Patent ID: 7931574
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for performing passive lumbar stretching treatments, with flexion, upon a person's body, comprising: at least one supporting structure that includes at least one base member and at least one substantially vertical column member operably associated with the base member; and at least one leg supporting member that can move in a substantially vertical direction relative to said supporting structure, said leg supporting member including a first member for supporting the lower section of the person's leg between the calf and the knee and a second member for restraining movement of the person's ankles so as to maintain the lower part of the person's legs substantially parallel to the person's body; wherein said second member is selectively operable to abut against a front surface of the person's ankles; wherein the movement of said leg supporting member is selectively operable to move the person's pelvis upwardly away from a substantially horizontal surface so as to put under traction the person's lumbar vertebras while maintaining an angle of about 90° between the person's body and an upper part of the person's legs and between the upper part and the lower part of the person's legs; wherein the movement of said leg supporting member is selectively operable through a motor system that can be controlled by the person that is under treatment at the apparatus.