Kinematic System
a kinematic system and system technology, applied in the field of movements, can solve the problems of difficult to achieve, subject may have difficulty understanding how their movement and balance should be altered, and human movement patterns can become disordered
Inactive Publication Date: 2014-06-12
STIMSON BIOKINEMATICS
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Enables effective visualization and correction of human motion, facilitating neuromuscular recruitment strategies, optimal motor control, and balance improvement, applicable for rehabilitation and performance enhancement across different activities.
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Human movement patterns can become disordered as a result of injury, or other causes.
However, this can be difficult to do, and the subject may have difficulty understanding how their movement and balance should be altered.
In these cases as well, the subject may have difficulty understanding how their movement should be altered.
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[0012]The kinematic system of the present invention enables the visualization, evaluation, and modification of human motion. The kinematic system may be especially useful for applications in health care and human performance enhancement. The kinematic system is designed to be attached to one or more body parts, and output a visual indicator that may be used for the evaluation and modification of balance, postures, and motions. The visual indication can show all planes of motion: anterior-posterior tilt, rotation, and lateral flexion. In one embodiment, the visual indication is a pair of lines, output for each relevant body part. The visual feedback, provided by movement of the line pair on an adjacent surface, can be used for evaluation and training.
[0013]This methodology can be applied to functional activities, including, but not limited to reaching, lifting, walking, ascending and descending stairs, moving from sitting to standing and standing to sitting, bed mobility, climbing a ...
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A kinematic system is described. The kinematic system includes a kinematic device to train a subject to move in an optimal form during functional activities. The kinematic system comprises an attachment mechanism, a projector to project a first light line along a first axis and a second light line perpendicular to the first light line, and a multi-directional joint. The kinematic system works such that when the subject performs functional activities, the functional activities comprising one or more of taking a step, sitting down, standing up, walking, running, cutting a corner and ascending or descending steps, a movement in the line of light indicates rotation, anterior-posterior tilt, abduction-adduction, flexion-extension and lateral tilt of the user's joint, enabling correction of movement associated with the functional activities to the optimal form.
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RELATED CASES[0001]The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 738,974, filed on Jan. 10, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,652,072 issuing on Feb. 18, 2014, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 585,591, filed on Jan. 11, 2012, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 652,799, filed on May 29, 2012, and incorporates both those applications by reference in their entirety.FIELD[0002]The present application is related to movements, and more particularly to a kinematic system to improve movement of a subject.BACKGROUND[0003]Human movement patterns can become disordered as a result of injury, or other causes. In general, someone whose movement has problems goes to a physical therapist. The physical therapist would attempt to explain the problem, and how to move properly to the patient. However, this can be difficult to do, and the subject may have difficulty understanding how their movement and balance should be altered. When learning to play ...
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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/11A63B24/00
CPCA61B5/1114A61B5/1126A61B5/486A61B5/742A61B2503/10A61B2505/09A61B2560/0406A61B2562/0219A61B5/1118A63B24/0062
InventorSTIMSON, WENDYCALDWELL, JOHN
OwnerSTIMSON BIOKINEMATICS