STEP TRAINER FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE USING RHYTHMIC CUES
First Claim
1. A method for the improvement of a gait parameter in a subject in need thereof comprising:
- determining attributes of ideal spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject;
measuring attributes of actual spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject comprising step length and step rate of the subject;
determining a rhythmic audio cue based upon a desired gait change in the subject considering the attributes of ideal gait parameters and the attributes of the actual gait parameters; and
providing to the subject said rhythmic audio cue wherein said providing of said rhythmic audio cue causes the subject to improve a gait parameter.
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Abstract
A person'"'"'s step length and rate may be measured, for example, through sensors that collect spatial and temporal gait parameter data. The measurements are then used to determine the rate of a rhythmic auditory cue to improve the person'"'"'s gait. For example, a system links sensors to detect step rate and length to an audio cue provided to headphones, while providing the appropriate algorithms to accomplish real time adjustments to the audio cues as needed to better help change the person'"'"'s step length vs. step rate ratio in a desired direction depending on therapeutic or performance goals.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for the improvement of a gait parameter in a subject in need thereof comprising:
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determining attributes of ideal spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject; measuring attributes of actual spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject comprising step length and step rate of the subject; determining a rhythmic audio cue based upon a desired gait change in the subject considering the attributes of ideal gait parameters and the attributes of the actual gait parameters; and providing to the subject said rhythmic audio cue wherein said providing of said rhythmic audio cue causes the subject to improve a gait parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for the improvement of a gait parameter in a subject in need thereof, the apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to determine attributes of ideal spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject; receive data from a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to measure attributes of actual spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject comprising step length and step rate of the subject; determine a rhythmic audio cue based on desired gait changes in the subject considering attributes of ideal spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject and the received sensor data of attributes of actual spatial and temporal gait parameters; and forward data configured to produce the rhythmic audio cue based on a desired gait change for the subject. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, comprising computer-executable components for:
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determining attributes of ideal spatial and temporal gait parameters of a subject; measuring attributes of actual spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject comprising step length and step rate of the subject; and determining a rhythmic audio cue based on desired gait changes in the subject considering attributes of ideal spatial and temporal gait parameters of the subject and attributes of actual spatial and temporal gait parameters.
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