Physiotherapy apparatus for the treatment of articular stiffness

Physiotherapy apparatus for the treatment of articular stiffness
United States Patent 6,102,882
Cobo August 15, 2000
Abstract
Physiotherapy apparatus for the treatment of articular stiffness including a table for a patient having a static board, a moving board which is displaceable towards and away from the static board and a device for applying a traction force between parts of the patient's body. The moving board is mounted such that it can also rotate about a horizontal axis between a horizontal position and an inclined position, and about a vertical axis between two extreme positions which are symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis of the table. The device for applying a traction force includes a traction cord and a system of pulleys with which the cord is associated in order to apply the traction to a joint of the patient in a desired direction. The apparatus is highly versatile, permitting treatment of cervical and lumbar vertebrae, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee and ankle.
Inventors: Cobo; Bernabe Cobo (E-08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, ES)
Appl. No.: 08/973,673
Filed: December 10, 1997
PCT Filed: April 15, 1996
PCT No.: PCT/ES97/00087
371 Date: December 10, 1997
102(e) Date: December 10, 1997
PCT Pub. No.: WO97/38660
PCT Pub. Date: October 23, 1997