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System and method of balance training

a technology of balance training and system, applied in the field of balance function improvement, can solve the problems of no device specifically designed for improving balance function, no device designed for balance training on the market, and increased or decreased training difficulty, so as to improve balance function, improve balance function, and improve the effect of balance function

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-09
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[0005] The method and device described below can employ the use of an inflatable device as described in Mason et al., Kinesthetic Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Device, U.S. Pat. No. 5,112,045, and similar devices in conjunction with a balance platform, a bladder, a monitor and a control system for moderation of symptoms associated with vestibular disorders. An individual desiring to improve balance function engages in a regimen using the balance training device. The individual stands atop the platform and balances or performs other exercises for a number of predetermined sessions. The system directs the user to man

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No device has specifically addressed improving balance function in a broader range of subjects.
Currently the market does not have any devices designed for balance training that combine a postural stability challenge with a dynamic visual task in one integrated system.
Training difficultly may be increased or decreased by changing the pressure of the balance platform.
Decreased pressure makes the platform less firm and therefore more difficult to balance upon.

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[0022]FIG. 1 illustrates the balance training system 10. The balance training system 10 can comprise an inflatable bladder 12, a balance platform 14 comprising a platform disk 13 a bladder, a monitor 16, a control system 18, and a tilt sensor 19. The balance platform 14 rests atop of the inflatable bladder 12. The balance platform 14 is sized and dimensioned to accommodate an adult user standing on the top of the platform. The system may also have a pivot 17 located under the platform 14 to assist the bladder in providing varying degrees of stabilizing support beneath the platform 14. This assists the user in maintaining his position on the platform 14 surface.

[0023] The balance training system can contain a bladder 12 positioned beneath the centrally pivoted platform disc 13 that provides variable stability to the balance platform 14. The pressure in the bladder 12 can be adjusted according to training criteria or user preference. The pressure range in which the bladder is operabl...

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Abstract

A system and method for use in moderating symptoms associated with vestibular disorders. The user stands atop a balance platform and balances or performs other exercises on the platform. The exercises require the user to work against the instability of the platform. Training difficulty may be increased or decreased by changing the pressure of the platform. Over time, the repeated performance of the exercise sessions improves the impairment the user is experiencing due to the symptoms of the vestibular disorder.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTIONS [0001] The inventions described below relate the field of improvement of balance function. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS [0002] Balance training systems have been around for several years. For example, the apparatus disclosed in Mason et al., Kinesthetic Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Device, U.S. Pat. No. 5,112,045 describes a kinesthetic diagnostic and rehabilitation device. These devices have been utilized for measuring the extent of kinesthetic impairment resulting from a bodily injury or illness such as endolymphatic hydrops, vestibular neuronitis, migraines, trauma, toxic agents, infectious agents and motion sickness in addition to multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, cerebellar degeneration, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). No device has specifically addressed improving balance function in a broader range of subjects. Conventional systems use a rigid platform positioned on top of an unstable support. The user engages in exercises that require...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B26/00A63B22/16
CPCA63B21/008A63B22/18A63B26/003A63B2220/51A63B2071/0638A63B2071/0641A63B2220/16A63B2022/0033
Inventor LUBERSKI, TIMOTHY E.SAMANGO, LEE A.
Owner SPORTKAT
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