Patent ID: 8632480

Claim:
A joint exerciser to be used by a patient while sitting and while lying down, comprising: a support adapted to receive the lower leg and foot of the patient; a frame having an incline and a carriage permitting movement of the support on the incline, the carriage pivotably connected to an axle, and the frame configured to allow movement of the support parallel to a longitudinal axis of one of the lower leg and foot of the patient; the support comprising a supporting surface for the foot and a supporting surface for the lower leg that is substantially perpendicular to said supporting surface for the foot, wherein said supporting surface for the foot and said supporting surface for the lower leg are independently configured to be supported by said carriage by attachment to a sole of said supporting surface for the foot and attachment to an underside of said supporting surface for the lower leg, said supporting surface for the foot supported by said carriage when the patient is sitting and said supporting surface for the lower leg supported by said carriage when the patient is lying down.