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An exercise machine or device for progressively and increasingly strengthening the muscles of normal subjects associated with the limb extremity digits or phlanges, i.e., the fingers and toes. The basic component comprises a limb extremity platform and, coupled thereto by suitable pivot or hinge, a

An exercise machine or device for progressively and increasingly strengthening the muscles of normal subjects associated with the limb extremity digits or phlanges, i.e., the fingers and toes. The basic component comprises a limb extremity platform and, coupled thereto by suitable pivot or hinge, a forward, movable digits\support member essentially disposed in the same plane as said platform, when disposed in a normal or medial-point operative position. Structure for resisting digits\pressure upon the digit support member is connected thereto at an outer margin thereof, such structure generally comprising a flexible elongate connector such as a cable which is routed over a support pulley. The remaining extremity of the connector will generally be associated with weight means, generally permitting differential loading in small pound increments, e.g., one to five pounds. The machine or device is usable for strengthening the muscles of either the fingers or toes of the user. In one form of the invention, the juncture between the limb extremity platform and the foot digits\support member is arcuate and corresponds generally to a locus passing through the metataursal phalangeal joints, at least the central forward portion of the platform being convex and being received by a corresponding concave portion as to the digits\support member.

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A digits\exerciser device including, in combination: a fixed, limb extremity planar platform having an upper surface; a movable digits\support member having an upper planar surface essentially disposed, when at a medial-point operative position, in the same plane of said platform upper surface; tran

A digits\exerciser device including, in combination: a fixed, limb extremity planar platform having an upper surface; a movable digits\support member having an upper planar surface essentially disposed, when at a medial-point operative position, in the same plane of said platform upper surface; transversely disposed pivot means pivotally mounting said support member proximate said platform at a common juncture for lateral pivotal movement of said digits\support member, relative to said platform, in accordance with digits\pressure thereon; strap means coupled to said support member and positioned and dimensioned for constraining said limb extremity to and against said platform at a position such that the metacarpal/metataursal phlangeal joints of such digits are proximate the said juncture of said platform and said digits\support member; and means for selectively, progressively resisting said digits\pressure coupled to said digits\support member. A digits\exerciser device including, in combination: a fixed, limb extremity platform having an upper surface; a movable digits\ support member having an upper surface essentially disposed, when at a medial-point operative position, in the same plane of said platform upper surface; transversely disposed pivot means pivotally mounting said support member proximate said platform for lateral pivotal movement of said digits\support member, relative to said platform in accordance with digits\pressure thereon; and means for resisting said digits\pressure coupled to said digits\support member, and wherein said resisting means comprises a flexible elongate connector laterally coupled at one end to said digits\support member, a fixed pulley supporting said flexible elongate connector intermediate its ends, and weight means coupled to said flexible elongate connector at its remaining end for resisting said digits\support member toward the latter\s original position.