A foot-based massage apparatus includes a base member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. A top surface of the base member has a generally rectangular configuration. A first connector member is coupled to the first end portion, and a second connector member is coupled to the second end portion. A flexible member is coupled to the first connector member and the second connector member. When tension is applied to the flexible member, the flexible member supports a massage practitioner providing a foot-based massage. A first gripping member and a second gripping member are coupled to the base member. The first gripping member and the second gripping member restrict movement of the base member relative to a supporting surface.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a massage roller, and methods of making and using such a massage roller, whereby the massage roller includes a massage roller body comprising a generally circular cross section, opposing first and second end portions, a convex medial portion, a first concave lateral portion axially extending between the first end portion and the convex medial portion, and a second concave lateral portion axially extending between the second end portion and the convex medial portion; wherein said massage roller body is asymmetric about a massage roller body vertical centerline.

The present disclosure discloses an unpowered wearable walking assistance knee equipment with gait self-adaptivity comprising a left foot power output assembly, a right foot power output assembly, a left leg knee joint assistance execution assembly, a right leg knee joint assistance execution assembly and a driving force transmission device. The equipment of the present disclosure is based on lever principle and crank block structure principle and adopts an operation mode of combining ipsilateral parallel driving input and different sides cross driving input. The self-weight of the human body is utilized as a driving force during the walking process to enable the left foot power output assembly to provide the left leg knee joint assistance execution assembly with a pulling force for its stretching and to provide the right leg knee joint assistance execution assembly with a pulling force for its bending, and to enable the right foot power output assembly to provide the right leg knee joint assistance execution assembly with a pulling force for its stretching and to provide the left leg knee joint assistance execution assembly with a pulling force for its bending, so that a torque for assisting the stretching and bending of the left leg knee joint and the right leg knee joint is generated according to a gait cycle regularity during the walking process, and the goal of walking assistance is achieved.

The invention relates to a fitness, exercise and massage roller, which roller (10) has a substantially cylindrical shape and a hollow opening (13) around its imaginary center axis, which roller (10) comprises two or more frame parts (11,12), which are at least part-circular in their outer form and configured to form the cylindrical shape of the roller (10). At least one of the frame elements (11, 12) is separable or turnable from connection with the other frame elements (11, 12) such, that a longitudinal opening is formed and that the roller (10) is configured to be located around a bar (51) or like via the longitudinal opening. The roller (10) comprises adjusting rotation elements (15) located in the hollow opening (13) and configured to provide rotatable and adjustable fastening of the roller (10) around the bar (51) or like and the adjusting rotation elements (15) are configured to adjust or self/auto-adjust cross-sectional inner dimensions of the hollow opening (13) to correspond to cross-sectional outer dimensions of the bar (51).

A standing and walking support device and system supports and aids a user as the user moves from a sitting position to a standing position. A user is able to grasp and hold a top section of the device as the user stands up. As weight of the user and/or force is placed on the top section, the device compresses under the user's weight and/or force. The device guides the user to shift their center of gravity forward. As the user stands up, the device decompresses to return to its original height. The device and system is then usable as a support as the user walks.

A lifting mechanism has a base to which a pivot of a parallelogram structure. A spring extends from a first link of the parallelogram to an adjustable termination point on a second link of the parallelogram to form a lifting triangle. The spring termination point is displaced from a main pivot of the parallelogram to create an adjustable “lever arm” to vary the lifting force. A lifting power adjustment mechanism adjusts the position of the spring termination point. An extension is in fixed relation to one of the parallelogram links and maintains its angle with respect to the horizontal when angles of the parallelogram are varied upon raising or lowering the lifting mechanism between a sitting mode and a standing mode. The extension serves as a base for a rear seat section. A front seat section is pivotally attached to the rear seat section allowing it to swing downward upon elevation of the lifting mechanism.

A passive exoskeleton based on energy flow characteristics of a foot-ankle complex includes a first passive exoskeleton. The first passive exoskeleton includes an energy distribution mechanism, a strike-recipient mechanism and a wearing fixing assembly. The energy distribution mechanism is connected to the strike-recipient mechanism, and the energy distribution mechanism is also connected to the wearing fixing assembly. The energy distribution mechanism includes a ratchet wheel shaft, a left torsional spring, a right torsional spring and a middle guide wheel respectively sleeved on the ratchet wheel shaft. The middle guide wheel is connected to the wearing fixing assembly through an ankle joint power-assisted cord. The ratchet wheel shaft is connected to the strike-recipient mechanism, the strike-recipient mechanism drives the ratchet wheel shaft to rotate, and the ratchet wheel shaft drives the left torsional spring, the right torsional spring and the middle guide wheel to rotate.

A bodyweight unloading locomotive device includes a frame configured to support locomotive movement, and an unloading assembly carried by the frame. The unloading assembly includes a spring having a fixed end coupled to the frame and an opposed free end, a cam assembly mounted to the frame for rotational movement, a first tether extending from the free end of the spring to the cam assembly, and a second tether extending from the cam assembly to a load. The unloading assembly exerts an unloading force on the load with respect to the frame.

A therapeutic bottle may include a cylindrical holder and a cylindrical vacuum seal vessel that is retained in the cylindrical holder. The bottle may include a stress-releasing foam structure that attaches around a top portion of the cylindrical holder; and a set of massage rollers attached below the stress-releasing foam structure on a side of the cylindrical holder. The bottle may also include a hand grip in a wave pattern shape that permanently sits below the stress-relating foam structure on a side of the cylindrical holder.

A somatosensation and proprioceptor stimulation surface configured to stimulate rapid-firing nerves in the receptive field of a user's glabrous skin. The somatorsensation and proprioceptor stimulation surface includes a plurality of protuberances disposed thereupon, each protuberance sized and spaced apart appropriately to impress the receptive field when pressed in contact with the glabrous skin of the user. Each protuberance widens from an apex toward a base whereby increased pressure applied to the surface increases an area of contact and stimulation by applying stimulation over a larger area of skin. The protuberances are spaced apart to maximize stimulation of rapid firing nerves while lessening overstimulation. The somatosensation and proprioceptor stimulation surface is rendered in the form of a mat or floor covering and alternatively as an insole for wear in a user's shoes.