Rehabilitation apparatus using game device

a rehabilitation apparatus and game technology, applied in the field of rehabilitation apparatuses using game devices, can solve the problems of ineffective improvement of walking ability, inability to measure the muscle suffering from further serious paralysis, and inability to induce contraction of paralyzed muscles

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-05-10
KYUNGPOOK NAT UNIV IND ACADEMIC COOP FOUND
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The technical effect of this patented system is its ability to accurately track how much pressure each leg needs during walking or running movements by measuring their angles on both legs while also providing feedback about which muscles are being used more heavily at once compared with other methods such as physiotherapy treatment. This helps train people who have suffered from neurologically impaired upper body function better through exercise therapies like gait orthotics (GAs).

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The technical problem addressed in this patented text relates to improving the performance of patients who have suffered from necrosis affecting their legs during recovery exercise movements. Current solutions involve physiotherapy techniques like massage therapies involving lifting weights around affected parts, orthotic devices, etc., but they often result in unbalanced loading over certain areas of the leg's spine. There currently exist various systems designed specifically target specific points called weaknesses where muscular pain causes severe deterioration. Existing approaches either require heavy loads or rely heavily on trial and error.

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[0056]The detailed description will present preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0057]FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for lower-limb rehabilitation training using weight load and joint angle of the lower limb according to the invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the apparatus for lower-limb rehabilitation training includes a weight-measuring part 100, a joint angle-measuring part 200, a controller 300 and a display part 400.

[0058]The weight-measuring part 100 is a part for measuring weight load that varies according to user motion, and disposed at a position contacting the bottom of a lower limb in order to measure the weight loaded on a lower limb. The weight-measuring part 100 may be provided to measure only one lower limb, which may be a paralyzed one. Of course, the weight-measuring part 100 can be configured to measure the weight loaded on both lower limbs.

[0059]As shown in FIG. 4a, a force plate 110 including at least o

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An apparatus for lower-limb rehabilitation training of a patient with lower limb paralysis and a rehabilitation apparatus using game device. The invention measures the usage of the paralyzed lower limb, and based upon the measurement, forces patients with limb paralysis to use partially paralyzed lower muscles which they are not likely to use. The apparatus can measure the weight load and the angle of the joint, and by using the measure values as variables, display the condition of paralysis to the patient so that he/she can recognize his/her present condition of paralysis, and enable the user to training through feedback.

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Owner KYUNGPOOK NAT UNIV IND ACADEMIC COOP FOUND
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