APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRAINING MOVEMENTS TO AVOID INJURIES

• US 20150147733A1
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hinge Health, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Terry I. Younger
• Inventors: Younger, Terry I.
• Granted Patent: US 9,418,571 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/247
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/003 Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements

Abstract

This invention is directed to an apparatus and method for training a user, such as an athlete, a performer and/or any other suitable person, how to avoid injuries to the body, particularly so that there is no need for rehabilitation of an injured body part. At least two parameters of performance are compared to each other and/or to given data or other information, for example information taken from a database. For example, the at least two parameters can include two different distances that are measured and compared with respect to each other. A computer or other processor can run algorithms and/or any other suitable functions to calculate how the user should make a next movement in an accident avoidance training session. One or more next movements can be communicated in a wired manner, a wireless manner and/or any other suitable communication manner. The next movement can be displayed on a graphical user interface device and/or on any other suitable display.

Claims

1. A method for training a user how to move at least a portion of a body of the user, including the steps of:

sensing a first position of a first part of the body and communicating the first position to a processor;

sensing a second position of the first part and/or a second part of the body and communicating the second position to the processor;

the processor comparing at least one first parameter corresponding to the first position with respect to at least one second parameter corresponding to the second position;

the processor calculating a recommended value as a function of the at least one first parameter relative to the at least one second parameter; and

communicating the recommended value to the user for modifying a next movement of the body to prevent an injury to the body.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first position is detected with a first sensor fixed with respect to the first part of the body and the second position is detected with a second sensor fixed with respect to the second part of the body.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein during movement of the body over a time period, the processor compares the at least one first parameter to the at least one second parameter and determines the recommended value.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first position and the second position are communicated wirelessly to the processor.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recommended value instructs the user how to make the next movement to train the at least a portion of the body to prevent the injury to the body.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recommended value is communicated to a display device that displays an image showing the user how to make the next movement to prevent the injury.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the image appears on the display device of a gaming console.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processor calculates the next movement as a function of the at least one first parameter and the at least one second parameter and emits the recommended value to a display device.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recommended value is communicated to a remote smart device and the next movement is displayed on the remote smart device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user is an athlete that uses the next movement to train how to move the body to prevent the injury.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processor communicates the recommended value to a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the graphical user interface displays the next movement and/or a training movement in real time.

13. A method for training a user how to avoid an injury to at least a portion of a body of the user, including the steps of:

sensing and communicating to a processor a first parameter of a first part of the body and a second parameter of a second part of the body;

the processor comparing the first parameter to the second parameter and calculating a recommended value as a function of the first parameter and the second parameter; and

communicating the recommended value to a display device and displaying an image on the display device for training the user how to make a next movement of the body to prevent the injury to the body.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the recommended value is communicated to a remote smart device and the next movement is displayed on the remote smart device.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the display device is a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the display device displays the recommended value as a training movement in real time.

17. A method for training a user how to avoid an injury to a body of the user, including the steps of:

sensing and communicating to a processor at least two parameters different from each other and corresponding to a first part and a second part of the body;

the processor comparing the at least two parameters to each other and calculating a recommended value as a function of the at least two parameters; and

communicating the recommended value to a display device showing an image that trains the user how to make an exertional activity movement of the body to prevent the injury to the body.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the recommended value is communicated to a remote smart device and the exertional activity movement is displayed on the remote smart device.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the display device is a graphical user interface (GUI) of an electronic device.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the display device displays the recommended value as a training movement in real time.