Apparatus for the physiotherapy and rehabilitation of people comprises a frame, a traction cable to which a hanging frame is fixed, and a heat-shrinkable sleeve as a length-adjusting element made from a flexible material

摘要

Apparatus comprises a frame (4), a traction cable (6) to which a hanging frame (8) is fixed, and a heat-shrinkable sleeve (2) as a length-adjusting element made from a flexible material whose expansion can be changed depending on prevailing pressure ratios. The sleeve contains a fabric or fiber material that can not be changed in length connected to the fabric or fiber material so that it shortens or lengthens the sleeve during an expansion of spatial expansion. Preferred Features: The sleeve is formed as a longitudinal hollow element having an inner space formed gas-tight with the surroundings and fixed to the frame on one end and to the cable on the other end. Gas can be introduced to and removed from the inner chamber of the sleeve via a line (18) provided with a valve (17). Several heat-shrinkable sleeves are integrated in a pneumatic system.