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An exercise and physical therapy device for a human anatomical part (e.g. a foot and ankle) includes a support. An adjustable, resilient torsion device, capable of both twisting and bending motion, has one end affixed to the support; an engagement member, for engagement with a human anatomical part,

An exercise and physical therapy device for a human anatomical part (e.g. a foot and ankle) includes a support. An adjustable, resilient torsion device, capable of both twisting and bending motion, has one end affixed to the support; an engagement member, for engagement with a human anatomical part, is mounted on the other end of the torsion device. In one embodiment the support is pivotally mounted on a base plate, and an elevating latch mechanism latches the support at one of several angular positions relative to the base plate. In another embodiment the support constitutes the base of the device and a plurality of bumpers mounted on the support limit angular deflection of the engagement member relative to the support.

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An exercise and physical therapy apparatus for use in the performance of bending exercises, twisting exercises, and combined bending and twisting exercises on a human anatomical part, the apparatus comprising: a base plate; a support; mounting means for mounting the support on the base plate for mov

An exercise and physical therapy apparatus for use in the performance of bending exercises, twisting exercises, and combined bending and twisting exercises on a human anatomical part, the apparatus comprising: a base plate; a support; mounting means for mounting the support on the base plate for movement over a predetermined range of positions displaced from the base plate; latch means, connected to the support and to the base plate, for latching the support at a given position, within the predetermined range, relative to the base plate; a resilient, twistable, bendable elastomer torsion device having first and second opposite ends, the first end of the torsion device being mounted on the support so that the torsion device projects from the support; and an engagement member, mounted on the second end of the torsion device, the engagement member including engagement means engageable with a human anatomical part; in which the torsion device comprises: a cylinder member; a resilient elastomer core member mounted coaxially in the cylinder member; one of the core and cylinder members having an axial length greater than the length of the other of the core and cylinder members so that one of the core and cylinder members projects axially beyond the other, the one member being formed of a resilient elastomer; alignment means, including at least one axially longitudinal spline interconnecting the exterior of the core member and the interior of the cylinder member to maintain the core and cylinder members in coaxial alignment despite displacement of the core member axially of the cylinder member over a displacement range smaller than the length of the shortest of the core and cylinder members; and torsion locking means for locking the core member at a predetermined axial position relative to the cylinder member.