Handheld Extremity Inflexibility Treatment Device

摘要

Many known portable tissue stretching devices do not properly allow the user to control the treatment intensity because of the need to reposition one's hands on the device when increasing stretch intensity. Some known portable tissue stretching devices are not readily held with two hands due to the small gripping surface. The limitations of these devices often leads to decreased home exercise compliance thereby negatively affecting patient outcomes. Medical professionals have widely accepted the notion that patient compliance with home exercises is poor. A handheld tissue stretching device with left and right handles, a retractor and release mechanism provides numerous benefits, such as improved ease of use and increased home exercise compliance. Individuals now have the option to independently and reliably improve their flexibility with a bilateral grip that does not require changing hand position while stretching.

主权项

1. A human tissue stretching apparatus, apparatus comprising
a first end, wherein said first end comprises a housing with a retractor that is directly attached to a pliable, inelastic link that exits the housing through a slot that bisects the housing into left and right handles, a second end, wherein said second end comprises an extremity support, capable of releasably engaging a human extremity, directly attached to said pliable inelastic link, and a release mechanism, wherein said release mechanism disengages said retractor allowing said second end to be protracted from said first end.