Patent ID: 8012108

Claim:
A method for incrementally increasing the range of motion of first and second body portions of a joint, the method comprising: connecting a first arm member with the first body portion; connecting a second arm member with the second body portion, wherein the first and second arm members are movably connected relative to each other to be able to form a range of angles therebetween, and wherein a force imparting member interposes the second arm member and the second body portion; rotating the first arm member to move from a first position to a second position, to change an angle formed between the first and second arm members; restricting, at least partially, movement of the first and second arm members from the second position towards the first position; and moving the second body portion away from the second arm member by applying a first force to the second body portion, using the force imparting member, the first force operative to urge the second body portion away from the second arm member.