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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1991
Robert T Whalen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alan R Hargens, Saratoga, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method and exercise device using air pressure to apply a high force to the body is provided. The force, although not gravity, resembles gravity in its influence on the musculoskeletal mechanics of locomotion because of the method of application (air pressure), and point of application (centroid of cross-section of waist/hip area), and constant, controllable magnitude (regulated by the level of the pressure difference). The device also has possible wide applications on Earth in the areas of high performance athletic training and rehabilitation of trauma victims, low level paraplegics, orthopaedic hip implant recipients, and as a general exercice aid for elderly.