DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SUBAQUEOUS STRETCHING OF VERTEBRAL COLUMN Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has locks 1 and patient belt 2, rope 3, guiding rollers 4, lever 5, load 6 mounted on carriage 7 with reversible drive and control panel 10. Sealed-contact reed relays are set along lever 5. Permanent magnet is mounted on the carriage. Switches to change time and amplitude of the loading are mounted on the control panel. Both switches are included into the drive speed control circuit. The load corresponds to maximum loading amplitude. Direct current motor or step-by-step motor are useable in drive. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness in treating vertebral column diseases by applying vertical or horizontal stretching in bath or water pool. 2 cl, 3 dwg