Suspension Therapy
Suspension Therapy
Suspension Therapy
History
• 20th century- sling table
• BJL frame
• Employs mechanical
principles combined
with principles of
therapeutic exercise.
Definition
• Suspension is the means whereby parts of the
body are supported in slings and elevated by the
use of variable length ropes fixed to a point
above the body
• Gravity
• Friction
• Active assistance
• Resistance
Suspension unit
The Fixed Point.
• Stainless steel or plastic covered 5 cm metal
mesh around the area of a plinth, i.e. 1 m or 2 m
wide × 2 m long above it, perhaps 2 m × 2 m on
the wall at the side of the plinth, and at the head
of the plinth 1 m or 2 m × 2 m long and 2 m high
Supporting Ropes
• Ropes should be of 3-ply hemp so that they will
not slip, and they can be of three arrangements:
a single rope, a pulley rope or a double rope.
• 1. Single rope
• 2. Double rope
• 3. Pulley rope
Single rope
• A single rope has a ring fixed at one end, by which it is
hung up. The other end of the rope passes through one
end of a wooden cleat, through the ring of a dog clip and
through the other end of the cleat andis then knotted with
a half-hitch. 1.5m long
Pulley rope
• A pulley rope has a dog clip attached to
one end of the rope which then passes
over the wheel of a pulley. The rope then
passes through the cleat and a second
dog clip
Double rope
• A double rope consists of a ring and clip from which
the rope is hung to create a compensating device
permitting a certain amount of swivel on the rope.
The rope then passes through one side of a cleat,
round a pulley wheel at the lower end, to the case of
which is attached a dog clip, through the other end of
the cleat and over the wheel of an upper pulley which
is attached to the compensating device.The rope
then passes down again through a centre hole in the
cleat where it is knotted
Slings
• Single Slings
– Single slings are made of canvas bound with soft
webbing and with a D ring at each end. They are
used open to support the limbs, or folded in two
and as a figure of eight to support the hand or
foot.
Hip Shoulder
Knee Elbow
Ankle Wrist
HIP- Abduction and
Adduction