KR101481455B1 - Hemiplegia patient upper limp/lower limp physical therapy apparatus based on virtual reality influencing on muscular strength and brain activity - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an upper / lower physiotherapy apparatus for a hemiplegic patient such as a stroke, and it provides an auditory and visual feedback based on a virtual reality environment, thereby enhancing the effect of the exercise learning, And it is possible to increase the exercise effect, increase the upper / lower exercise performance, increase the voluntary control ability and coordination ability, and increase the muscle strength and the brain activity. The purpose of this study is to provide a physiotherapy device. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an upper / lower exercise unit comprising a non-paralyzed and a paralyzed upper or lower limb, respectively, and symmetrically or asymmetrically freely movable; A display unit installed at a front end of the upper / lower exercise unit; A control unit for transmitting a rehabilitation movement operation to display on the display unit; And an input device for inputting a user control command to the control unit.

Description

HEMIPLEGIA PATIENT UPPER LIMP / LOWER LIMP PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS BASED ON VIRTUAL REALITY INFLUENCING ON MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND BRAIN ACTIVITY BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]

The present invention relates to a device for treating upper and lower limbs of a hemiplegic patient such as a stroke, and more particularly, to a device for training an upper / lower extremity physiotherapy apparatus such as a stroke for enhancing the effect of exercise learning by receiving auditory and visual feedback based on a virtual reality environment, And can increase the exercise effect, can improve the upper / lower exercise performance ability, increase the voluntary control ability and coordination ability, and can improve the muscle strength and the brain activity, The present invention relates to a superior / inferior physiotherapy apparatus for a hemiplegic patient.

Conventional upper limb physiotherapy devices for upper limb rehabilitation patients (hereinafter referred to as "patients") include a pedal type limb physiotherapy device which performs a training or rehabilitation treatment by holding a pedal by hand and turning it clockwise or counterclockwise .

In addition, as another apparatus, a millstone type upper body rehabilitation apparatus for training or rehabilitating a milled stone rotary body by turning it clockwise or counterclockwise by hand is mainly used.

Such a pedal type or a millstone top physiotherapy device can maximize the muscular strength and motion control ability of all the body parts necessary for the patient's rehabilitation since the direction in which the patient can move freely in his / There is a problem with limitations.

In addition, the above-mentioned conventional physical therapy apparatus has a problem that the patient easily feels bored and it is difficult to expect continuous training or rehabilitation treatment, and the apparatus itself is bulky and expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a virtual reality system capable of receiving auditory and visual feedback based on a virtual reality environment, The object of the present invention is to provide an upper / lower physiotherapy device for hemiplegic patients.

In addition, the present invention provides a virtual upper limb / upper limb physical therapy apparatus for virtual reality-based hemiplegic patients capable of improving upper limb / lower limb exercise performance, improving voluntary adjustment ability and coordination ability, There are other purposes to provide.

In addition, the present invention provides an upper limb / lower limb physical therapy apparatus for a virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient, which can be provided as a combined physical therapy apparatus that can use both upper limb and lower limb, There is a purpose.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for controlling the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects and other features, there is provided a method of operating an upper / lower exercise unit, comprising: a upper / lower exercise unit capable of freely moving symmetrically or asymmetrically with the upper or lower limbs of the paralysis side and the paralyzed side respectively positioned; A display unit installed at a front end of the upper / lower exercise unit; A control unit for transmitting a rehabilitation movement operation to display on the display unit; And an input device for inputting a user control command to the control unit.

In the present invention, the upper / lower exercise unit may include a base frame; An ascending / descending frame installed to be able to ascend and descend with an end of the base frame as an axis; An inclination driving means for driving the ascending / descending frame up and down on the base frame; A parallel frame installed parallel to the ascending / descending frame; A sliding moving means installed on the parallel frame so as to be slidably movable; And a grip member provided on the sliding movement means.

