35results about "Muscle exercising devices" patented technology

A device and methods for performing a closed-chain exercise for the lower extremities of a human subject and, in particular, the legs, using stimulation. The device may include a sled for receiving the subject and for translating to and fro between a first, lower position in which the legs are at least partially bent and a second, higher position in which the legs are less bent than in the first position. A stimulator is provided for facilitating the performance of the closed-chain leg exercise by the subject to move the sled between the first and second positions, either by way of electrical signals provided directly to the applicable muscles or by way of sensory (e.g., visual) stimulation, with or without electro-muscular stimulation. In another aspect, adaptive feed-forward control may also be used to enhance the exercise regimen performed using the device.

In an exercise apparatus having a frame that is adapted for placement on the floor, a pivot axle supported by the frame, a pair of pedal levers, pedals secured to the pedal levers, arm handles connected for motion with the pedal levers and which can utilize a variety of pedal actuation assemblies for generating elliptical motion of the pedal, the stride length portion of the elliptical motion can be increased automatically as a function of exercise parameters such as speed. In addition, the arm handles can be disconnected manually or automatically from the pedal levers.

A device and method for motivating a person to start and maintain an exercise routine. A handheld electronic device is provided that includes a display. The electronic device randomly selects times that exercise should be performed. At those times, a person is prompted to select a type of exercise that is appropriate for the location and circumstances that person finds him/herself. After selecting the appropriate type of exercises, the selected exercises are portrayed on the display of the device. The device also sets a time frame in which the various exercises are to be completed and motivates a person to perform the exercises within that time frame. At the end of the time period, the device prompts the user as to whether or not the various exercises were performed in the given time period. A fitness report is then displayed showing improved or declining fitness.

An apparatus for lower-limb rehabilitation training of a patient with lower limb paralysis and a rehabilitation apparatus using game device. The invention measures the usage of the paralyzed lower limb, and based upon the measurement, forces patients with limb paralysis to use partially paralyzed lower muscles which they are not likely to use. The apparatus can measure the weight load and the angle of the joint, and by using the measure values as variables, display the condition of paralysis to the patient so that he/she can recognize his/her present condition of paralysis, and enable the user to training through feedback.

The present disclosure provides a layered structure including a top layer, a bottom layer, and a grip component disposed between the two layers such that columns from the grip component extend at least partially through openings in the top layer and/or bottom layer. Also provided are mats including the layered structure such that different grip characteristics are provided on the ends of the mat and/or the two sides of the mat by varying one ore more characteristics or components of the layered structure.

An amphibious foldable treadmill includes: a main frame having at least a wheel rotatably mounted on a base of the main frame to be rolled on a ground floor or on a pool bottom, a tread belt device pivotally secured to the main frame and unfolded from the main frame to be laid on the floor or pool bottom for treading operation, and a hand rail device pivotally secured to the main frame and pivotally connected with the tread belt device, whereby upon folding of the hand rail device and the tread belt device to the main frame, the treadmill can be folded for convenient handling, moving, launching in a pool or landing on the ground floor from the pool for successfully serving as an amphibious treadmill.

A gait evaluation apparatus that evaluates a training gait of a paralyzed patient suffering from paralysis in a leg includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of motion amounts of a paralyzed body portion according to a gait motion and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate that the gait motion is an abnormal gait in a case where at least one of the motion amounts acquired by the acquisition unit meets any one of a plurality of abnormal gait criteria set in advance. The abnormal gait criteria include at least two or more first criteria, which are criteria relevant to motion amounts of different parts of the paralyzed body portion, or at least two or more second criteria, which are criteria relevant to motion amounts of the same part of the paralyzed body portion in different directions.

