KR101173164B1 - Cervical vertebrae tow and cure device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cervical vertebrae treatment machine is provided to correct turtle neck or flat neck and to recover a ruptured cervical disk symptom. CONSTITUTION: A cervical vertebrae treatment machine comprises a main body(110), a back support(120), a cervical spine pressing unit(130), a neck support(140), a ruptured cervical disk traction unit(150), and a shoulder support(170). The main body is arranged on the surface. The back support supports the back of a user when the user lies down. The cervical spine pressing unit is installed on the top of the main body and supports the cervical spine of the user. The ruptured cervical disk traction unit broadens the interval between ruptured cervical disks.

Description

Cervical Traction Therapy {CERVICAL VERTEBRAE TOW AND CURE DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a cervical traction therapy device. More specifically, it relates to a cervical traction therapy device that automatically improves the cervical spine by using power to treat diseases of the cervical spine.

Cervical spine refers to the spine in the upper part of the spine, the cervix of the human body. The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae, and unlike the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae, rotational, flexion, and extension movements are possible.

The neck area where the cervical spine is located, ie, the neck, has a wider range of motion and more frequent movement than other parts of the human body, and thus, excessive neck muscle stiffness or relaxation and various diseases (eg, cervical sprains, etc.) are likely to occur.

The stiffness and relaxation of the neck muscles is effective to continuously or repeatedly apply physical stimulation such as massage to the neck, but it is not easy to massage the neck for a long time by human power, so the physical exercise that massages with the power of the machine Organizations are developed and distributed.

Meanwhile, many modern people who use computers for a long time suffer from turtle neck syndrom. This symptom occurs when the height of an object to be stared for a long time, such as a computer monitor, is lower than the eye level of the person watching it, and when such a posture lasts for a long time. This is because he unconsciously bends his head forward, looking straight at the object to be stared at.

 The normal cervical spine of the human body naturally forms a C-shape in front of the neck so that the neck can be easily covered. Due to the trauma or the bad habits mentioned above, the C-shaped curve is lost, resulting in a straight or inverted C-shape. In this case, the head comes forward and the back neck muscles are stretched, causing constant tension. Because of this, the burden of muscles involved in the cervical spine, such as the muscles of the back and the mitral muscles, increases, weakens, and causes pain.

The more we move away from normal, the greater the burden on the body. If it accumulates, it will go to the limit and fail. Accumulation of posture away from normal puts strain on muscles, ligaments, joints, bones, discs and causes deformation of the spine and eventually develops diseases and symptoms of the musculoskeletal system. The wrong spine also affects the nervous system, disrupting the flow of the nervous system, and abnormalities in the nervous system affect all organ functions.

However, in normal daily life, most of the time to bend the back and bow your head forward, even when sleeping, the pillow is supported on the back of the head and the head is bent forward. The accumulation of these three biased and repetitive lives causes the majority of people to bend back and head forward like turtle necks, and the waist is bent forward like a driving posture.

If you bend this posture, the muscles behind the shoulders and neck should always support the weight of the head leaned forward (5-7kg), so that the neck and shoulders become stiff, tense, and tightly united, causing pain in the neck and shoulders. These muscles are easily fatigued because they must support the weight of the head in front of you without rest, and when they accumulate, they become chronic fatigue.

In addition, the head tilted forward, the scalp and front muscles also stretched and stretched to support the weight of the head in the stretched state, so eyes are easily tired. Muscles in the back of the neck attached to the back bones to support the weight of the head physically the most severely crowded, the back bones stiff and pulling tension headaches.

In addition, the rigid and tightly packed neck and shoulder muscles compress blood vessels that go up to the brain, which deprives the brain of nutrition and oxygen, which slows down brain cell activity, resulting in poor head, low concentration, and lethargy. This lowers, distracting attention. In adults, work efficiency is reduced and memory is reduced.

In addition, the muscles behind the tense neck stimulate nerves, irritability, insomnia, and disruption of cerebellar brain cell activity, resulting in nausea, dizziness, and motion sickness.

