Exercise protocols for treadmills and bicycle ergometers for exercise, diagnostics and rehabilitation
First Claim
1. A method of exercising a subject, comprising the steps of:
- providing a treadmill, the treadmill having an adjustable speed and an adjustable slope; and
providing a protocol for use with the treadmill, the protocol being configured to test a subject using the subject'"'"'s substantially natural cadence at different workloads.
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Abstract
In exercise testing it is desirable to have an exercise protocol which helps to maximize the subject'"'"'s ability to reach their peak workload. The exercise protocols taught here are designed to give exercise workloads which can be progressively graded and use natural cadences of walking and running to give a more comfortable pace at various workloads, and are performed over an adequate time. A lower extremity ergometry protocol method is also taught which gives a more accurate workload, and can help to minimize stress on the knees. This patent also teaches that ramping or workload for exercise protocols may be controlled by the physiologic response to the exercise. These protocols are also useful in exercise training and in rehabilitation.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of exercising a subject, comprising the steps of:
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providing a treadmill, the treadmill having an adjustable speed and an adjustable slope; and
providing a protocol for use with the treadmill, the protocol being configured to test a subject using the subject'"'"'s substantially natural cadence at different workloads. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 11, 19)
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2. A method of exercising a subject, comprising the steps of:
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providing a treadmill, the treadmill having an adjustable speed and an adjustable slope; and
providing a protocol for use with the treadmill, the protocol being configured to increase the subject'"'"'s workload by decreasing the speed of the treadmill while increasing the slope of the treadmill during at least a portion of the exercise. - View Dependent Claims (10, 20, 24)
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3. A method of exercising a subject, comprising the steps of:
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providing an exercise device, the exercise device having a variable speed and at least one of a variable slope and a variable resistance;
determining a physiologic response of a subject using the exercise device;
providing a protocol for use with the exercise device, the protocol being configured to control the workload of a subject based on a physiologic response of the subject; and
varying at least one of the speed, the slope and the resistance of the exercise device based on the physiologic response of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25)
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5. A method of exercising a subject, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cycle ergometer, the cycle ergometer having a variable resistance and a variable cycling speed;
providing a protocol for use with the cycle ergometer, the protocol being configured to increase the subject'"'"'s workload by increasing the cycling speed resistance throughout a portion of the exercise. - View Dependent Claims (18, 21, 22, 23)
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6. An accessory for use with a treadmill, the accessory comprising:
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at least one hand hold configured to be grasped by a user;
an attachment structure disposed in mechanical cooperation with the at least one hand hold and configured to be operatively coupled to a portion of a treadmill; and
wherein the hand hold is substantially unsupported in the vertical direction.
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