Abstract
Body weight support treadmill training (BWSTT) is a way of gait training. Patients walk on treadmill with body weight support. We developed BWSTT system with movable mechanism and MR actuator. Our system has improved the problem of body weight support irregular and uncontrollable center of gravity that a practical BWSTT system has, with movable mechanism and MR actuator. We conducted validation test of the prototype with healthy person. Validation was to compare the normal walking under no body weight support walking and the body weight supported walking by using an electromyographic(EMG) measure and some data from the control of movable mechanism. Through the validation test, we confirmed the effectiveness and safeness of our BWSTT system.
