In the healthcare field there are specific wounds generally referred to as "pressure ulcers" or "decubitus ulcers". These wounds are generally caused by: direct constant pressure to body tissues; internal disease or disorders which surfaces on the skin; urine or fecal material constantly in contact with skin causing breakdown; lack of proper nutrition; or, a combination of all these factors. These wounds occur mostly on "bed-ridden patients" whose debilitation is such that they cannot react to their body's neurological signals for them to adjust their position. Most of these patients are prone and lay on standard mattresses. These "pressure ulcers" can occur in any area of the body but are predominantly found in the shoulders, coccyx, hip, legs, and heels. Actually, any "bony-prominence" is a candidate for breakdown if pressure is allowed to be against it constantly. There have been many attempts to "cure" or "treat" these "pressure ulcers". There are nursing attempts to turn the patient every two hours to prevent these wounds from occuring. There have been products produced to give "floatation" to these patients to help relieve pressure. These products range from low air loss active floatation beds to static air mattresses to foam (trapped air) overlays to body positioners.

A limb support assembly for typical use in supporting the legs of a person to keep the heels of a person suffering from a decubitus condition or burned areas on a limb above and out of contact with a bed. The assembly basically includes an inflatable tubular bladder, a soft absorbent sock over the bladder, attachment devices such as cords attached to the bladder ends and attachable to a bed frame, and a pump for varying bladder inflation pressure. The assembly is placed on a bed or other support at a suitable location for elevating a limb. The attachment is then installed by fastening the cords to the bed frame or other fixed part of the support. A board may be secured to the bladder assembly to further restrict movement of the assembly on the bed or other support surface.

A hassock-like arrangement with steps is utilized to support a worker's knee at low level. The support comprises a vertical substantially triangular member having a sloping upper side of wave shape forming the steps. Preferably the steps are lined with soft material. Close to the highest step a support for the hand is provided for use when rising from a kneeling position.

An apparatus for restraining the feet of a person while sunbathing to provide proper alignment of feet and legs during the tanning process, which apparatus may also serve as a retainer for eyeglasses when not being used to facilitate tanning. This apparatus includes a piece of material sewn into a long tubular member and a spring-loaded latch. The tubular member is fed through the spring-loaded latch to adjustably form one or more loops which are placed over the large toes of a person's feet wherein the large toes are held adjacent to one another. When not being used to facilitate tanning, the apparatus may be used to retain glasses on the head of a user. The ends of the tubular member grip the ends of the eyeglass temple portions when inserted therethrough.

A posture stool for the relief of transitory or chronic lower back pain, comprising a rectilinear base supporting a center step inclined at an angle to the horizontal, with a lower step on each side of the center step, the lower steps being of the same size as the center step and parallel with and equidistant from the center step and inclined at a lesser angle to the horizontal than the center step.