Vibrotactile Balance Rehabilitation Gait Assist Device
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Clinical observational gait analysis to evaluate improvement of balance during gait with vibrotactile biofeedback.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study explores the effect of vibrotactile biofeedback on gait in 20 patients with bilateral vestibular areflexia using observational gait analysis to score individual balance. METHODS A tilt sensor mounted on the head or trunk is used to detect head or body tilt and activates, via a microprocessor, 12 equally distributed vibrators placed around the waist. Two posit...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Devices
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1932-6181,1932-619X
DOI: 10.1115/1.3135150