Sleeping with your head in front of you and sleeping with your pillow cut high, the normal "C" curve of your neck bones will be bent forward with an inverted C to become a turtle neck or a straight neck. Narrows and eventually becomes a neck disc disease, causing shoulders and arms to swell.

In addition, the muscles and ligaments in the back of the neck are stretched so that the neck is sprained or sprained frequently, and the front of the neck bone must bear the weight of the head. In addition, the neck that is bent forward narrows the airways, causing snoring or worsening snoring, and wrinkles in the neck. Forward bent neck narrows the pores through which the spinal cord (neural bundle) passes, and narrowed ones directly or indirectly press or obstruct the nerve bundles to block or obstruct the information pathways of the brain and all organs, thereby reducing the vitality, healing, growth, and regeneration of all cells. It is weakened by lowering the back, and it is difficult to grow tall during the growing season.

In order to ameliorate these symptoms, registered practical 20-0362368 discloses "cervical spine thermal therapy device by posture correction and far-infrared radiation", but the disclosed cervical spine therapy device simply applies heat to the cervical spine to give a three-dimensional exercise effect. If the deformation is applied to the cervical spine itself, such as turtle neck syndrome, it is insufficient to treat it.

In addition, the conventional cervical vertebra treatment device is pulled to date or raised to the inverted C by raising the head, so the load on the head is concentrated at the point where the cervical spine is reversed, and the vertebrae passing through the vertebrae are narrowed, resulting in a neck disc. Did not solve.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, to provide a cervical traction therapy device that can correct the turtle neck or straight neck and recover the symptoms of the neck disc.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cervical traction therapy device that can restore the shape of the cervical spine portion deformed to date by a natural 'C' shape by repeatedly lifting the cervical spine.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cervical traction therapy device which is automatically driven by a motor or by which a user can be manually driven using pneumatics to expand the user's selection.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cervical traction therapy device that can be used to adjust the support distance of the shoulder can be adjusted according to the user's shoulder.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cervical vertebrae treatment device that essentially improves neck disc symptoms without surgery by widening the narrowed disc space while creating a normal C-shaped curve of the cervical spine, unlike the conventional cervical vertebral therapy device.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

The object of the present invention can be achieved by a cervical traction therapy device. Cervical traction therapy of the present invention, the main body; A cervical spine, which is provided to be movable up and down in a direction perpendicular to the main body and presses the cervical spine of the user; A neck disk towing unit which is provided on one side of the main body so as to move in a direction away from the main body by extending the neck disk; Each of the left and right sides of the main body is characterized in that it comprises a shoulder rest supporting the shoulder of the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shoulder rest includes a pair of shoulder rests arranged on left and right sides with respect to the main body; And a support shaft for supporting the adjustable distance between the pair of shoulder rests.

According to one embodiment, the cervical pressure unit and the neck disc towing unit may be driven by any one of a mechanical configuration or a hydraulic or pneumatic by a motor.

According to an embodiment, the cervical spine may further include a pressing protrusion coupled to the upper surface of the neck muscle to support the neck muscle.

According to one embodiment, the neck disc towing unit and the cervical thrust unit may be operated independently, sequentially operated for a predetermined time, or may be repeatedly operated alternately for a predetermined time.

Cervical traction therapy according to the present invention can be restored to the original state of the cervical spine naturally by pressing the back neck and the natural pressure of the cervical pressure lifting up and down.

That is, by using gravity, the cervical pressure portion located behind the neck of the lying user is driven up by the power to draw the cervical spine muscle and skeleton. At this time, other parts of the cervical spine, which are in direct contact with the cervical pressure portion and are towed, are naturally positioned in place by gravity, and only the portion towed by the power naturally rises upward.

In addition, the cervical traction treatment device according to the present invention can extend the interval between the narrowed neck disk by pulling the neck and head together in the horizontal direction.

