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Rhythmic biofeedback technique

  • US 5,163,439 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1991
  • Issued: 11/17/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An exercise technique having therapeutic effects on an individual operating an exercise machine which subjects him to stress and causes his heart rate to vary as a function of his exertion, said technique comprising:

  • (a) monitoring the heart rate of the individual operating the exercise machine and displaying on a visual indicator the resultant heart rate which depends on the degree of exertion;

    (b) causing the individual to vary his exertion to undergo a stress-relaxation cycle in which first he increases his exertion, as indicated by the displayed heart rate, until he reaches a predetermined stress level, followed by reduction in exertion to a predetermined relaxation level as then indicated by the displayed heart rate, thereby completing the cycle;

    (c) causing the individual to then repeat said stress-relaxation cycle to produce a series of such cycles during a predetermined period representing a conditioning session to provide a heart rate wave pattern indicative of the individual'"'"'s performance during this session; and

    (d) recording the heart rate wave pattern to provide a record thereof.

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