Method for balancing assistance
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1. Method of assisting a spinal-cord-injured person to maintain a balanced stance comprising the steps of:
- securing braces to both legs of said person,generating four balance signals corresponding to the loads created by the weight of said person at forward and rearward portions of both feet,applying tactile stimuli corresponding to said balance signals in a spaced pattern on a sensitive skin area of said person for enabling said person to maintain a balanced stance.
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Method for assisting in the maintenance of a balanced stance by a person who has lost the sense of touch in one or both feet. Load signals are generated in correspondence with body weight loads applied at forward and rearward portions of the feet. The load signals are used for creation of tactile stimuli in a spaced pattern on a sensitive skin area of the person.
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1. Method of assisting a spinal-cord-injured person to maintain a balanced stance comprising the steps of:
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securing braces to both legs of said person, generating four balance signals corresponding to the loads created by the weight of said person at forward and rearward portions of both feet, applying tactile stimuli corresponding to said balance signals in a spaced pattern on a sensitive skin area of said person for enabling said person to maintain a balanced stance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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