Chair, pressing device
The invention relates to a chair for accommodating a person. The chair includes an upper body section having an upper body contact surface adapted or adaptable to at least parts of a front of a torso or a rear of a torso of a person placed on the chair, and a lower body section having a lower body contact surface adapted or adaptable to at least parts of at least a front of a thigh of the person, wherein the upper body section and the lower body section are arranged or arrangeable and fixable in a position relative to each other such that the upper body contact surface and the lower body contact surface cause a hyperextension posture of the hip joint of the person with a predetermined hyperextension angle. By forming the hyperextension angle of the hip on the chair, shortening of the anterior thigh and hip muscles can be counteracted. Also disclosed are a pressing device for application to the human body, which is adapted for use on a chair and which includes one or more pressure units each having at least one pressure head adapted to apply local or point pressure at a predetermined pressure location on the body of a person accommodated on the chair, and a chair having such a pressing device.
1. A device for treating muscles of a person, comprising an upper body section ( 1 ) connected to a lower body section ( 2 ) via a central joint ( 3 ),
wherein
the upper body section ( 1 ) and the lower body section ( 2 ) are movable relative to each other to cause an overstretching posture of a hip joint of the person to a predetermined overstretching angle, wherein the device further comprises a counter-bearing element ( 20 ) spaced relative to the central joint ( 3 ), wherein the lower body section ( 2 ) is divided into a thigh support ( 11 ) and a lower leg support ( 12 ), with a lower intermediate joint ( 13 ) connected between the thigh support ( 11 ) and the lower leg support ( 12 ), and wherein, above the counter-bearing element ( 20 ), a back support ( 23 ), a foot roll ( 22 ) and, below the lower intermediate joint ( 13 ), a knee pad ( 24 ) are provided.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to treat hip muscles of the person.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance of the counter-bearing element ( 20 ) from the central joint ( 3 ) is adjustable and fixable.
4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the counter-bearing element ( 20 ) is also movable to a position relative to the upper body section ( 1 ) for use as a headrest.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper body section ( 1 ) has a chest support ( 6 ) and an abdominal support ( 7 ), which are connected to each other via an upper intermediate joint ( 8 ).
6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a footrest ( 14 ) adjoined to the lower body section ( 2 ), which is connected to the lower body section via an end joint ( 15 ).
7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the footrest has an upwardly adjustable toe stop ( 182 ) and a hold down device ( 183 ).
8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the back support ( 23 ) is spaced at a distance from the central joint ( 3 ).
9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the area of the central joint ( 3 ), a leg rest ( 26 ) is provided.
10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the leg rest ( 26 ) has a rest extension ( 27 ).
11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the lower body section ( 2 ) has two leg parts ( 10 ) and the central joint ( 3 ) has two individual joints ( 30 ), where each individual joint ( 30 ) allows a swivel of a leg part ( 10 ) of the lower body section ( 2 ) relative to the upper body section ( 1 ) around a transverse axis.
12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper body section ( 1 ) is telescopically connected to the central joint ( 3 ) via a rocker ( 9 ).
13. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a head module ( 160 ) for holding a head of the person using the device.
14. The device according to claim 13 , further comprising pressure units ( 141 ) at predetermined points of a contact surface of the device, for exerting local or punctual pressure at certain pressure locations on a body.