In the present invention, the inclined driving means may be a mechanical conveying type structure including a hydraulic system including a cylinder or a conveying screw.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the apparatus further comprises a gap adjusting device for adjusting the distance between the parallel frames, one of the parallel frames being a movable frame movably installed on the elevating frame, And one frame of the ascending / descending frame parallel to the frame.

In the present invention, the gap adjusting device may include a hole formed in the parallel frame and having a screw-engaging groove, a conveying screw for engaging with the screw-engaging groove of the hole, and a handle for rotating the conveying screw.

In the present invention, the sliding movement unit may include: a guide rail formed on the parallel frame; And a slidable moving member that slidably engages with the guide rail, and the sliding moving member may be provided with a grip member for grasping the patient with a hand.

In the present invention, the grip member may be provided with fastening means for fastening the upper or lower limb.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the sliding moving member further comprises moving strength control means which is made of a magnetic material and controls the moving friction force of the sliding moving member, and the moving strength control means controls the moving speed of the sliding moving member, And an electric power supply unit for supplying electric power to the electromagnet, wherein the control unit is capable of controlling an electric power supply amount to the electric power supply unit.

The present invention may further comprise a photographing unit for displaying the photographed image on the display unit, wherein the control unit includes a mode for displaying an image photographed by the photographing unit, And a mode change unit for providing a mode of the display device.

In the present invention, the mode changing unit may include a standard mode for displaying an image executed by a virtual patient, a shooting mode for displaying an image photographed by the shooting unit, a standard mode and a shooting mode, And a virtual reality mode in which the face of the patient photographed by the imaging unit is converted into a face of a virtual patient in a standard mode and displayed.

The upper limb / lower limb physical therapy apparatus of a virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient that affects muscle strength and brain activity according to the present invention provides the following effects.

First, the present invention provides a multi-function by using both the upper and lower limbs rather than the limb-dedicated or the limb-dedicated device as in the prior art, thereby reducing the device purchase cost relatively.

Second, the present invention has the effect of maximizing the exercise effect by receiving the auditory and visual feedback based on the virtual reality environment and improving the concentration by immersion.

Third, the present invention can improve the upper limb / lower limb exercise performance, increase voluntary control ability and coordination ability, increase muscle strength and promote brain activity, thereby achieving high therapeutic effect and contributing to new rehabilitation treatment It is effective.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the entire configuration of a top / bottom physical therapy apparatus for a virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient that affects muscle strength and brain activity according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing an upper limb / lower limb physical therapy apparatus of a virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient that affects muscle strength and brain activity according to the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of one example of a sliding moving part constituting the upper / lower extremity physical therapy apparatus of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of another example of a sliding moving part constituting the upper / lower extremity physical therapy apparatus of the present invention.

Further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

Before describing the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and the examples described below and illustrated in the drawings are intended to limit the invention to specific embodiments It is to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Further, terms such as " part, "" unit," " module, "and the like described in the specification may mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, an upper limb / lower limb physical therapy apparatus for a virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient that affects muscular strength and brain activity according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The upper / lower extremity physical therapy apparatus of the present invention is a treatment apparatus that can be applied to both the upper and lower limbs. In the following description, the upper limbs of the limbs and the upper limbs of the limbs are exemplified . For the sake of simplification of the terms in the description, in some of the explanations, the non-paralyzed side is referred to as "non-affected side" and the paralyzed side is abbreviated as "affected side".

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the entire configuration of a top / bottom physical therapy apparatus for a virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient that affects muscle strength and brain activity according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper limb / lower extremity physiotherapy apparatus of the virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient having the influence on the muscular strength and the brain activity according to the present invention is characterized in that the paralysis side and the paralyzed upper limb of the patient having hemiplegia An upper limb exercising unit (100) having a sliding moving part positioned and symmetrically or asymmetrically freely movable; A display unit 200 installed at a front end of the upper limb movement unit 100; A control unit (300) for transferring symmetrical or asymmetric upper limb movement motion corresponding to the patient's condition to display on the display unit (200); And an input device 400 for inputting a user control command to the control unit 300.

