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Method and device for continuous passive lumbar motion (CLMP) for back exercise

US6488640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 8, 1999
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2208/12
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An continuous passive lumbar motion (CPLM) device for alleviating lower back stiffness and/or pain. A person seated on a backless seat is subjected to cyclical forward and backward horizontal acceleration, thus imposing a horizontal to-and-fro force to the lower part of the body resulting in flexion and tension of the upper torso relative to the lower torso in the lumbar spinal region.

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