The user may experience an effect similar to traction of the cervical vertebrae through the manual treatment and correcting the date, so that the treatment and correction that have been received by the operator in a conventional hospital may be easily provided at home through the cervical traction treatment device according to the present invention. It becomes possible.

By repeating this treatment, the cervical spine, which is currently in the shape of one, due to bad habits and trauma, can be made into a normal structure that artificially forms a C-shaped curve, and can lead to correct posture.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the cervical traction treatment device according to the present invention,
2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of the cervical traction treatment device according to the present invention,
3a and 3b is an exemplary view showing a first operation mode of the cervical traction treatment device according to the present invention,
4A and 4B are exemplary views illustrating a second operation mode of the cervical traction therapy device according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is an enlarged view showing an enlarged configuration of the cervical spine pressure of the cervical traction treatment device according to the present invention,
6a and 6b are exemplary views showing the state of the cervical spine before and after treatment of the cervical traction treatment device according to the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This embodiment is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that the same members in each drawing are sometimes shown with the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and constructions which may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the cervical traction treatment device 100 according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration of the cervical traction treatment device 100 according to the present invention.

As shown, the cervical traction treatment device 100 according to the present invention is vertically perpendicular to the main body 110, the back support 120 is disposed on one side of the main body 110, and the main body 110 is disposed on the ground Cervical pressure unit 130 which is installed to be elevated, and the neck support 140, which is coupled to one side of the cervical pressure unit 130 to support the neck, and horizontally movable in the direction opposite to the back support 120 Is formed so as to tow the head and neck together to widen the neck disk tow to widen the disc 150, and the left and right of the main body 110 includes a shoulder rest 170 to support the shoulder of the user.

The main body 110 is disposed on the ground and supports each component to be stably driven while the user is lying down. The main body 110 is provided in a casing shape, and accommodates a motor (not shown) and an electric drive (not shown) for transmitting a driving force of the motor (not shown) to the neck disc towing unit 150. In addition, the towing unit 153 of the neck disc towing unit 150 is accommodated inside the main body 110, and the electric unit (not shown) drives the driving force of the motor (not shown) according to the user's mode selection. Transfer to 153 to support the towing unit 153 to move horizontally.

In addition, the controller board (not shown) for controlling the cervical spinal pressure unit 130 and the neck disc tow unit 150 to operate according to an input signal input through an external input switch (not shown). ) Is accepted.

Back support 120 is coupled to one side of the body 110 when the user is lying down, supports the back portion. The back support 120 is provided in the form of a plate having a predetermined thickness and area. The back support 120 may be coated with a cushion material on the plate surface or accommodate the cushion material therein so that the user can feel comfortable wearing when lying down.

Cervical pressure unit 130 is provided on the upper portion of the main body 110 to support the cervical spine of the user. Cervical pressure unit 130 is vertically moved up and down in accordance with the transmission of power to pull the cervical spine up and down. Cervical pressure portion 130 includes a lifting main body 131, and a lifting power unit 133 is received in the lifting main body 131 to generate power so that the lifting main body 131 is moved up and down.

The lifting body 131 is formed to protrude a certain height on the upper portion of the main body 110, the lifting power unit 133 is accommodated therein. The lifting body 131 is provided with a volume that is expandable and contractible so that the height is variable according to the power transmission of the lifting power unit 133.

The lifting body 131 is vertically lifted from the initial height R1 as shown in FIG. 3A to the lifting height R2 shown in FIG. 3B. The lifting body 131 is supported by the cervical spine on the upper surface when the user is lying down. The lifting body 131 repeatedly lifts and lowers while the cervical spine is supported, or maintains the raised state for a predetermined time. By lifting the cervical vertebrae by the elevating motion of the elevating body 131, the deformed shape can be naturally restored to the "C" shape.

On the other hand, the plate surface of the elevating body 131 may be provided with a pressing projection 135 as shown in FIG. The pressing protrusion 135 may be disposed on the left and right sides corresponding to the positions of the six cervical vertebrae connecting the seven cervical vertebrae to directly press the muscles around the cervical vertebrae. That is, by the pressing protrusion, the operator may have an effect such as directly pressing a specific point with a finger.

