Proposed is a medical device for relaxing the spine that is easy to move and keep and can be easily used in real life. The medical device for relaxing the spine include a chair having a seat and a back, a first armpit support disposed at a left side of the chair, and a second armpit support disposed at a right side of the chair, in which the first armpit support and the second armpit support each include a cylinder vertically coupled to the chair, a first spring disposed in the cylinder and configured to protrude upward out of the cylinder when being rotated in one direction, a second spring coupled to an upper end of the first spring and having a spring constant smaller than a spring constant of the first spring, a bar disposed over the second spring and configured to come in close contact with an armpit.

A respiration-assistance apparatus or method can include or use a lifting element such as to cyclically push, pull, or lift, toward a superior direction of the subject, at least one subject region during an inhalation portion of a respiration cycle of the subject. A cyclical member can couple the lifting element to a fixed reference. Abdominal or ribcage compression can be provided. A multi-action or other cam can be used, such as together with a reciprocating element. Examples can be configured for use with a wheelchair, a bed, a vacuum or suction affixation element, a wearable garment, etc.

A motion assistance apparatus includes a force transmitting frame configured to support a distal part of a user, a slider configured to slide in the force transmitting frame, and a driving frame connected to the slider and configured to slide with respect to a proximal part of the user.

A rigid back member of an automatic mechanical chest compression device is secured to a torso support platform. The torso support platform includes a main support strap immediately below where the rigid back member is secured to the torso support platform, and an upper support strap above where the rigid back member is secured to the torso support platform. The torso support platform tapers towards the top at approximately where a patient's shoulders are located when properly secured to the torso support platform. Additional straps may also be utilized, for example, shoulder straps extend over the shoulders of the patient and are secured to the torso support platform at a point below the patient's armpits, or straps that extend from the tapered section and secure to the automatic mechanical chest compression device.

Exosuit systems and methods according to various embodiments are described herein. The exosuit system can be a suit that is worn by a wearer on the outside of his or her body. It may be worn under the wearer's normal clothing, over their clothing, between layers of clothing, or may be the wearer's primary clothing itself. The exosuit may be assistive, as it physically assists the wearer in performing particular activities, or can provide other functionality such as communication to the wearer through physical expressions to the body, engagement of the environment, or capturing of information from the wearer.

A fitness device includes a base assembly, a table coupled to the base assembly, and a foot restraint coupled to the base assembly. The foot restraint is configured, responsive to a change in a relative position of the foot restraint with respect to the table, to apply a resistive force to at least one of one or more feet and one or more ankles of a user positioned in the fitness device. The fitness device may also include a controller that is configured to adjust at least one of (i) a height of the table utilizing one or more height actuators of the fitness device, and (ii) a rotation of the table utilizing one or more rotation actuators of the fitness device.

A wearable apparatus for assisting muscular strength includes: a main body mechanism extending in a vertical direction of a wearer's torso, and being fixed to a side of a wearer's torso under a wearer's shoulder; a fastening mechanism extending along an extension direction of a wearer's upper arm, and being disposed at and being in contact with a lower surface of the wearer's upper arm; a connecting mechanism having a first end coupled to the fastening mechanism and a second end movably coupled to the main body mechanism so as to be movable with respect to the main body mechanism; and a support mechanism movably coupled between the first end and the second end of the connecting mechanism to apply a support force to the connecting mechanism, and coupled to the main body mechanism and movable with respect thereto.

A massage device that includes a dorsal brace, a dorsal projection, and a first and second arm. The dorsal projection attaches to the dorsal brace. The first arm connects to a first end of the dorsal brace and the second arm connects to a second end of the dorsal brace. Both arms extend in the same direction and are substantially parallel to each other. Also disclosed is a massage device that includes a dorsal brace, a plurality of dorsal projections, and a first and second arm. One or more of the plurality of dorsal projections attach to the dorsal brace. The first arm connects to a first end of the dorsal brace and the second arm connects to a second end of the dorsal brace. Both arms extend in the same direction and are substantially parallel to each other.

A passively balanced load-adaptive upper limb exoskeleton. An upper arm (A), an elbow (B), a forearm (C), and a hand (D) are arranged sequentially from left to right. An upper arm upper rod (A1) and an upper arm lower rod (A2) each are hinge-connected to an upper arm elbow housing via a bearing. A forearm upper rod (C1) and a forearm lower rod (C2) each are hinge-connected to a forearm elbow housing via a bearing. An upper arm support rod (E) is disposed between an upper arm driving mechanism (A4) and an upper arm elbow assembly (B1). One end of the upper arm support rod is fixedly connected to two upper arm support rod slide blocks (9) in the upper arm driving mechanism, and the other end thereof is hinge-connected to protruding shafts on two sides of an upper arm lead screw nut connection member via bearings. A forearm-upper arm support rod is disposed between a forearm driving mechanism (C4) and a forearm elbow assembly (B2). One end of the forearm-upper arm support rod (K) is fixedly connected to two upper arm support rod slide blocks in the forearm driving mechanism, and the other end thereof is hinge-connected to protruding shafts on two sides of a forearm lead screw nut connection member via bearings. The hand is hinge-connected to a wrist. The upper limb exoskeleton of the invention is used to facilitate handling of heavy goods or carrying of certain items.

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.