Trainig device for muscle activation patterns
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1. A training apparatus comprising:
- a support for supporting a user;
a limb-engaging surface receiving a limb of the user when the user is supported in the user support;
a multi-axis force sensor holding the limb engaging surface with respect to the user support; and
a controller communicating with the multi-axis force sensor to measure a direction of applied force applied by the user on the limb-engaging surface in response to instruction to the user to use the limb to apply force in an instructed direction, the controller outputting to the user an indication of the direction of applied force.
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Abstract
A training device isolates muscular force direction from force magnitude to provide improved feedback to a user over conventional exercise equipment which implicitly conflates magnitude and force direction in producing purely kinematic feedback.
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1. A training apparatus comprising:
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a support for supporting a user;
a limb-engaging surface receiving a limb of the user when the user is supported in the user support;
a multi-axis force sensor holding the limb engaging surface with respect to the user support; and
a controller communicating with the multi-axis force sensor to measure a direction of applied force applied by the user on the limb-engaging surface in response to instruction to the user to use the limb to apply force in an instructed direction, the controller outputting to the user an indication of the direction of applied force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of training an individual in muscle activation patterns comprising the steps of:
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(a) supporting a user with respect to a limb-engaging surface receiving a limb of the user;
(b) instructing the user to apply a force in a specific direction to the limb engaging surface; and
(c) providing the user with feedback as to a direction of force applied by the user to the limb-engaging surface in response to instructing the feedback substantially distinguishing direction of force from a magnitude of force applied by the user.
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26. A method of training an individual in muscle activation patterns comprising the steps of:
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(a) supporting a user with respect to a limb-engaging surface receiving a limb of the user;
(b) instructing the user to apply a force in a specific direction to the limb engaging surface; and
(c) measuring a direction of force applied by the user to the limb engaging surface; and
(d) providing the user with feedback based on the measured direction of force.
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