Therapeutic device

摘要

A low stress therapeutic device is provided by utilizing foot plates and guide rails having operationally tracking surfaces of a low coefficient of friction supported by a platform. The device includes a rail stabilizer equipped with extending longitudinally recess or slot and a slideably mounted foot plate having upon its underside a longitudinal projection slideably retained within the rail recess. The therapeutic device may be designed to operate under relatively effortless strain at a low coefficient of friction. The therapeutic device is useful for knee replacement, stroke victims, ACL repair, and other therapeutic treatments requiring a nominal initiating effort of movement for rehabilitation. The device may be provided as a one or two footed device of a light weight particularly useful in a patient sitting or lying position. The foot plates may be appropriately equipped with longitudinally underside tracking guides reciprocating sliding within longitudinal slots provided by a tracking rail.

主权项

1. A therapeutic exercising device adapted to minimize frictional forces as an appendage of an exercising patient tracks thereupon, said device comprising:
A) a supportive platform; B) a slideably engaged foot plate equipped with at least one underside foot plate tracking surface; C) a guide rail supported by said platform and having at least one longitudinally guide rail tracking surface slideably engaging onto the foot plate tracking surface; D) at least one longitudinally aligning member for retaining the foot plate in longitudinal alignment with said guide rail as the foot plate reciprocates upon said guide rail and, E) at least one stopping member for stopping the forward and rearward motion of said foot plate upon said guide rail.