JPH07275279A - Bathing type lumbago therapeutic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a bathing type lumbago therapeutic device that can obtain the synergetic effect between thermal therapy and traction therapy by pulling the hips while the whole body is soaked in hot water. CONSTITUTION:This bathing type lumbago therapeutic device iis provided with a bathtub 1 of sufficient depth to the extent of the feet not touching the bottom, a floating means 2 to be put on a bather, and a weight body 3 to be fitted to the hips of the patient. A circulating pipe 4 is fitted to the bathtub 1 to circulate bathtub water. A heater H, a filter device J and a bactericidal device K are further disposed at the intermediate parts of the circulating pipe 4, and the bathtub 1 is provided with a bubble generating device B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathing type back pain treating apparatus which can obtain a synergistic effect of hyperthermia treatment and traction treatment by pulling the waist while the whole body is immersed in hot water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a back pain treatment device for treating low back pain, there is a traction device equipped with an appropriate weight, and the back traction device is used to perform back pain treatment. In this case, it is general to apply a warming material such as a warming pad to the waist at the same time as the towing to warm the affected area and promote blood circulation to enhance the therapeutic effect.

Further, a general traction device has a structure in which pulleys are attached to the upper and lower portions of the frame, wires are hung on both pulleys, a weight is attached to one end of the wire, and a waist belt is attached to the other end. The back pain treatment using the traction device and the heating material is performed as follows. That is, a back pain patient lays on his / her back, puts a thermal pad on his / her waist with his / her back slightly lifted, wears the waist belt of the above-mentioned traction device, and wears the waist with an appropriate weight for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Towing.

[0004]

However, the following problems remain in the treatment of low back pain which is performed by combining the above-mentioned traction device and the heating material. That is, since the patient is lying on the bed, the waist must be pulled horizontally. On the other hand, since the weight acts on the weight in the vertical direction, a device such as a pulley is required to convert the gravity into the horizontal direction, which complicates the device.

In addition, since the patient himself / herself must attach the traction device, he / she must bend his / her legs and slightly lift his / her back, so that it is difficult for the patient to relax. Therefore, extra force should be applied to the lower back. There is. Therefore, it was difficult to determine an appropriate traction force. In addition, since the weight of the patient's own waist works vertically downward, pulling in the horizontal direction was not efficient.

Further, since a thick thermal pad is applied to the waist, the thermal pad under the waist feels uncomfortable when lying on the bed, which makes it difficult to take a comfortable posture. An object of the present invention is to provide a bathing type low back pain treating apparatus which can solve the above problems.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a bathtub having a sufficient depth so that a foot cannot reach it, a floater worn by a bather, and a weight attached to the waist of a patient. The present invention relates to a bathing type back pain treatment device characterized by: The present invention is also characterized by the following configurations. (A) A circulation pipe is attached to the bathtub via a circulation pump so that bath water can be circulated. (B) A heater for heating the bath water and keeping it warm is provided in the middle of the circulation pipe. (C) A filter device and a sterilizer are provided in the middle of the circulation pipe. (D) The bathtub includes a bubble generating device. (E) A water supply device capable of adjusting the water level of the bath water is provided in the circulation pipe. (F) The bathtub includes an operation panel that enables operation control including starting and stopping of operation of various devices.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bathing type back pain treating apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the basic principle of a bathing treatment apparatus A according to the present invention,
The bathing type back pain treatment device A includes a bathtub 1 having a sufficient depth so that the foot of a general adult cannot reach it, a floating device 2 worn by a bathing patient m, and a weight attached to the lower part of the waist of the bathing patient m. Three
It has and.

The bathtub 1 is filled with hot water of an appropriate temperature, and the bathing patient m has a weight 3 of a moderate weight at the lower part of his waist.
Is attached in a belt shape, and further, a floating device 2 such as a floating ring or a life jacket is worn on the body, and the back pain is treated by bathing in a floating state in the bathtub 1. For back pain treatment,
It has been found that a combination of traction treatment and hyperthermia treatment is good, and when the bathing type back pain treatment apparatus A according to the present invention is used,
The waist is naturally stretched, and the weight 3 pulls the waist downward. In addition, the warming effect of the hot water promotes blood circulation in the affected area, and a synergistic effect produces a great therapeutic effect.

