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Disclosed is a portable apparatus for providing lumbar traction in the home or while traveling which is used in conjunction with a door or gate. The apparatus includes an anchoring device which fits over the top of an ordinary door. The anchor is connected to an adjustable support strap which is att

Disclosed is a portable apparatus for providing lumbar traction in the home or while traveling which is used in conjunction with a door or gate. The apparatus includes an anchoring device which fits over the top of an ordinary door. The anchor is connected to an adjustable support strap which is attached to a junction box. An adjustable rope passing over a pulley in the junction box is provided with a grip at one end, and a pelvic traction belt at the other end. A locking mechanism is provided on the junction box to set the adjustable rope attached to the traction belt in a desired position. The device is attached over a door, and the user puts on the traction belt and lies down on the floor with knees bent, the soles of both feet flat against the door. By pulling the grip of the rope, the traction belt can be raised to a desired position for traction, and then locked in place. After an appropriate period of traction, the user disengages the lock, and lowers the traction belt. During use, a knee strap may be used to hold the legs together thereby allowing the user to relax.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A portable apparatus for providing lumbar traction comprising a support strap having an anchor at one end thereof for releasable attachment at the top of a door between said door and its frame, and a junction box at the opposite end of said strap, said box containing at least one ro

[ I claim:] [1.] A portable apparatus for providing lumbar traction comprising a support strap having an anchor at one end thereof for releasable attachment at the top of a door between said door and its frame, and a junction box at the opposite end of said strap, said box containing at least one rotatable pulley and a locking member adjacent thereto; a rope passing across said pulley adjacent to said member, said rope having a grip at one end thereof and a lumbar traction belt at the opposite end thereof for engagement around the waist of a user in a reclining position with the user's back on the floor, the bottoms of the feet of the user flat against the door, and the user's knees bent at an angle of about ninety degrees, said rope being releasably lockable against said member to hold said rope in place to provide support for said belt, and a thigh belt for releasable attachment around the thighs of the user for controlling external rotation of the hip joints during use.