Patent ID: 7892159

Claim:
A physical exercise/therapy apparatus comprising: at least one rail having a first end portion that is supported on a floor and a second end portion; a vertical support member configured to receive, hold, and allow vertical translation of the second end portion of the at least one rail so that the at least one rail is held at a selected inclination angle Θ relative to the floor; a user support platform slidably engaged with the at least one rail; an input device, located adjacent to or on the user support platform, and configured to receive and implement a command for a change in at least one parameter of the apparatus which varies as a result of vertical translation of the second end portion of the at least one rail; and an actuation mechanism, associated with the vertical support member, and operatively associated with the second end portion of the at least one rail, the actuation mechanism configured to translate the second end portion along the vertical support member by a selected amount in response to receipt of a control signal from the input device, wherein the actuation mechanism includes a leadscrew assembly having a drive motor and a lead screw, the drive motor coupled to the lead screw for rotating the lead screw to cause translation of the second end portion of the at least one rail along the vertical support member by a selected amount in response to receipt of a control signal from the input device.