'"'s limb is in contact with the top working surface of the rehabilitation board and slides along the top working surface; and g) repeating steps e) and f) to rehabilitate the user'"'"'s limb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of rehabilitating a user'"'"'s limb comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a portable rehabilitation board comprising; a length of no more than 1.5 m from a first end to a second end; a width from a first side to a second side; a top working surface having a static coefficient of friction that is effectively low to enable a user'"'"'s limb to slide easily across the working surface; a bottom surface; a first-end integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the first end of the rehabilitation board; and a second-end integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the second end of the rehabilitation board, a first side integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the first side of the rehabilitation board; and a second side integral band retaining feature comprising a nodule that extends directly out from the second side of the rehabilitation board wherein the rehabilitation board is portable having a size such that it may be easily carried by a single individual, b) providing a first resistance band having a fixed end and an extended end; c) attaching the fixed end of said resistance band to one of said integral band retaining features; d) coupling the resistance band to said user'"'"'s limb to create a coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb; wherein the step of coupling the resistance band to said user'"'"'s limb to create a coupled portion of the user'"'"'s limb comprises coupling the first resistance band over a user'"'"'s knee and to the first side and second side integral band retaining features; thereby forcing the knee into extension towards the top working surface of the rehabilitation board in a low load prolonged knee stretch rehabilitation method, to rehabilitate the user'"'"'s knee. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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