In addition, since the bathing patient m can spend a bathing time in a natural posture in a relaxed state, and the back pain is treated during that time, it is easy to continue the most necessary treatment. You can get great results. Hereinafter, the configuration of the bathing type back pain treatment apparatus A according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As described above, the bathing type low back pain treating apparatus A has a bathtub 1 having a sufficient depth so that the foot of an ordinary adult cannot reach it, a floating tool 2 worn by the bathing patient m, and a bathing patient m. And a weight 3 attached to the waist of the bathtub 1
An elevating staircase 10 for elevating the bathing patient m is installed therein. In addition, although the bathtub 1 is a floor-installed type in the present embodiment, it may be an underfloor embedded type.

The floating device 2 is of a floating type in this embodiment, and the bathing patient m wears the floating device 2 so as to be located under the armpit. In addition, the float 2 should be a life jacket type.
Various forms are conceivable, and in any case, any form can be used as long as the body can be held in a state of being floated in the bath water. The weight body 3 is of a belt type, and a weight having an appropriate weight can be attached to the weight body 3 so that the weight body 3 can be wound around the waist and used.

Furthermore, the suction inlets 11, 11 and the discharge outlet 12 are provided in the bathtub 1.
Is provided, and the suction ports 11 and 11 and the discharge port 12 are connected by a circulation pipe 4 via a circulation pump P so that bath water can be circulated. Reference numeral 15 is a drain port provided on the bottom surface of the bathtub 1. In the middle of the circulation pipe 4, in addition to the circulation pump P, a heater H for heating and maintaining heat of the bath water, a filtering device J including a filtration tank for purifying the bath water, and the bath water. A sterilizer K for injecting a disinfecting chemical solution is provided.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the circulation pipe 4 forms a suction pipe 41 for connecting the suction ports 11, 11 provided in the bathtub 1 and the circulation pump P to each other, and a downstream side of the circulation pump P. It is composed of a discharge pipe 12 of the bath tub 1 and a strong feed pipe 42 which is connected for communication. And the suction pipe 41 has a suction port
An on-off valve 21 and a hair catcher 22 are provided from the 11 and 11 sides.

Further, the strong feed pipe 42 is provided with a first three-way valve 5, a filtering device J, a second three-way valve 6, a heater H, and an opening / closing valve 23 from the circulation pump P side. A sterilizing device K is connected between the heater H and the on-off valve 23 so that the chemical liquid for disinfection can be injected into the bath water circulating through the circulation pipe 4.
In addition, the circulation pump P and the first
Connect the middle part of the three-way valve 5 and the second three-way valve 6 to the connecting pipe.
The first three-way valve 5 and the drainage pipe 7 are connected to each other by a drainage pipe 44 while being connected for communication by 43.

With this configuration, the first and second three-way valves 5,6
By adjusting the opening of the bath water, the bath water is changed from the bath 1 to the circulation pump P to the first three-way valve 5 to the filtration device J to the second three-way valve 6.
→ Heater H →→ Normal circulation flow path R that circulates with bathtub 1
And bath 1 → circulation pump P → second three-way valve 6 → filtration device J
→ The first three-way valve 5 → The drain pipe 7 and the backwash flow path T for backflowing the bath water through the filtering device J can be formed.

The bath water circulating through the circulation flow path R is always kept clean by the filtration device J, and a disinfecting chemical solution is appropriately injected from the sterilization device K to prevent the growth of bacteria and keep it clean. Yes, and is kept at an appropriate temperature by the heater H. In addition, the heater H allows the bath water to be heated at any time, which is convenient. In addition,
Although the heater H is an electric type in this embodiment, oil,
A boiler type using fuel such as gas may be used.

Further, the sterilizing device K described above is connected to the circulation pipe 4 and can inject a chemical solution, but an ultraviolet sterilization device or the like is attached to the circulation pipe 4 to irradiate the circulating bath water with ultraviolet rays. You can also do it. Alternatively, it is possible to install an ozone sterilizer. Further, by forming the backwash flow path T, the filtration tank of the filtration device J can be washed, and the functional deterioration of the filtration device J due to use can be prevented.

