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16 Unique Exercises
The Unique Dual Variable Resistance
System:
Designed specifically for quads, the
UPPERTONE's resistance system is designed so that resistance can be
adjusted without having to add or remove weights.
Rather than adding or removing weights to
adjust resistance you simply slide them along a track. Then because
the system uses the Moment Principle, the distance you slide the
weights determines the effective resistance.
Consequently, any person with C5 or below or
quadriplegia can adjust the resistance without help.
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For example, the
accompanying picture shows Becki, a C5-C6 quadriplegic due to a
spinal cord injury, adjusting resistance using this sliding
mechanism.
In addition to allowing people with
quadriplegia to adjust resistance, this system the major advantage
that you can adjust the effective resistance from 2 Lbs. to 190
Lbs. in any desired increment, rather than the five and ten pound
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increments required by other exercise
equipment. This feature is particularly important as it becomes
possible to increase resistance in increments that mirror improvements
in strength. And, since you to not forced to increase the resistance
in large increments you reduce the chance of injury, and see results
sooner.
Quad Adjustable Station Heights:
UPPERTONE has three stations from which
quadriplegic people can do the sixteen exercises. The heights of each
of these stations can be adjusted by quads to meet their needs. Since
the heights of all exercise stations can be adjusted in very small
increments, people of any height, in manual or power wheelchairs, can
use the UPPERTONE.
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Thus the accompanying
photograph shows Becki who is a C5-C6 quadriplegic, adjusting the
height of the deltoid and bicep station.
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Furthermore, the small adjustments to station
height allow users to adjust the amount of emphasis that is placed on
the complementary muscles that are being strengthened during any
exercise. This makes it possible to correct for the imbalanced
strength in interrelated muscles that often accompanies quadriplegia.
No other machine in the market allows such adjustments to meet the
needs of people with quadriplegia.
Gripless Foam Padded Tri-Pin System:
The foam padded tri-pin
system that allows people with quadriplegia to drive, also allows
UPPERTONE's exercises to be performed without gripping.
The accompanying picture shows Troy, a C6-C7
quadriplegic doing the chest press using the tri-pin system
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