REHABILITATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A system for rehabilitation comprising:
- a tilting table, said tilting table adapted to be movable at a tilt angle in one or more degrees of freedom;
a forearm support adapted for receiving a forearm of a user, said forearm support being movable on said tilting table;
an animated or virtual reality sequence forming an exercise simulation being displayed on a display; and
tracking means for tracking movements of said forearm upon interaction of said user with said exercise simulation.
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Abstract
The present invention integrates an actuated tilting rehabilitation table, video tracking of the patient arm and opposite shoulder, a low-friction forearm support with grasping force sensing, remote data transmission and additional weighing means, one or more large displays, a computer and a plurality of simulation exercises, such as video games. The patient can be monitored by a local or remote clinician. The table tilts in order to increase exercise difficulty due to gravity loading on the patients arm and shoulder. In one embodiment, the present the invention includes an actuated tilting table which tilts in four degrees of freedom.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for rehabilitation comprising:
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a tilting table, said tilting table adapted to be movable at a tilt angle in one or more degrees of freedom; a forearm support adapted for receiving a forearm of a user, said forearm support being movable on said tilting table; an animated or virtual reality sequence forming an exercise simulation being displayed on a display; and tracking means for tracking movements of said forearm upon interaction of said user with said exercise simulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for rehabilitation comprising the steps of:
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providing a forearm support adapted for receiving a forearm of a user on a tilting table, said tilting table adapted to be movable in one or more degrees of freedom; displaying an animated or virtual reality sequence on a display; and tracking movements of the forearm interaction with said exercise simulation.
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