DIGITAL INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING PHYSICAL THERAPY USING SAME
First Claim
1. A digital instrument for use in physical therapy comprising:
- a gripping force measuring bar which measures the gripping force of a hand grasping the bar;
a sensor portion which measures the extent to which the wrist of a hand rotates when the user rotates his/her wrist while grasping the gripping force measuring bar;
a display device which displays the degree of the gripping force or the extent of the rotation of a wrist in a visual way; and
a memory portion which saves the degree of the gripping force or the extent of the rotation of a wrist.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a digital instrument for use in physical therapy, including a gripping force measurement bar which measures the gripping force of a hand when the bar is grasped, a sensor portion which measures the rotation of a wrist when the wrist is turned while the gripping force measuring bar is grasped, a display device which visually displays the degree of the gripping force or the extent to which the wrist is rotated, and a memory portion which stores the degree of the gripping force of a measured value relating to the rotation of the wrist. The invention also relates to a physical therapy method using the instrument. According to the present invention, the degree of motion is assessed on a real-time basis, the degree of motion is easily controlled, and an exercise activity is rendered more interesting since the degree of the gripping force or the extent to which the wrist is rotated is measured and visually displayed.
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9 Claims
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1. A digital instrument for use in physical therapy comprising:
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a gripping force measuring bar which measures the gripping force of a hand grasping the bar; a sensor portion which measures the extent to which the wrist of a hand rotates when the user rotates his/her wrist while grasping the gripping force measuring bar; a display device which displays the degree of the gripping force or the extent of the rotation of a wrist in a visual way; and a memory portion which saves the degree of the gripping force or the extent of the rotation of a wrist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for physical therapy using a digital instrument, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting the identifier code for user identification to an external control server; saving the degree of the gripping force or the degree of rotation of a wrist by the exercise of the user on a real-time basis; transmitting the history of the measurement values, if the measurement value fails to be saved for a preset time period, to the control server in link with the identifier code; receiving the result of the comparison between the measurement value and the appropriate quantity of exercise corresponding to the physical constitution from the control server that stores the physical constitution of the user identified by the identifier code; and displaying color codes differentiated by the statuses where the measurement value is less than the appropriate quantity of exercise, equal to the appropriate quantity of exercise, or above the appropriate quantity of exercise.
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9. A method for physical therapy using a digital instrument, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting the identifier code for user identification to an external control server; receiving the appropriate quantity of exercise corresponding to the physical constitution from the control server that stores the physical constitution of the user identified by the identifier code; measuring the degree of the gripping force or the degree of rotation of a wrist by the exercise of the user; comparing the measurement value with the appropriate quantity of exercise; and displaying color codes differentiated by the statuses where the measurement value is less than the appropriate quantity of exercise, equal to the appropriate quantity of exercise, or above the appropriate quantity of exercise.
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