Device for support,correction and treatment of the human spinal column
Abstract
Abstract AS AN ABDOMINAL AND BACK SUPPORTING BELT, AND ELASTIC BAND WITH ENDS RESPECTIVELY ADJUSTABLY SECURED TO DISCONNECTABLE HALVES OF A SHIELD-LIKE ABDOMINAL PLATE, AND, ON THE INSIDE OF A CENTRAL BACK REGION DEFINED BETWEEN TWO SEWN-IN, FLEXIBLE VERTICAL STIFFENING RIBS, AN ARRAY OF ELONGATED BODY CONTACT SUPPORT ELEMENTS PIVOTALLY CARRIED AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO A VERTICAL SPRING STRIP CENTRALLY SECURED ON THE BACK REGION. THE VERTICAL SPACING OF THE ELEMENTS, CORRESPONDS TO THE INTER-VERTEBRAL DISC SPACING, WITH SOME FREEDOM TO CHANGE SPACING AS WELL AS PIVOTING WITH BODY MOVEMENT. EACH ELEMENT HAS AT OPPOSITE ENDS CONTACT PADS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE MUSCULATURE ON EITHER SIDE OF INDIVIDUAL VERTEBRA. BACK SPACING LACE ADJUSTMENT AND PAD SHAPE VARYING MEANS ARE DISCLOSED.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilhelm Tigges
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