1A1-M09 Development of Knee Joint Robot for Skill Attainment in Manual Training/Testing Techniques : Development of Training Program for Skill Attainment in Manual Training/Testing Techniques(Rehabilitation Robotics and Mechatronics(1))

Abstract

Students becoming a physical therapist (PT) or an occupational therapist (OT) cannot experience rehabilitation for actual patients' troubles before clinical training. For this reason we have developed Knee Joint Robot simulating patients' troubles for students to experience rehabilitation for patient's troubles virtually. The next step, we are developing a training program using the robot for the students to learn skilled manual training/testing techniques for patients' trouble. In this paper, we propose a training program consisting of the force display system, the monitoring system, the supervisory system and the evaluation system. We develop simulation algorithms of clonus occurring in testing or training. Moreover, we develop evaluation methods for passive movement during testing or training for a patient with knee joint contracture.