The invention discloses a maternity pregnant woman postpartum shank massage device. The maternity pregnant woman postpartum shank massage device comprises a placing plate, two foot placing plates, twofirst air bags and a massage device, a side plate is arranged at the rear end of the placing plate, and the side plate is perpendicular to the placing plate; the two foot placing plates are arrangedon the upper surface of the placing plate in a left and right opposite mode, the two foot placing plates can slide on the placing plate in the forward and backward directions, a gear is arranged between the two foot placing plates, and racks meshing with the gear are arranged on the side surfaces, close to the gear, of the two foot placing plates; the two first air bags are arranged on the front surfaces of the side plate in a left and right opposite mode, and the front ends of the two first air bags are correspondingly connected with the rear ends of the two foot placing plates; and the massage device comprises two massage leggings capable of being tied to shanks of a patient, the two massage leggings are connected with the two air bags through a gas guide pipe, and second air bags communicating with the gas guide pipe are arranged in the two massage leggings. According to the maternity pregnant woman postpartum shank massage device, legs of parturients can be exercised and massaged,and blood circulation of the legs of the parturients is promoted.

The invention discloses an elbow-joint exoskeleton robot based on lariat flexural drive, comprising a driving mechanism, upper arm front fixing mechanisms, upper arm rear fixing mechanisms, forearm front fixing mechanisms, forearm rear fixing mechanisms, elbow flexing mechanisms, an exoskeleton garment and lariats. The driving mechanism is fixed to the waist through the exoskeleton garment to provide driving power for the whole robot; the lariats are extended out of the driving mechanism, one lariat is guided by the exoskeleton garment to pass through the upper arm front fixing mechanisms andconnect to springs of the forearm fixing mechanisms, and the other lariat is guided by the exoskeleton garment to pass through the upper arm rear fixing mechanisms and connect to tension springs of the forearm rear fixing mechanisms. The elbow-joint exoskeleton robot based on lariat flexural drive has the advantages that burden of moving joints can be effectively relieved, the misalignment problemof rotational centers is eliminated, and the deformation of the robot is more similar to real muscular changes.

A rehabilitation exercising equipment includes a main frame, a seat unit mounted on the main frame, and two swinging mechanism each pivotally mounted on the main frame. Thus, when the two swinging mechanism are driven by the user's arms or legs, the two swinging mechanism are pivoted relative to the main frame and are moved outward and inward in a reciprocal manner to exercise or rehabilitate the user's arms and legs so as to achieve an exercising or rehabilitating function.

The invention discloses a water-resistance rowing exercise machine, which comprises a bracket, a water tank fixed on the bracket, a linkage mechanism and a rotation angle adjustment mechanism. A first impeller and a second impeller are arranged inside the water tank, and the first impeller includes a second impeller. A plate portion and a number of first blades distributed around the first plate portion, the second impeller includes a second plate portion and a number of second blades distributed around the second plate portion; the angle adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the The relative rotation angle between the first impeller and the second impeller enables the first blade and the second blade to approach or move away from each other. By adopting the above technical solution, by adjusting the relative rotation angle of the first impeller and the second impeller, the distance between the first blade and the second blade can be adjusted, and then the resistance to the rotation of the two impellers in the water tank can be adjusted to achieve The water resistance rowing exercise machine adjusts the function of resistance.

Disclosed is a 360° universal joint jump rope, comprising a steel wire rope, two ends of the steel wire rope being provided with silicone protective cases, the steel wire rope being connected to two handles by using universal joint connecting buckles, the universal joint connecting buckle comprising a first rotating block, a second rotating block, and a central block, the first rotating block and the second rotating block each being symmetrically provided with two connecting plates, the first rotating block being provided with a connecting hole, and the second rotating block being provided with a threaded connecting rod. In the foregoing component assembly manner, for the 360° universal joint jump rope of the present utility model, the handles are provided with the universal joint connecting buckles, which enlarges motion angles between the handles and the rope when the jump rope is used, making the jump rope more flexible.

Herein we describe a nasal inspiratory resistance trainer (“NIRT”) that increases the difficulty of nasal breathing. The device is specially designed to limit the cross-sectional area of the nostril, which decreases the volume of air a person can easily intake per unit time, typically achieved by reducing tidal volume per breath, reducing respiratory rate, or a combination thereof. Specific implementations are described.

