Patent ID: 8480602

Claim:
A human body rehabilitation apparatus for use with an unweighting apparatus having an overhead spreader bar comprising a vest for securely fitting around a waist of a patient; a left side shoulder strap and a right side shoulder strap, each attached to the vest and each having a portion connected to a separate suspension chain attached to the overhead spreader bar; a left side thigh cuff and a right side thigh cuff; an adjustable length first resistance strap having one end secured to the left side thigh cuff and a distal end secured to the corresponding suspension chain; a second resistance strap having one end secured to the right side thigh cuff and a distal end secured to the corresponding suspension chain; and an elongate roll having a preselected thickness, the elongate roll suspended from the vest and positioned to extend laterally across the patient below the vest adjacent a pelvis area of the patient; the elongate roll having a series of spaced apart loops extending across a front face of the elongate roll for selectively receiving the first and second resistance straps; whereby the elongate roll converts an essentially vertically upward force provided by the unweighting apparatus through the first and second resistance straps to a force which has a horizontal component.