Method of preventing deep vein thrombosis caused by long airplane travels

Abstract

A method of preventing deep vein thrombosis of airline passengers has the steps of retaining a passenger in a sitting position on an airplane seat, providing a stretching element which is substantially immovable relative to the airplane seat, engaging the immovable stretchable element by a passengers arm or leg, stretching the stretchable element by the passenger's arm or leg so as to provide exercising of the passenger's arm or leg in the position while the passenger sits on the airplane seat and his arm and/or leg overcomes a resistance of the stretching element, thus causing a forced exercising of the arm improve blood circulation and prevent a blood clot formation.

1 . A method of preventing deep vein thrombosis of airline passengers, comprising the steps of retaining a passenger in a sitting position on an airplane seat, providing a stretching element which is substantially immovable relative to the airplane seat engaging the immovable stretchable element by a passengers arm or leg, stretching the stretchable element by the passenger's arm or leg so as to provide exercising of the passenger's arm or leg in the position while the passenger sits on the airplane seat and his arm and/or leg overcomes a resistance of the stretching element, thus causing a forced exercising of the arm improve blood circulation and prevent a blood clot formation.  
     
     
         2 . A method as defined in claim  1 ; and further comprising holding the stretchable element immovably relative to the passenger seat by applying a body weight of the passenger to at least a part of the stretching element.  
     
     
         3 . A method as defined in claim  1 ; and further comprising the step of holding the stretchable element movably relative to the passenger seat by connecting the stretchable element to the passenger seat.  
     
     
         4 . A method as defined in claim  3 ; and further comprising the step of holding the stretchable element movably relative to the passenger seat by connecting the stretchable element to the passenger seat belt.  
     
     
         5 . A method as defined in claim  1 ; and further comprising stretching the stretchable element only to such a distance which is allowed by the space between the passenger seat and a seat of another passenger located in front of the first passenger.  
     
     
         6 . A method as defined in claim  5 ; and further comprising stretching the stretchable element only to such a distance which is allowed by the space between the passenger seat and a seat of another passenger located in front of the first passenger, and so as not to disturb a passenger who sits in a neighboring seat.