The pressing protrusion 135 may be detachably provided on the plate surface of the elevating body 131. Accordingly, the pressing protrusion 135 may be coupled to the plate surface according to the user's selection. At this time, the pressing protrusion 135 may be coupled by various methods such as a male and female Velcro structure, a magnet structure, a button structure. The user may use the pressure protrusion 135 mounted on both sides, or may be mounted on only one side to straighten the cervical spine biased to one side. In addition, it is possible to increase the treatment pressure by increasing the contact pressure of a specific spot.

The lifting power unit 133 provides a driving force so that the lifting body 131 can be lifted up and down. The lifting power unit 133 according to the present invention is lifted by the driving force of a motor which is a driving source (not shown) by the supply of power. The lifting shaft is coupled to the outer side of the drive shaft of the motor by a screw, and when the driving shaft rotates, the lifting shaft moves up and down in the rotational direction. As the lifting shaft moves up and down, the lifting body 131 on the outside moves in linkage.

On the other hand, the configuration of the lifting power unit 133 may be implemented in a hydraulic or pneumatic manner in addition to the motor driving method described above. In addition, in some cases, the lifting power unit 133 of the present invention can change the power transmission method from automatic to manual by a switching valve (not shown). In the case of automatic, the drive shaft is lifted by the power of the drive source (not shown) as described above by the power supply, and in the case of the manual, the user pushes the air pump (not shown) and lifts the drive shaft by pneumatic pressure. .

The neck support 140 is disposed above the cervical pressure unit 130 to support the neck when the user is lying down. That is, the neck support 140 supports the cervical spine to be stably positioned in a fixed position when the neck is lifted up and down by the cervical cervical pressure unit 130. In addition, the neck support 140 supports the position so that the neck and the head can be moved stably when the head and the whole neck is towed together by the movement of the neck disc tow 150.

Neck support 140 is made of U-shaped dog dog body 141, the neck dog body 141 is composed of a connecting portion 143 for connecting the main body 110. The connecting portion 143 is coupled to the towing portion 153 of the neck disc towing unit 150 to be horizontally moved together in conjunction with the towing portion 153.

Neck disc towing unit 150 supports the user's head. The neck disc towing unit 150 connects the neck disc towing unit body 151 on which the head is placed, the neck disc towing unit body 151 and the main body 110 to each other, and moves the tow unit to move the neck disc horizontally. 153, a support ring 155 to wrap the head so that the position of the head is fixed, and a tow belt 157 supporting the head and the jaw together so that the jaw is pulled when the towing unit 153 is pulled out. .

Neck disc towing unit 151 is made of a flat plate shape, the head is provided with a width that can be placed. Traction unit 153 is exposed to the predetermined length (l) to the outside of the main body 110, as shown in Figure 4b in the initial position accommodated inside the main body 110 as shown in Figure 4a, the neck disc towing unit body It moves horizontally to the towing position for towing 151.

When the towing unit 153 is horizontally moved, the head located on the neck disc towing unit body 151 is also towed and moved. By the movement of the towing unit 153, the entire head is towed to the neck and head as well as the cervical spine. The traction of the entire head can widen the spacing between the neck discs and reduce and relax the pressure on the cervical spine to reduce pain in the cervical spine and relax the skeleton and muscles.

At this time, with the horizontal movement of the traction unit 153, the cervical pressure unit 130 is also elevated to increase the treatment effect.

That is, after the towing of the neck disc towing unit 150 continues for a predetermined time, the cervical thrust unit 130 is operated to elevate, or the towing of the neck disc towing unit 150 and the lifting of the cervical pressure unit 130 proceed simultaneously. The operation mode may be selected so that the operation modes are alternately operated.

For example, after the neck disc tow 150 pulls the neck and head for 3 seconds, the cervical pressure unit 130 lifts the cervical vertebra for 2 seconds, so that the traction and pressurization may proceed sequentially. The traction time and the number of traction of the neck disc towing unit 150, the rise time of the cervical pressure unit 130 can be adjusted by the user.