The bathing type low back pain treating apparatus A is equipped with a water supply apparatus D. The water supply device D is the suction pipe described above.
41 is configured such that one end of a water supply pipe 45 is connected via an electromagnetic valve 8 and the other end is connected to a water supply source (not shown), so that the water level in the bathtub 1 can be appropriately controlled to a desired position. . Therefore, the water level can be changed according to the height, the foot of the bathing patient m does not touch the bottom of the bathtub 1, and even a tall person can treat the back pain.

Further, the bathing type back pain treatment device A is equipped with a bubble generating device B. The bubble generator B includes a blower pump P1 that generates bubbles and a jet pump P2 that draws in the bath water. The jet port 13 is provided in the bath 1 for ejecting the bath water containing bubbles, and the bubble water is bubbled. The inlet 14 for drawing in the generator B is communicatively connected via a jet pump P2 by a bubble generating circulation pipe B1, and the blower pump P1 is connected downstream of the jet pump P2.

Reference numeral 61 is an air supply pipe connecting the blower pump P1 and the bubble generation circulation pipe B1, and 62 is a jet pump P2.
On the upstream side, an on-off valve attached to the inlet 14 side, 63 is a hair catcher provided on the downstream side of the on-off valve 62, and 64 is an on-off valve attached to the bathtub 1 side on the downstream side of the jet pump P2.
The jet port 13 is provided at a position corresponding to the waist position of the bathing patient m, and when the bubble generating device B is operated, the bath water in the bathtub 1 is jetted from the inlet port 14 via the hair catcher 63. It is drawn in by P2, further pressurized and ejected from the ejection port 13. At this time, since the compressed air generated by the blower pump P1 is sent to the bubble generation circulation pipe B1 via the air supply pipe 61, it is possible to vigorously eject the bath water containing bubbles from the ejection port 13. It is possible.

By vigorously hitting the waist with the bath water containing air bubbles, the waist can be stimulated and blood circulation can be promoted by the massage effect. Therefore, the synergistic effect with the pulling of the lumbar region by the weight 3 can further enhance the effect of treating back pain. In this embodiment, a nozzle (not shown) that can swing freely is provided at the jet outlet 13 so that the jetting direction of bath water containing bubbles can be changed appropriately so that it can be applied to a desired body part. .

By the way, in FIG. 2, M is each pump P,
It is a transmission motor that drives P1, P2, valves 5, 6, 8 etc. Reference numeral 9 denotes an operation panel provided with various switches and a timer, which enables operation control including operation start / stop of various devices. The operation panel 9 is electrically connected to the control unit F. The control unit F includes a heater H, pumps P1 and P2 of the bubble generator B, a sterilizer K, first and second three-way valves 5 and 6 for filtration / backwash operation, and a solenoid valve 8 of the water supply device D.
Etc. are electrically connected. The control unit F can also be housed in a functional unit casing C described later.

Therefore, by operating the operation panel 9, control of all functions such as filtration operation, temperature adjustment, water supply, and operation start / stop of the bubble generator of the bathing type back pain treatment apparatus A is performed via the control section F. Can be done. In the present embodiment, the operation panel 9 is a fixed type that is attached to the bathtub 1 itself or in the vicinity of the bathtub 1. For example, not only is it operated by a doctor or a nurse, but the bathing patient m also adjusts himself / herself according to the symptoms. The operation can be controlled by.

The operation panel 9 may be of a remote control type that can be held and operated by a bathing patient. Also, C
Is a functional unit casing, which houses the circulation pump P, the heater H, the filtration device J, the sterilization device K, and the like. In addition,
25 is a clock having a timer function provided in the operation panel 9, 26
Is an AV device equipped with a television, a radio, a VTR device, etc.,
27 is a reading table, which does not get bored during the treatment of low back pain.
I am able to spend a meaningful time.

Here, the case of actually using the bathing type back pain treatment apparatus A having the above-mentioned structure will be described.
After filling the bathtub 1 with hot water, the weight 3 is attached to the lower part of the waist, the floating equipment 2 is attached, and the stairs 10 for lifting are used to enter the bathtub 1. Next, the operation panel 9 is operated to appropriately adjust the water level, the temperature of the hot water, and the ON / OF of the bubble generator B.
Do F. Further, the operation time can be set by operating the timer. Although the operation control of the filtering device J and the sterilization device K is automatic, it is also possible to perform manual operation as appropriate.