A composite motion exercise machine includes a control panel which provides a plurality of movement modes and allows a user to issue a command to change the configuration of linkage units of the exercise machine to have the machine perform a movement mode without manual adjustment, so that the pedal of each linkage unit can be moved along a closed trajectory. The control panel also allows the user to finely adjust the trajectory and the resistance associated therewith. The trajectory performed by each pedal of the exercise machine is ergonomic so that the user can be protected from exercise injury.

A health aid, a health aid kit, and a method for treating neck, shoulder and back pain including a first elongated member, a second elongated member, and an attachment connecting the first and second elongated members and configured for the first and second elongated members to move between an open position, wherein a bottom end of each of the first and second elongated members are separated by a first distance, and an engaged position, wherein the bottom ends are separated by a second distance that is less than the first distance. Wherein the health aid kit includes instructions for carrying out the methods for treating neck, shoulder and back pain.

An assembly, in one embodiment, compromising an exercise mat having a top layer and a bottom layer, and a towel is described. The top layer of the exercise mat is configured to have a first exposed surface. The towel comprises a first surface and second surface, the first surface configured to be coupled to the first exposed surface of the top layer of the exercise mat, the surface area of the towel being less than or equal to a surface area of the top surface of the exercise mat.

The invention belongs to the technical field of manufacturing of mechanical equipment and articles and relates to a torsion-adjustable bodybuilding power twister with T-shaped handles. Basic motions of human upper limbs include pushing, pulling, wrenching, holding and twisting, exercising ways or exercising equipment targeted at the first four motions are available, but no direct and effect exercising way or exercising equipment is provided for exercising of the 'twisting' force at present. A left T-shaped handle (1) and a right T-shaped handle (4) are connected together through a shaft (6), a shaft hole (9), a gasket (7) and a bolt (8) and capable of rotating freely, and two tension springs (3) are hung between the left T-shaped handle (1) and the right T-shaped handle (4). When exercising, a user can hold the left T-shaped handle (1) and the right T-shaped handle (4) with left and right hands respectively to rotate the handles by 90 degrees, 180 degrees or 360 degrees reversely. The torsion-adjustable bodybuilding power twister with the T-shaped handles is a bodybuilding apparatus for bodybuilding and effective exercising of twisting power of upper limbs and fills a gap of exercising of the twisting power of the upper limbs.

The invention relates to the technical field of fitness equipment, and discloses a yoga mat which comprises a blanket-shaped yoga mat body, a flexible electrode array and a controller. The yoga mat body comprises a corrugated antiskid layer, an air bag layer and a bottom layer, wherein the air bag layer and the bottom layer are located below the corrugated antiskid layer. The antiskid layer comprises a plurality of protruding crest parts and concave trough parts, wherein the crest parts and the trough parts are each in a strip shape and are all arranged in the width direction of the yoga mat body. The air bag layer comprises a plurality of strip-shaped air inlet bags and air outlet bags, wherein the air inlet bags and the air outlet bags are arranged alternately. By means of the yoga mat,the problem that an existing yoga mat accumulates sweat and is not convenient to wind is solved.

The invention discloses a damping control device for a spacewalk machine, which is characterized in that the damping control device comprises a damping device which is connected with a pedal plate of the spacewalk machine through a connector and provides damping force for the pedal plate, and the damping device comprises a damper filled with damping liquid and an impeller installed in a damper shell, and damping force of the damping liquid changes in the same direction along with changes of the rotating speed of the impeller, variable damping force is obtained through changes of the rotating speed of the impeller and transmitted to the pedal, and the speed adjusting device is arranged between the connector and the damper shell and connected with the connector and the impeller. Power transmitted to the pedal is transmitted to the impeller through the speed adjusting device, and the rotating speed of the impeller is adjusted. The device has the beneficial effects that a magnet in the device is eliminated, a non-magnetic environment of the device is realized, and the device is suitable for being used by common people, and is particularly suitable for being used by users with auxiliary devices such as a pacemaker and a defibrillator in the heart.

