| 摘要 |
<p>A physiotherapy device for treating spinal disorders comprises a body (6) housing actuating rams operating on pistons (14) which carry feet (15). The pistons (14) are caused to reciprocate so that whilst one diagonal pair is raised, the other will be lowered and vice versa. The device is applied so that the feet (15) rest on the lateral ends of transverse processes to either side of a pair of adjacent vertebrae. The reciprocating motion of the feet (15) then causes a counter-rotational movement between the pair of vertebrae being treated. This can be used to help to relieve a loss of mobility between the joints of the spine. In an alternative use blows are delivered rapidly by the feet (15) so as to trigger natural stretch reflexes which will cause the vertebrae to be brought back into normal alignment from an abnormal displaced condition.</p> |
