Patent ID: 8852063
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A humerus-stabilized shoulder stretching device, comprising: a first rod; a rigid gripping handle coupled to and offset from the first rod; a force handle; a stationary arm having a first portion and a second portion oriented relative to each other by an angle, the first portion of the stationary arm being coupled to the gripping handle by the first rod such that the gripping handle can be moved relative to the stationary arm rotationally and also axially, to a length approximately equal to a user's forearm length, and then releasably fixed in position, the force handle being coupled to the stationary arm via the second portion such that the force handle can concurrently be moved both rotationally and axially, relative to the stationary arm, and then releasably fixed in position; and an elbow cradle positioned near the angle and coupled to the stationary arm, such that it has an axis that is angularly offset from a plane defined by the first and second portions of the stationary arm, the elbow cradle comprising a base and sides on either side of and extending away from the base in a direction towards the gripping handle, the elbow cradle and rigid gripping handle being configured to accommodate the user's arm in between the elbow cradle and gripping handle such that, when the user's elbow is within the elbow cradle and the user grips the rigid gripping handle with the hand of that arm, the user's upper arm will be aligned in the axial direction of the elbow cradle and the user's forearm will be releasably constrained by, and between, the gripping handle and the elbow cradle, so that the force handle can be moved to articulate the user's shoulder for the arm that is between the rigid gripping handle and the elbow cradle.