The support ring 155 is formed to surround the forehead of the head so that the position of the head is fixed at the horizontal movement of the towing unit 153. The support ring 155 may be provided in the form of a belt.

The shoulder rest 170 supports the shoulder to allow the user to lie down comfortably and receive treatment. The shoulder rest 170 includes a pair of traction bodies 171 disposed on the left and right sides of the main body 110, and a support shaft 173 for supporting the position of the traction body 171. Traction body 171 is coupled to the support shaft 173 can be adjusted to the distance between each other.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, the gap between the pair of towing bodies 171 is formed to be narrow (w1), or the user rotates the support shaft 173 or presses the towing bodies 171 to be shown in FIG. 3B. As described above, a wider gap may be formed (w2> w1).

The user may use after adjusting the distance between the pair of traction body 171 to fit the width of his shoulder before using the cervical traction treatment device (100).

A process of using the cervical traction therapy device 100 according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

In the cervical traction therapy device 100 of the present invention as shown in Figure 1, the user is located on the cervical cervical spine pressure unit 130, the neck is located in the neck support 140, the head is the neck disc tow 150 Lie down on your stomach. At this time, the user lie down to adjust the distance between the shoulder rest 170 to the width of their shoulders.

Then, the operation mode is selected by an input means such as a remote controller (not shown). The operation mode is a lifting mode in which only the cervical pressure unit 130 is lifted, a traction mode in which only the neck disc towing unit 150 is moved, and the cervical pressure unit 130 and the neck disc towing unit 150 move together or sequentially. Can be in tow mode

In addition, each mode can be repeated, or maintained for a certain time, or can be adjusted to alternately perform different modes.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the cervical spine is moved upward and downward as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B to press the cervical spine. As shown in FIG. 6A, the cervical spine deformed to a straight state is illustrated in FIG. 6B. It can be naturally restored to the C shape. In addition, in the towing mode, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the neck disc tow 150 is horizontally moved by the towing unit 153 to tow the whole head up and down while the cervical spine is widened. Relaxing can increase the therapeutic effect.

As described above, the cervical traction therapy device according to the present invention can restore the cervical spine to its original state by naturally pressing the back neck and lifting the cervical pressure portion up and down.

In addition, the cervical traction therapy device according to the present invention is relatively small in size can be easily used at home.

The embodiment of the cervical traction treatment device of the present invention described above is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Could be. Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: cervical traction therapy 110: main body
120: back support 130: cervical spine pressure part
131: lifting body 133: lifting power unit
135: pressure projection 140: neck support
150: neck disc towing unit 151: neck disc towing body
153: moving unit 155: support ring
170: shoulder rest 171: towing body
173: support shaft

Claims (5)

A main body;
A cervical spine, which is provided to be movable up and down in a direction perpendicular to the main body and presses the cervical spine of the user;
A neck disk towing unit which is provided on one side of the main body so as to move in a direction away from the main body by extending the neck disk;
Cervical traction treatment device, characterized in that provided on the left and right of the main body comprises a shoulder rest supporting the shoulder of the user.
The method of claim 1,
The shoulder rest is,
A pair of shoulder rests arranged on left and right sides of the main body;
Cervical traction therapy, characterized in that it comprises a support shaft for supporting the adjusted distance between the pair of shoulder rest.
The method of claim 2,
The cervical traction unit and the neck disc towing unit is characterized in that the cervical traction treatment is driven by any one of a mechanical configuration or a hydraulic or pneumatic.
The method of claim 1,
Cervical traction treatment device further comprises a pressing protrusion coupled to the upper surface of the cervical pressure portion to support the neck muscles.
The method of claim 1,
The neck disc towing unit and the cervical vertebral pressure unit are each independently operated, sequentially operated for a predetermined time, or alternately with each other, the cervical traction treatment, characterized in that it is repeatedly operated for a predetermined time.

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