The bathing patient m spends a predetermined time while being immersed in an appropriate temperature of hot water. During that time, the affected area is warmed up to obtain the same effect as the hyperthermia treatment, and at the same time, the traction treatment for pulling the lumbar region is performed. As a result, the back pain can be effectively treated. Moreover, by using the bubble generator B, the massage effect that stimulates the lower back promotes blood circulation and helps the treatment of low back pain, and at the same time, the entire body can be refreshed, and fatigue and stiff shoulders due to stress, etc. Can be resolved.

If bath water containing air bubbles is applied to the abdomen, the massage effect can be used to reduce extraneous meat and obtain a shape-up effect. Further, for women and the like, the bath water containing air bubbles stimulates the skin and has a great cosmetic effect of improving the gloss of the skin. In addition, it has a sweating effect, has an effect of promoting metabolism, and has an effect substantially similar to that of taking a bath.

Further, during the treatment, it is possible to enjoy reading, listening to music, television, radio, etc. as described above. As described above, by using the bathing type back pain treatment apparatus A according to the present invention, it is possible to perform effective back pain treatment and obtain the physical and mental refreshment and beauty effects as described above.

[0030]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects. By providing a bathtub with a sufficient depth so that the feet cannot reach it, a floater worn by the bather, and a weight attached to the patient's waist, the waist is placed directly below the weight to provide a natural state. The blood flow in the affected area is promoted by the heating effect of hot water.

Therefore, a large therapeutic effect can be obtained by the synergistic effect. Moreover, it is easy for the bathing patient to spend a bathing time in a relaxed state in a natural posture, and the back pain treatment is performed during that time, which makes it easy to continue the most necessary treatment and achieves great results in back pain treatment. be able to. In addition, it has a sweating effect, has an effect of promoting metabolism, and has an effect similar to that of taking a bath.A circulation pipe is attached to the bathtub via a circulation pump to make it possible to circulate the bathwater. By providing a heater in the middle of the pipe to heat the bath water and keep it warm, the hot water can be heated to the desired temperature at any time, and the affected area of the lower back can be treated with hyperthermia. It becomes possible to refresh the whole body like the above. By providing the filtering device and the sterilizing device in the middle of the circulation pipe, the bath water can be always kept clean. Since the bathtub is equipped with a bubble generator, it promotes blood circulation with a massage effect that stimulates the lower back and helps to treat low back pain, and at the same time, the entire body can be refreshed, and fatigue and stiff shoulders due to stress, etc. Can be resolved.

Further, when bath water containing air bubbles is applied to the abdomen, the massage effect can be used to reduce lean meat, and a shape-up effect can be obtained. Further, for women and the like, the bath water containing air bubbles stimulates the skin and has a great cosmetic effect of improving the gloss of the skin. By providing the circulation pipe with the water supply device capable of adjusting the water level of the bath water, the water level can be appropriately adjusted according to the height of the bathing patient. The bathtub is equipped with an operation panel that enables operation control including starting and stopping of operation of various devices, so that the bathing patient himself / herself can operate the bathing type back pain treatment device according to the symptoms.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the basic principle of a bathing type back pain treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a bathing type back pain treatment apparatus according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 2 Floating Tool 3 Weight 4 Circulation Pipe A Bathing Backache Treatment Device B Bubble Generator D Water Supply Device H Heater J Filtration Device K Sterilizer m Bathing Patient

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A bathtub (1) having a sufficient depth so that a foot cannot reach it, a floater (2) worn by a bather, and a weight body (3) attached to a patient's waist. A bathing type back pain treatment device characterized by the above. 2. A bathing type back pain treatment according to claim 1, wherein a circulation pipe (4) is attached to the bathtub (1) through a circulation pump (P) so that the bathwater can be circulated. apparatus. 3. A bathing type low back pain treating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a heater (H) for heating and keeping the bath water warm is provided in the middle of the circulation pipe (4). 4. A filtration device provided in the middle of the circulation pipe (4).
The bath type back pain treatment device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein (J) and a sterilization device (K) are provided. 5. The bathing type back pain treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the bathtub (1) is provided with an air bubble generator (B). 6. The bathing type back pain treatment according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the circulation pipe (4) is provided with a water supply device (D) capable of adjusting the water level of bath water. apparatus. 7. The bathtub (1) is for starting operation of various devices.
The bathing type back pain treatment device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising an operation panel (9) capable of controlling operation including stop and the like.