An acrobatic training apparatus for training individuals to perform acrobatic tricks is provided. The apparatus includes a main frame having a first base section having first and second parallel base struts connected by first and second cross member; a platform mounted on the first base section of the main frame; a plurality of elongated vertical members extending vertically upward from the first and second parallel base struts of the first base section; a first upper support member connected between a first pair of elongated vertical support members of the plurality of elongated vertical members; a second upper support member connected between a second pair of elongated vertical support members; a height adjustment mechanism adjustably mounted on the main frame configured to adapt to the height of the user; and a spotting apparatus mounted on the main frame and secured to the height adjustment mechanism.

The invention provides a pace moving counterweight device for table tennis training, and relates to the technical field of training counterweight devices. During use, the front fixing part and the rear fixing part are connected to the two sides of the shanks of an athlete in a sleeving mode, the four sets of racks on the rear fixing part are connected into the inserting grooves of the front fixing part in an inserted mode, the racks and the gears are clamped, and the racks can move backwards in the inserting grooves and drive the rear fixing part to be tightened by rotating the gears. The clamping groove is formed in the rack, after the rack is inserted into the inserting groove, the clamping groove can be clamped with the wedge-shaped structure on the inserting block, in this way, the front fixing piece and the rear fixing piece can be fixed by fixing the rack, and the problem that a traditional pace moving balance weight device is usually fixed through a hook-and-loop fastener, and the fixing effect is poor is solved. The tightness degree of the hook-and-loop fastener is greatly reduced after the hook-and-loop fastener is used for a long time, so that the balance weight device cannot be fixed to the legs of the athlete, and the whole balance weight device is scrapped and cannot be continuously used.

The invention provides an exercise bicycle which comprises a frame, wherein a handle bar and a saddle are mounted on the frame, stand bars are mounted on the bottom of the frame, a center shaft is arranged in the middle of the frame, a pedal crankshaft and a driving wheel are mounted on and connected to the center shaft, the driving wheel is connected with a driven wheel, the driven wheel is connected with a resistance wheel, and the frame of the exercise bicycle is filled with foam materials or the inner wall of the frame is coated with an adhesive layer. The exercise bicycle is characterized in that the resistance wheel is made of stone.

The invention discloses an orthopedic external fixing frame. The orthopedic external fixing frame comprises a waist belt; two pairs of first bandages and second bandages are assembled on two sides ofthe waist belt respectively; second auxiliary hook-and-loop fasteners and second main hook-and-loop fasteners are assembled on the inner sides of the two pairs of first bandages and second bandages respectively; one ends of first rotating shafts are arranged on the side surfaces of the second bandages; the outer walls of the first rotating shafts are sleeved with one ends of first linkage rods capable of rotating around the self axes; the other ends of the first rotating shafts are in threaded connection with first threaded plugs to limit the first linkage rods; and one ends of second rotatingshafts are assembled at the other ends of the first linkage rods. A device can be fixed to the waist through cooperation of the waist belt, the first bandages and the second bandages; the feet can besupported through foot bases; the overall height can be adjusted through connecting mechanisms, so that the orthopedic external fixing frame is convenient for patients with different heights to use;and through cooperation of the first linkage rods, the second linkage rods, fixed rings and other structures, the orthopedic patient can be effectively helped to walk under assistance, so that the orthopedic patient can conduct normal walking training.

A configurable motor-task mat system includes a flexible mat having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of adhesive-free decals each including a front surface and a rear surface, respectively. The flexible mat includes an upper surface providing a substantially uniform and highly smooth surface. Each of the decal rear surfaces include a smooth glossy surface. Each of the plurality of adhesive-free decals include information provided in a graphic, respectively, on the front surface, the information conveying a cue concerning a respective motor task to be performed by a user with the rear surface of the respective adhesive-free decal placed in contact with the upper surface of the flexible mat and the plurality of adhesive-free decals affixed to the flexible mat in a first configuration. The plurality of adhesive-free decals are configured to remain in a fixed location during use in the first configuration as a result of an adhesion established by a distance dependent molecular adhesion force between the rear surface of the decal and the upper surface of the flexible mat.