A system design of gait training device for monoplegia patients.
In this paper, we present a system design about a gait training device for monoplegia patients and aged people. In a conventional gait training program, the monoplegia patient takes a step leaning on the parallel guide bar or helped by a therapist's arm support. But this method often does not give satisfactory result since the method fails to correct the irregular posture of the patient. The new training device has been in need for gait disorder patients, monoplegia patients and aged people. The gait training device for the patients is divided into four main units, gait phase detecting unit, lower panel controlling unit, lower limb pulling and releasing unit and additional supplementary unit for safety of the patients. The training device to be presented exhibits stableness in its operation and it may improve the effect of gait rehabilitation training compared to the conventional gait training method.
Cho
Jongman
J
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Republic of Korea. minerva@ieee.org
Choi
Junghyeon
J
Park
Junho
J
D000465:Algorithms; D001331:Automation; D004867:Equipment Design; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005528:Foot; D005684:Gait; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014584:User-Computer Interface