Abstract: Exercise apparatus comprising a support, arranged for supporting a standing person, and an axle including a guide roller, arranged for providing guided rolling support to the support, at least one wheel member and an axle support, wherein said apparatus further comprises an axle twisting member arranged to cause the axle to twist about a second axis, lying across a first axis disposed along the length of the axle, in response to rotation of the axle about the first axis, caused when the support is moved across the axle in guided rolling engagement with the guide roller.
Abstract: The invention relates to a sports mat, especially a judo mat, of an elastic foam-like material (4) and possibly a sheath (7). According to the invention, the elastic foam-like material (4) is arranged on a stiff approximately circular plate (3) which has a central projection (5) on the underside and is fitted so as to "float" on a yielding foam (6).
Abstract: A kinesthetic diagnostic and rehabilitation device enables the user to measure the extent of kinesthetic impairment resulting from a bodily injury, particularly an injury to the lower limbs, and also enables the user to rehabilitate the injury. The device is provided with a rigid platform resting atop an unstable support. The ability of the patient to maintain a fixed position on the platform as a function of the instability of the support enables quantification of the patient's kinesthetic impairment. The device further provides rehabilitative exercise.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 5, 1990
Date of Patent:
May 12, 1992
Assignee:
Breg, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey T. Mason, Bradley R. Mason, Mark E. Howard