Weighted rotatable therapeutic exercise device

Abstract

An exercising apparatus that is designed particularly for therapeutic purposes. The apparatus includes a rotatable turntable on a stationary base, and a post extending through the weight supporting center of the turntable for supporting a person. A pipe frame is mounted on the base for being grasped by the person so as to twist himself on the device. A pull rope is tied to the turntable and passed over a pulley on the base for hand-rotating the same.

I claim: 
     
       1. A therapeutic exercise device, comprising, in combination, a stationary base, a rotative turntable on said base, stanchions spaced from the turntable and mounted on opposite sides of said base for interchangeably supporting a pipe frame or pipe handles upon said stanchions and means extending through said turntable adapted to be used to support a person while performing various twisting exercises a tow rope, tied at one end to an eye bolt mounted near the periphery of said turntable, said rope leaving passed around a pulley on said base, at a stationary location on said base while the opposite end of said rope is adaptable to be held in the hand of a person so as to be pulled by said person. .Iadd. 
     
     
       2.  A therapeutic exercise device, comprising, in combination, a stationary base, a horizontally disposed, rotatable turntable mounted on said base and having a single degree of freedom about a vertical axis, stationary stanchion means spaced from the turntable at the side of the base and supporting handle means to be gripped by a person while performing various twisting exercises on the turntable, and support means mounted on and extending upwardly from the center of the turntable and being in substantial alignment of the vertical axis thereof and adapted to support the torso of the person while exercising on the turntable..Iaddend. .Iadd.3. A therapeutic exercise device according to claim 2, said support means comprising a post situated centrally of and supported by the turntable, said post having a seat supported thereon, on which the person exercising sits while gripping said handle means and rotating the turntable..Iaddend. .Iadd.4. A therapeutic exercise device according to claim 3, comprising adjustable weight means carried by said turntable for resisting starting and stopping of the rotation of the turntable..Iaddend. .Iadd.5. A therapeutic exercise device according to claim 3, wherein said seat is rotatable about said vertical axis..Iaddend.