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A resistance exercise apparatus is provided which includes structures for receiving a body extremity of a user, the means for receiving a body extremity subject to a force provided by the body extremity, structures for maintaining the means for receiving a body extremity in a predefined plane during

A resistance exercise apparatus is provided which includes structures for receiving a body extremity of a user, the means for receiving a body extremity subject to a force provided by the body extremity, structures for maintaining the means for receiving a body extremity in a predefined plane during movement; and resistance providing devices to impose resistance against the movement of the body extremity. Versions of the apparatus may positioned on a floor, on a wall, or be free standing. Various embodiments of the invention are particularly suited to provide range-of-motion exercises for legs, arms, and hands of the user for both recreational strengthening and physical therapy applications.

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1. An exercise apparatus comprising:frame means; means for supporting the frame means on a non-horizontal surface; means for receiving a body extremity of a user, said means for receiving a body extremity receiving a directional force provided by the body extremity, means for maintaining the means f

1. An exercise apparatus comprising:frame means; means for supporting the frame means on a non-horizontal surface; means for receiving a body extremity of a user, said means for receiving a body extremity receiving a directional force provided by the body extremity, means for maintaining the means for receiving a body extremity in a predefined plane during movement in a first direction and in a second direction, the second direction opposing that of the first direction, both directions being contained within the predefined plane; means for holding the means for maintaining at any one of a plurality of angular positions, and means for providing resistance to movement in both the first direction and in the second direction upon application of the force to the means for receiving a body extremity in either the first direction or the second direction, said force resulting in movement of the means for receiving a body extremity and such that the position of the means for receiving can be anthropometrically adjusted to suit different users and accommodate working different muscle groups.