DEVICE FOR UNDER-WATER VERTICAL STRETCHING OF SPINAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: medical equipment. SUBSTANCE: device has pool 1, control unit 2, support area 3, loading mechanism provided with rope-block assembly 5, air source, air preparing unit, pump assembly, hydraulic massage system and pneumatic massage system. Control unit 2 is disposed onto top part of wall 11 of pool 1. Support area 3 is mounted for rotation about axis 12 onto the axis which is attached inside case of control unit 2. Area 3 is provided with multisectional inflatable vessel 14 which is connected with air source. Fixing elements disposed onto support area 3 have to be throat fixer 15, breast fixer 16 and pelvic fixer belt 17. Breast fixer is flexible and made of units of fixing belt connected by hinges. Throat fixer 15 has to be Glysson loop. EFFECT: improved precision of indication of spinal column stretching. 4 dwg