A frame includes a front segment extending across an anterior side of a human and a back segment extending across a posterior side of the human in a fixed spatial relationship. A clamp bar extends between the front segment and the back segment to interface with a first lateral side of the human at a location between an ilium bone structure and a thoracic cage of the human. A lateral restraint is positioned between the front segment and the back segment and is configured to interface with a second lateral side of the human over an engagement area corresponding to a portion of the thoracic cage of the human. A downward treatment force is applied to the frame at a location opposite the clamp bar from the lateral restraint. The human works to laterally translate their spinal column toward the lateral restraint to maintain the frame in a near-level orientation.

An apparatus and a method for physical exercises is provided. The apparatus may include at least one rigid cylinder of circular or polygonal shape. The apparatus is designed for functional training exercises, including but not limited to, dry-land, surf-specific training. The apparatus is versatile and may be used in any and all fitness programs, as well as physical and rehabilitation therapy. Corresponding methods for performing physical exercises on at least one rigid cylinder are also provided.

A barbell massage roller includes a roller core having a roller core cavity defined therein. A longitudinal center axis of the barbell massage roller extends through a center of the roller core cavity. The barbell massage roller further includes a roller body having a roller body cavity defined therein. The roller body is disposed on the roller core. The roller body further includes a plurality of helical clusters, each including a plurality of helical protrusions. Each of the plurality of helical protrusions define at least one curved massage surface area. At least the roller core cavity is shaped and sized such that the barbell massage roller is capable of being installed onto a sleeve of a barbell, thereby permitting a user to administer self-massage when the barbell massage roller is installed onto the sleeve of the barbell. At least one method of using a barbell massage roller is disclosed.

The progress of what has previously been considered idiopathic scoliosis it is arrested and corrected by exercises that gradually stretch the spinal cord to catch and keep up with bone growth. An inventive frame enables such exercises by precluding the movement of the spinal column that is a result of the shorter spinal cord.

A foot and ankle strengthening device is an apparatus used to provide stimulus to muscles typically weakened in people who suffer from various foot and ankle problems, particularly plantar fasciitis. A pair of angled surfaces is used to reinforce healthy foot arches. The apparatus comprises a first foot-bracing platform, a second foot-bracing platform, a textured roller, and an elongated balance block. The first foot-bracing platform is a surface against which a user may place a foot for support and appropriate positioning. Similarly, the second foot-bracing platform provides a surface for the user's opposite foot. The textured roller is a generally cylindrical device that enables the user to apply targeted pressure to specific pieces of the user's foot or ankle. The elongated balance block is a generally rectangular prism-shaped protrusion that, in the preferred usage of the apparatus, provides the contact point with the ground.

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented system includes treatment apparatuses configured to be manipulated by patients while performing an exercise session, patient interfaces associated with the plurality of patients, and a server computing device configured to receive first characteristics pertaining to the patients, and initiate a virtual shared session on the patient interfaces associated with the patients. The virtual shared session includes at least a set of multimedia feeds, and each multimedia feed of the set of multimedia feeds is associated with one or more of the patients. During the virtual shared session, the server computing device may present a first layout including the set of multimedia feeds, the first characteristics, or some combination thereof.

A computer-implemented system may include a treatment device configured to be manipulated by a user while the user is performing a treatment plan, a patient interface comprising an output device configured to present telemedicine information associated with a telemedicine session, and a first computing device configured to: receive treatment data pertaining to the user while the user uses the treatment device to perform the treatment plan; identify at least one aspect of the at least one measurement pertaining to the user associated with a first treatment device mode of the treatment device; determine whether the at least one aspect of the measurement correlates with a secondary condition of the user; and, in response to a determination that the at least one aspect of the at least one measurement is correlated with the at least one secondary condition of the user, generate secondary condition information indicating at least the secondary condition.

An exercise machine for reducing abdominal fat as well as exercising the arms and shoulders. The exercise machine includes a frame that can be of a curved shape to conform to the curves of the abdomen. Straps extend from the ends of the frame for tightening the exercise machine over the abdomen. The frame includes an upper rail, a middle rail, and a lower rail, wherein the three rails run horizontally and parallel to each other along the length of the frame. The upper rail and the middle rail form an upper track and the middle rail and the lower rail forms a lower track. An upper set of rollers are mounted in the upper track and an upper handle is coupled to the upper set of rollers. Similarly, a lower set of rollers can be mounted to the lower track and a lower handle is coupled to the lower set of rollers. The upper handle and the lower handle can be grasped to pull and push the upper set of rollers and the lower set of rollers to roll back-and-forth in the upper track and the lower track respectively.

A foot stretching device for stretching the structures of a foot comprises a base for receiving a rear portion of the foot to be stretched and a toe plate for receiving the toes of the foot to be stretched. The toe plate is disposed on and pivotable relative to the base. The device further comprises a member coupled to and/or configured to engage the toe plate, such that a tensile force applied to the member by a user pivots the toe plate relative to the base. and thus the user's toes relative to the rear portion of their foot. This action causes the toes to move into a more extended position thus producing a stretch in the tissues of the foot, in particular the musculature associated with the planar fascia.

An apparatus and method for physical therapy includes a base structure, a roller table positioned on the base structure including a plurality of free motion rollers, at least one motor and/or and at least one air compressor connected to the base structure, a plurality of powered rollers or a contact plate located within the base structure being in contact with the plurality of free motion rollers, at least one pneumatic block with a pneumatic piston connected to the at least one air compressor and being configured to raise and lower the power rollers and/or the contact plate, a load cell in communication with the apparatus being configured to measure and record a patient's response to the transition of the roller table and/or the contact plate, and a programmable logic controller.