Examination or procedure tables and chairs which can be moved into positions in more efficient and desirable ways to better meet the needs of the patient and medical service providers. In particular, a plurality of actuators which cause the seat, leg rest and foot rest of the table or chair to move and which may, if desired, be independently programmed to provide mechanically independent movement of the seat, leg rest and foot rest to desirable positions needed to provide ease of entry or transfer by the patient to the equipment including positioning the highest portion of the seat to a home or patient entry position no more than nineteen inches from the floor.

A patient support structure for supporting a patient in a supine position for surgery and a method for use of the patient support structure is provided. The patient support structure includes a back support portion, a neck support portion, and a head support portion. The back support portion includes a panel portion and padding padding movably attached to relative to the upper surface. The neck support portion includes an adjustable neck support pad and at least a first rotational adjustment assembly, where the first rotational adjustment assembly is configured to eccentrically rotate the neck support pad about an axis offset from a central axis of the rotatable neck pad. The head support portion includes at least one base portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a head harness, where the first arm portion and the second arm portion are adjustable inwardly/outwardly and upwardly/downwardly, and the head harness is supported by the first arm portion and the second arm portion.

A patient support structure for supporting a patient in a supine position for surgery and a method for use of the patient support structure is provided. The patient support structure includes at least a head support portion. The head support portion includes at least one base portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a head harness, where the first arm portion and the second arm portion are adjustable inwardly/outwardly and upwardly/downwardly, and the head harness is supported by the first arm portion and the second arm portion.

A post-surgical support member is configured to be placed a post-surgically between a supine patient and a support surface so as to isolate an anatomical load from a post-surgical wound against the support surface, the anatomical load produced by the weight of the supine patient.

A patient support structure includes a pair of independently height-adjustable supports, each connected to a patient support. The supports may be independently raised, lowered, rolled or tilted about a longitudinal axis, laterally shifted and angled upwardly or downwardly. Position sensors are provided to sense all of the foregoing movements. The sensors communicate data to a computer for coordinated adjustment and maintenance of the inboard ends of the patient supports in an approximated position during such movements. A longitudinal translator provides for compensation in the length of the structure when the supports are angled upwardly or downwardly. A patient trunk translator provides coordinated translational movement of the patient's upper body along the respective patient support in a caudad or cephalad direction as the patient supports are angled upwardly or downwardly for maintaining proper spinal biomechanics and avoiding undue spinal traction or compression.

The chiropractic device includes an elongated flat base, and a front stopping block and a back stropping block at the base's two ends. The front and back stopping blocks have a semi-circular cylindrical shape, with 45-degree slant support face on one end and a vertical face on the other end. Between the front and back stopping blocks, there are a main block and a number of stopping plates of different lengths. Along a top edge of the front and back stopping blocks, the main block, and the stopping plates, an end-to-end trough is provided. The chiropractic device is able to adapt its length so that users of different heights may lie on the chiropractic device for spinal relaxation and correction to the spine.

A plurality of round members, such as balls, that are coupled together in an array by a connecting agent such as one or more nylon cords that allow the balls to move and work in concert and uniformity with the lower back muscles and movement of a sleeping user lying upon the device. With such use the connected and movable balls provide continuous acupressure throughout the night as the user sleeps, resulting in continuous relief and mitigation of arthritic pain and stiffness in one's lower back throughout the night. Thus, pain and stiffness which would otherwise greatly disturb one's attempt to sleep through the night is mitigated, if not outright relieved.

The invention describes an immobilisation device (1) for radiotherapy comprising: an inclined plate (2) for supporting the back of a patient, wherein said plate (2) is inclined in a longitudinal direction and has a lower end (21) and an upper end (2u); and a lower platform (3) for supporting the buttocks of the patient, wherein said lower platform (3) can be coupled to the lower end (21) of the inclined plate (2), wherein the lower platform (3) is rotatable to make it easier to place the patient on the device (1). The lower platform can also comprise a protuberance (4) for supporting the perineum of the patient and plates (5) for immobilising their hips.

Apparatus (20) for positioning the lower limb of a patient (500) during operation, in particular for hip replacement operations with anterior approach, comprising: a traction arm (30) with at least a distal portion (34, 36) defining a traction axis (x); a support framework (40) coupled to said traction arm (30) so as to allow the adjustment of the position of one of its distal ends (32); a coupling (60) constrained to said traction arm (30) and arranged to be associated to the distal end of the lower limb of the patient (500); at least a first actuator (34) which defines with its action a relative movement of the coupling (60) with respect to the traction arm (30), at least a component of said relative movement being parallel to the traction axis (x).

A patient positioning system for positioning a patient in preparation for an anterior cervical spinal procedure includes a base section, an upper body support attachable to a superior portion of the base section and a lower body support attachable to an inferior portion of the base section. The upper body support is configured to support the head and upper torso of the patient in a manner that aids in opening cervical spine disk space. The lower body support is configured to comfortably lift and support the legs of the patient. A traction strap assembly is attachable to the base section and configured to extend from the base section up around the shoulders of the patient and along the anterior side of the patient to a lower terminal end to enable intermittent traction of the patient's shoulders.