A rigid body-support and a rigid retainer provide rigid support of a person's hips and pelvic bones, achieving, when the person causes his upper torso to swing, a spinal "adjustment" of the spinal vertebrae.

An apparatus for effecting postural treatment of a human by positioning the human in an inverted position at the hip joint on a platform which is pivotally mounted on a supporting structure.

A pair of laterally and vertically adjustable scoliosis pads are attached to opposite sides of a chair in such position as to provide therapeutic contact with opposite sides of a person seated in the chair for treating curvature of the spine. The pads can be positioned in vertically staggered relationship to develop a therapeutic force couple across the seated person's trunk for tending to straighten out the curvature of the spine. A foot rest is attached to the bottom of the chair and two strap...

An apparatus for promoting relaxation and gentle exercise of the lower spinal and pelvic muscles comprising a movable, upper-torso supporting means and an adjustable knee and lower leg supporting means whereby the pelvis is freely suspended.

A device for aligning one's knee when it is locked in a cocked position. This device consists primarily of a pair of spaced apart rods with handle portions, the rods being secured together by pivotal cross bars which are adjustable by means of bolt and nut fasteners, the ends of the rods having pad portions for comfort when the device is placed in use.

An orthopedic chair adapted to place a user into a fetal position in which his spinal column is intimately and substantially entirely supported by a curved support surface conforming thereto. The user sits on a seat and at the medial rear portion of the seat there extends an upright support with the curved support surface. The feet of the user rest on a foot support attached to the seat itself or to legs for the seat while the head of the user is supported by a head rest including a chin support...

Method of fitting the resilient elements used for the dynamic allospondyledesis purposes, aimed at correction and stabilizing the injured vertebral column with a simultaneous measuring of applied forces, consists in making a preliminary measurement of the length of springs and catches forming the resilient system to be fitted on the injured vertebral column or backbone, and in subsequent determining the value of pressure exercised by the catches against the backbone vertebrae. The resilient syst...

Posture correcting apparatus comprises a straight pipe to be used at angles of less than 90.degree. to horizontal for engaging the spinal area of a user over a width of 3 to 6 inches and a length of about 2-3 feet, substantially fully along the spine, to allow gravity to gently exercise the back muscles of the user.

A handgrip member and back reference bar are part of an improved apparatus for aiding conditioning of muscles in th head and neck, the shoulder girdle and the pelvic girdle to position those body parts in relation to a centerline or gravity line through an erect individual to improve the posture of the individual through an erect spinal column. With the improved apparatus, certain key muscles and various body manipulations are used in conditioning an erect spinal column and in conditioning advan...

A method and apparatus for performing pectus excavatum repair on a deformed sternum. The apparatus includes an elongated pectus bar having a first end and a second end. The elongated pectus bar provides a minimum bendable strength of about 65 in-lbs or a minimum material yield strength of 35.times.10.sup.6 psi or a minimum bendable stiffness of about 1000 lb-in.sup.2. The elongated pectus bar is shaped into a convexly curved pectus bar. The convexly curved bar is passed under the deformed sternu...