VERTEBRAL DEGENERATION AND DEFORMITY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS INCREASE METHOD AND RELATED APARATUS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61H1/00 A63B23/00 

FIELD: medicine; therapeutic physical training.

SUBSTANCE: method involves a comprehensive two-staged approach. The first stage ensures training of the patients including massage techniques of biologically active points E36, GI4, V60 used in vertebral pathology with compulsory massage of these points preceding health-improving session and muscle warming up preceding the apparatus procedures. The second stage includes exercises with the apparatus according to cl. 2 with spinous processes aligned in the centreline combined with massage of paravertebral regions in exercising due to a slot found and flexibility of each separate board on this apparatus. It is followed with vertebral stretching procedure and muscles stretching treatment regarding the trigger pain points therein. Vertebral muscular training is combined with postisometric muscular relaxation. Application of the training apparatus starts in its horizontal position with gradually increasing the inclination in exercising. And muscle tension throughout is to be low-intensive and rather short-term. The apparatus comprises a upper- and lower-supported shelf with two pairs of fixed handles to be inclined with adjusting the inclination and deflection over 1-3% of its longitudinal length. The shelf rests on two upwardly and underneath rigid pine or combined wooden or plastic boards, each being 2100-2500 mm high, 110-150 mm wide and 24-25 mm thick and gapped 20-40 mm to be adjusted by weight and dimensions of the patient. The apparatus is supplied with the third pair of handles comprising a gymnastic stick fixed on each half of board with belts inserted into the holes formed on the boards 700 mm below the upper edge of the apparatus, and a foot rest.

EFFECT: higher effectiveness of vertebral deformity and degeneration prevention and treatment, reduced treatment time, extended indications, ensured compactness and handling convenience, improved safety.

4 cl, 2 dwg