Apparatus and methods for assessing human physical performance
First Claim
1. An apparatus for assessing human physical performance, comprising:
- one or more force measuring devices;
one or more instruments for measuring at least one of vestibular, visual, auditory, kinesthetic, somatosensory, or cardiovascular information;
a control apparatus for controlling the one or more force measuring devices and the one or more instruments;
a computing apparatus for processing signals from the one or more force measuring devices and the one or more instruments;
a storage apparatus;
an input apparatus; and
an output apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus for assessing human physical performance includes one or more force measuring devices; one or more instruments for measuring at least one of kinesthetic, vestibular, visual, auditory, somatosensory, or cardiovascular information; a control apparatus; a computing apparatus; a storage apparatus; an input apparatus; and an output apparatus. The apparatus may also include one or more instruments for measuring at least one of vestibular, visual, or somatosensory information. In addition, methods may be used to assess human physical performance by assessing one or more of: (1) muscular performance; (2) postural balance/equilibrium and nervous system processing of kinesthetic information; (3) postural balance/equilibrium and nervous system processing of at least one of vestibular, visual, auditory, or somatosensory information; (4) postural balance/equilibrium and at least one other physiological parameter; or (5) neuromuscular abilities of a person during a movement requiring power followed by a stabilization period.
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1. An apparatus for assessing human physical performance, comprising:
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one or more force measuring devices;
one or more instruments for measuring at least one of vestibular, visual, auditory, kinesthetic, somatosensory, or cardiovascular information;
a control apparatus for controlling the one or more force measuring devices and the one or more instruments;
a computing apparatus for processing signals from the one or more force measuring devices and the one or more instruments;
a storage apparatus;
an input apparatus; and
an output apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for assessing human physical performance, comprising:
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having a person stand on a force measuring device; and
assessing at least one of;
(A) muscular performance;
(B) postural balance/equilibrium and nervous system processing of kinesthetic information;
(C) postural balance/equilibrium and nervous system processing of at least one of vestibular, visual, auditory, or somatosensory information;
(D) postural balance/equilibrium and at least one other physiological parameter;
or(E) neuromuscular abilities of a person during a movement requiring power followed by a stabilization period. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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