回転可能な胸部支持パッドを備えた歩行訓練トレッドミルシステムの開発

抄録

Walking on a treadmill have been used clinically as an effective rehabilitation method for elderly people who have difficulty walking in a standing position. Rehabilitation of the lower limb is primarily made with moving the belt of the treadmill. However, walking is a motion using the lower limbs while balancing a rhythmic movement of the upper body. In this paper，we develop a new walking rehabilitation system by introduce a rotary chest support pad into a treadmill system. Walking ability of the elderly people can be expected to recover quickly using the proposed system.