Polyhedral playing card set

Abstract

Provided is a polyhedral playing card set for a pegboard used for rehabilitation activities such as sensorimotor function therapy, cognition therapy, occupational therapy, etc. for nerve palsy patients or hemiplegic patients who have suffered neurological damage. The polyhedral playing cards are matched and inserted into polyhedral recesses formed in the pegboard. Each polyhedral card includes a card design with images and characters, and braille for the visually impaired formed on one side thereof. Because card designs (i.e., playing card designs) including images and characters are represented, patients with stroke-induced grip weakness or hemiplegic nerve palsy can enjoy a game of poker, etc. played with the polyhedral cards using one hand. Due to one side of each polyhedral card having braille formed thereon, each card can be haptically discerned from other cards, which enables participation in card games by the visually impaired.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a polyhedral playing card set, and more particularly, to a polyhedral playing card set for a pegboard used for rehabilitation activities such as sensorimotor function therapy, cognition therapy, occupational therapy, etc. for nerve palsy patients or hemiplegic patients who have suffered neurological damage.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Sensorimotor skill therapy, rehabilitation, and occupational therapy for nerve palsy patients or hemiplegic patients who have suffered neurological damage typically uses number cards, image cards, or playing cards (such as that depicted in FIG. 1 displaying an image 1 and a number 2), or pegboards having an assortment of shapes and colors matching a plurality of pegs having corresponding shapes and colors (depicted in FIG. 2) as tools.[0003]However, game cards such as the playing card shown in FIG. 1 are made of cardboard or other thin board material such as plastic. These are limited in that nerve palsy or ...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]An advantage of a polyhedral card set according to the present invention is that patients with stroke-induced grip weakness or hemiplegic nerve palsy can enjoy a game of poker, etc played with the polyhedral cards using one hand because card designs (i.e., playing card designs) including images and characters are represented. Also, due to one side of each polyhedral card having braille formed thereon, each card can be haptically discerned from other cards, which enables participation in card games by the visually impaired.

[0011]Furthermore, because images and characters included in polyhedral playing card designs can be solidly represented through carving, casting, forging, etc., a patient's sensory perception can be improved, and the patient is able to more easily recognize a multi-faceted card than a conventional thin, board type game card, so that cognition can quickly be improved.

[0012]Additionally, unlike therapeutic tools such as conventional playing cards made of thin board material and pegboards that involve simply matching shapes and colors, the polyhedral card set of the present invention provides polyhedral cards with a playing card design on one side of each card, so that universally popular games such as poker may be played while patients receive therapy at the same time. By becoming game members (namely, players), patients, family members, therapists, and others may derive the benefits of heightened perception and judgment. Active participation is fostered, creating opportunities for companionship and familial communications amongst game members.

[0013]The present invention can increase muscular strength through muscular exercise of parts of the body that are palsied or have been weakened in the physically disabled and elderly, improve proprioceptors by training of each joint of the upper limbs through grasping the polyhedral cards, and improve hand perceptual functions (control functions) such as tip, pinch palmar prehension, and lateral prehension.

[0014]The present invention, during a card game played using polyhedral cards with a card design displayed thereon, allows hemi-neglect or perception disorder patients to derive therapeutic effects from various visual stimuli arising from a game characterized by having to look at other player's cards and a multiple of polyhedral cards in the center of the game, provides perceptual stimuli from touching the polyhedral cards with one's hands, provides visual stimuli with the various colors on the polyhedral cards, provides aural stimuli when the polyhedral cards collide with each other, improves construction ability from arranging the cards, and improves cognitive ability by improving calculation skills and memory.

[0015]Furthermore, by inspiring the will to actively participate in all therapeutic activities through entertaining participation in card games, the present invention prevents compounded ailments such as depression through active participation in all activities, reduces familial conflicts by bringing family members together with a neurologically therapeutic game, fosters camaraderie between patients by allowing patients with different degrees of disabilities to participate in therapeutic games together, and provides psychological benefits through societal interaction and increased activity by allowing patients to interact with those who are healthy.

Problems solved by technology

These are limited in that nerve palsy or hemiplegic patients who have suffered neurological damage will take a considerable amount of time in grasping the cards with their hands, and therefore, experience difficulty in picking up the cards.

Particularly, due to the light weight of the cards, patients will be unable to derive much exercise for their finger muscles, and patients who have palsy on one side of the body would be hard-pressed to participate in a game of cards.

Hand grip strength is generally weak in patients suffering stroke-induced nerve palsy, and hemiplegic patients who have suffered neurological damage will be inhibited in a card game without the use of both hands because it is difficult to hold a dealt hand of cards.

The situation is further exasperated for the visually impaired, who cannot discern between cards because they are distinguished by visual means.

Due to the excessively simplistic nature of matching colors and shapes of pegs with holes, the drudgery of this exercise does not foster much motivation among patients—especially in the adult patient populations, who tend to disfavor the peg exercise.

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