Methods and apparatus for rehabilitation and training

摘要

A method of rehabilitation using an actuator type that includes a movement mechanism capable of applying a force that interacts with a motion of a patient's limb in a volume of at least 30 cm in diameter, in at least three degrees of freedom of motion of the actuator and capable of preventing substantial motion in any point in any direction in said volume, comprising: exercising a patient at a first place of rehabilitation selected from a bed, a wheel-chair, a clinic and a home, using an actuator of said actuator type which interacts with a motion of said patient; and second exercising said patient at a second place of rehabilitation selected from a bed, a wheel-chair, a clinic and a home using a second actuator of said actuator type which interacts with a motion of said patient; wherein said first exercising and said second exercising utilize a same movement mechanism design for moving the actuators.

主权项

1. A method of cooperative rehabilitation using a rehabilitation system, comprising:
exercising using a first actuator at a first place of rehabilitation that includes a movement mechanism comprising at least a ball and an arm extending from the ball capable of applying a motive force that interacts with a motion of a patient's limb operatively connected to the arm in a volume of at least 30 cm in diameter, in at least two degrees of freedom of motion of the actuator and capable of preventing substantial motion in any point in any direction in said volume, wherein exercising using the first actuator is controlled by a controller that switches the first actuator between a plurality of modes of motion, including causing motion and resisting motion, in which one or more of motivation, cognitive ability and motor ability is either high or low, and wherein the controller is programmed to automatically switch from one of the plurality of modes to another one of the plurality of modes based on a determination of a change in at least one of motivation, cognitive ability and motor ability; and, exercising using a second actuator at a second place of rehabilitation that includes a movement mechanism capable of applying a force that interacts with a motion of a person's limb in a volume of at least 30 cm in diameter, in at least two degrees of freedom of motion of the actuator and capable of passive rehabilitation exercise movement and preventing substantial motion in any point in any direction in said volume.