I can't quite figure out how this could be used in home rehabilitation. You could probably rig an old Nordic Track skier to do something similar. Your therapist should be able to do that for you.
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=127411&CultureCode=en
The Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (IBV) is currently taking part
in the European project WALKX with the aim of developing an innovative
rehabilitation system to improve the quality of life of people who have
suffered brain damage.This system will allow home rehabilitation and
improve patient’s autonomy.
WALKX is a two-year research project for the benefit of small and
medium sized enterprises (SMEs), co-funded by the European Commission
through the Seventh Framework Programme.
The user friendly walking training device the partners are designing
will support the patient in raising from sitting to standing position
and enable the patient to perform walking training and improve his/her
manoeuvrability. “An upper body stabilizing and controllable supporting
vest will be developed. Early in the rehabilitation process it will be
used under supervision of a therapist, but with greatly reduced need for
physical support from the therapists. This is intended to reduce the
need for help from others and increase freedom of movement and personal
autonomy of the patient”, said Ignacio Bermejo, Market Innovation
Director at IBV.
One of the novelties of this device consists of a vest with
attachment points on the patient's waist in order to regulate the
mobility of the trunk. Also, the device will be modular and low cost.
The role of IBV in this initiative has been to define the design
specifications and preclinical testing to validate the prototype.
Preclinical tests are done in collaboration with the Department of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Hospital Universitari i
Politècnic La Fe of Valencia.
The project is coordinated by the Norwegian company Made for Movement
Group. Besides Biomechanics Institute, other members of the consortium
are Innovatsiooni Eesti Instituut (Estonia), INNORA ROBOTICS (Greece),
Newtrim and MCT (UK), ENIX (France), Motus (Italy) and MOBILE ROBOTICS
SWEDEN (Sweden).
Stroke (cerebrovascular accident) is the most common cause of adult
disability in Europe. Roughly 75% of victims survive, but about half of
these lose the ability to live independently in their own home. As
strokes often result in long term disability rather than death, the
rehabilitation and hospitalisation represent a major economic burden for
the EU of about €34 Bn annually. Currently, the annual incidence is
approximately 2 per 1,000 inhabitants in the EU, and the number is
predicted to double over the next 50 years due to the aging of the
population.
http://www.walkx.com/
Picture from link, it looks amazingly expensive. ? I don't think the woman is a stroke survivor.
Use the labels in the right column to find what you want. Or you can go thru them one by one, there are only 28,983 posts. Searching is done in the search box in upper left corner. I blog on anything to do with stroke.DO NOT DO ANYTHING SUGGESTED HERE AS I AM NOT MEDICALLY TRAINED, YOUR DOCTOR IS, LISTEN TO THEM. BUT I BET THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET YOU 100% RECOVERED. I DON'T EITHER, BUT HAVE PLENTY OF QUESTIONS FOR YOUR DOCTOR TO ANSWER.
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