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A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, the apparatus including an actuation member and an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuation strap having a st

A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, the apparatus including an actuation member and an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuation strap having a strap end engageable with the limb of the patient. A security strap is connected to the actuation member. When the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation strap produces a force on the limb. The security strap can be a harness receivable about a patient's upper torso. The apparatus can further include a brace, the joint of the patient's limb receivable in the brace, the actuation strap engageable with the brace, the actuation strap producing a force on the limb via the brace.

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1. A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, and an upper torso, the apparatus comprising: an actuation member;an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuat

1. A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, and an upper torso, the apparatus comprising: an actuation member;an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuation strap having a strap end engageable with the limb of the patient; anda harness connected to the actuation member and extending from an opposing side of the actuation member as the actuation strap, the harness receivable about the upper torso of the patient, wherein the actuation member is stabilized on the patient's upper torso when the harness is received about the patient's upper torso;wherein when the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap, the harness is received about the patient's upper torso, and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation strap is configured to produce a force on the limb to move the limb at the joint. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the harness is received about the patient's upper torso, the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap, and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation member is retained in a position adjacent the patient's upper torso by the harness. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the force produced on the limb by the actuation strap is configured to bias the limb toward a bent position. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuation member includes a pawl and ratchet system. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the actuation member has a collection area and a spool located in the collection area; andthe actuation strap winds around the spool as the actuation member selectively retracts the actuation strap. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a brace, the joint of the patient's limb receivable in the brace, the actuation strap positionable on the brace when the patient's joint is received in the brace and the patient's limb is received in the strap end of the actuation strap,wherein the actuation strap is configured to produce a force on the limb via the brace when the actuation member retracts the actuation strap. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the force produced on the limb via the brace is configured to bias the limb toward a straightened position. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the brace further comprises an extension member oriented to extend from the brace in an outward direction from the limb when the joint of the patient is received by the brace; andthe actuation strap is positionable on the extension member when the joint is received by the brace and the limb is received by the strap end of the actuation strap. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the patient's limb is a leg including a knee joint and a foot, the knee joint is receivable in the brace, the foot is receivable in the strap end of the actuation strap, and the apparatus further comprises: andthe actuation strap is configured to produce a downward force on the knee joint via the extension member of the brace when the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the downward force biasing the leg toward a straightened position. 10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the brace includes one or more pads configured to be positioned about the joint of the patient when the brace receives the joint, each pad including a raised central portion, the raised central portion of the pads being spaced from the patient's limb when the patient's limb is received in the brace. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuation strap further includes a plurality of guide markings. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuation member further comprises a release mechanism, the actuation strap extendable from the actuation member when the release mechanism is engaged. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the limb is a leg of the patient, the leg including a foot, and the apparatus further comprises: a foot device securable to the foot of the patient, the foot device having a first fastener member extending in a first lateral direction from the foot device, a second fastener member extending in a second lateral direction from the foot device, and a third fastener member extending in a longitudinally outward direction from the foot device; andthe actuation strap is engageable with the first, second, or third fastener members on the foot device when the foot device is secured to the foot of the patient. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuation strap is oriented in a double strap configuration, with both ends of the actuation strap connected to and retractable by the actuation member to form a continuous loop extending from the actuation member, the loop including an apex, the strap end of the actuation strap located at the apex, the loop sized to receive the joint of the patient's limb when the patient's limb is engaged with the strap end of the loop. 15. A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint and an upper torso, the apparatus comprising: an actuation member;an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap, the actuation strap having a strap end engageable with the limb of the patient;a security strap connected to the actuation member and extending from the actuation member in an opposite direction from the actuation strap, the security strap receivable about the patient's upper torso; anda brace positionable about the joint of the patient's limb, the brace including an extension member extending outward from the brace;wherein when the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap, the security strap is received about the patient's upper torso, the brace is positioned about the joint of the patient's limb, and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation strap is configured to engage the extension member of the brace to produce a force on the limb. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the security strap stabilizes the actuation member on the patient's upper torso as the actuation member retracts the actuation strap. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein: the extension member is engageable with the actuation strap at a point on the actuation strap between the strap end and the actuation member when the brace is positioned on the joint and the strap end engages the limb;the extension member produces an angle between 0 and 180 degrees in the actuation strap as the actuation member retracts the actuation strap; andthe actuation strap produces a force on the limb via the extension member of the brace when the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the force biasing the limb towards a straightened position. 18. A rehabilitation apparatus for facilitating joint movement in a patient having a limb with a joint, the apparatus comprising: an actuation member having a collection area;an actuation strap extending from the actuation member, the actuation member selectively retracting the actuation strap into the collection area, the actuation strap having opposite ends connected to the actuation member such that the actuation strap forms a continuous loop extending from the actuation member, the actuation strap forming an apex engageable with the limb of the patient; anda security strap connected to the actuation member and extending from the actuation member in a direction opposite from the actuation strap;wherein when the limb of the patient is engaged with the strap end of the actuation strap and the actuation member retracts the actuation strap, the actuation strap is configured to produce a force on the limb. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the actuation member includes an outer housing, and the collection area is at least partially defined within the outer housing. 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the force produced on the limb is configured to bias the limb to move at the joint.