| 摘要 |
A therapeutic system and method flexes, extends, and exercises the metacarpal and phalangeal joints of an affected hand. The system comprises a therapeutic glove that receives an affected hand and adjustably applies movement to the fingers and thumb in a first forward direction to form a flexion position, and a second rearward direction to form an extension position. The position of the fingers and thumb as well as the amount of pressure applied is controlled by manipulating restraining members to pull and restrain the fingers and thumb and then attaching to a corresponding body and wrist portion on the glove. The extent of the pulling, including the pressure applied to the metacarpal and phalangeal joints, is fixed, adjustable, and easily releasable. A secondary therapeutic glove compensates for the tactile perception feedback from an unaffected hand. A therapeutic pain relief modality is applied prior to donning the glove. |
| 主权项 |
1. A therapeutic system and device for flexing and extending the metacarpal and phalangeal joints of a hand, the system comprises:
a glove, the glove comprising a body portion having a body dorsal side and a body palm side, the body dorsal side having a body dorsal fastener, the body palm side having a body palm fastener, the glove further comprising a wrist portion, the wrist portion having a wrist dorsal side and a wrist palm side, the wrist dorsal side having a wrist dorsal fastener, the wrist palm side having a wrist palm fastener, the glove further comprising a plurality of tubular finger elements, each tubular finger element configured to enable receiving and at least partially extending or flexing a digit; and a plurality of restraining members disposed to extend from the plurality of tubular finger elements, the plurality of restraining members comprising a restraining member dorsal fastener complimentary to the body dorsal fastener and the wrist dorsal fastener, the plurality of restraining members further comprising a restraining member palm fastener complimentary to the body palm fastener and the wrist palm fastener, wherein the complimentary dorsal fasteners join to form a flexion position when the plurality of restraining members are pulled in a first direction, and wherein the complimentary palm fasteners join to form an extension position when the plurality of restraining members are pulled in a second direction. |
