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I have used this piece of equipment before but I do not know what it is called. I am having a hard time visualizing it right now, but I am potentially interested in buying one. I will try to describe it below, hopefully someone can point out what it is.

It has two parallel bars which allow me to slide my feet in. (my heels rest on the back bar, and my toes are pressed up against the front) These bars are connected, and then there is an additional bar which is attached to this structure and extends straight out. This bar accepts weight plates.

Use case: I sat so that only my ankles were hanging off a therapy table and then moved my feet up and down. By pointing my toes down, the mechanism forced my scar tissue infested ankle to stretch (plantar flexion).

If anyone can point out what this is and give an image, I'd be most appreciative.

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Voting to close as this question is unlikely to help future visitors. – Informaficker Nov 16 '12 at 23:03
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I asked a question on meta about identify this questions. – Informaficker Nov 16 '12 at 23:21
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Hi @Andrew, rather than focusing on a specific machine, could you describe what kind of exercise you're looking for and why you think you need it? Perhaps there are similar or better exercises for you to do, to achieve the same goal, which don't require guessing what kind of equipment you saw. This should help you do the exercise you want to perform and take out the guessing part of your question – Ivo Flipse♦ Nov 17 '12 at 8:21

closed as too localized by Informaficker, Ivo Flipse♦ Nov 20 '12 at 20:02

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