The upper limb exercise unit 100 will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 to 4. Fig. FIG. 2 is a side view showing an upper limb / lower limb physical therapy apparatus of a virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient that affects muscle strength and brain activity according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of an example of a sliding moving part constituting the upper / lower physical therapy apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another example of the sliding moving part constituting the upper / 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure thereof.

The upper limb movement unit 100 includes a base frame 110 having a substantially rectangular shape; An ascending / descending frame 120 installed to be able to ascend and descend with one end of the base frame 110 as an axis; A tilt driving means (130) for tilting the lifting frame (120) on the base frame (110); A pair of parallel frames 140 installed parallel to the ascending / descending frame 120; A sliding movement means (150) installed on the parallel frame (140) so as to be slidably movable; And a grip member 160 provided on the sliding movement unit 140.

The base frame 110 has a substantially rectangular shape and is formed of a frame forming a frame shape.

The up-and-down frame 120 is formed in a shape substantially corresponding to the base frame 110, and is also composed of a frame that forms a frame shape. As will be described later, one frame in the longitudinal direction of the ascending / descending frame 120 may constitute one of the parallel frames 130. This will be described in detail in the parallel frame 130 below.

The inclined driving means 130 is not particularly limited as long as the elevating frame 120 is driven to incline relative to the base frame 110 by a predetermined angle. For example, a pneumatic type, a hydraulic type, a mechanical type or an electric type up / down driving type may be adopted.

An inclined driving means 130 is connected to the control unit and includes a cylinder body (not shown) installed at one end of the base frame and a cylinder body (not shown) And a piston whose end portion is fixed to the lifting frame. In this case, when the user inputs an inclination input value through the input device 400, the control unit 300 receives the signal and transfers the signal to the cylinder body to move the piston so that the lifting frame 120 moves to the base frame 110 In the present invention.

The inclined driving means 130 is formed at one end of the lifting frame 120, and a guide bar provided upright at one end of the base frame 110 A guide bore installed to allow the guide rod to pass therethrough, and a fixing member for fixing the guide bore guided along the guide rod at a predetermined position. The fixing member may be a bolt member passing through the wall of the guide bore and having one end abutted against the guide rod, and various mechanical configurations may be employed.

Next, a pair of parallel frames 140 are installed in parallel with the vertical frame of the ascending / descending frame 120. Here, the pair of parallel frames 140 may constitute one longitudinal frame of the vertical direction frames of the SEG frame 120.

Here, the patient may have different intervals between the two upper limbs according to the patient's physical condition. Accordingly, it is preferable that the pair of parallel frames 140 are configured such that their intervals are adjusted in accordance with the physical condition of the patient or the appropriate treatment method.

Therefore, one end of one of the pair of parallel frames 140 is movably installed in the ascending / descending frame 120, and the rehabilitation treatment apparatus of the present invention includes a gap adjusting device 170).

The spacing device 170 includes a hole formed in the parallel frame 140 and having a screwing groove formed on the inner surface thereof and a conveying screw 171 engaged with the screwing groove of the hole of the two parallel frames 140 And a handle for rotating the conveying screw 171.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the gap adjusting device 170 is formed as a pair of upper and lower pairs for stable relative movement of the parallel frames. In this case, (Not shown).

Subsequently, the sliding movement unit 150 includes a guide rail 151 formed on the parallel frame 140; And a sliding movement member 152 which is slidably engaged with the guide rail 151 and slides along the guide rail 151.

The slidable member 152 is coupled to or integrally formed with a grip member 160 for holding the patient by hand.

In addition, the grip member 160 is provided with a fastening means 180 for fastening the hand or the hand with no gripping force during the rehabilitation of a patient or a patient who has no gripping force.

In the drawing, the fastening means 180 is formed of a nonwoven fabric member (also referred to as a "squeaker") which is easily detachable (FIG. 3).

In addition, the apparatus further includes movement intensity control means for controlling the movement intensity during the symmetric or asymmetric movement through the sliding movement member 152 in the rehabilitation treatment through the rehabilitation treatment apparatus of the present invention.

In other words, although the sliding shifting member 152 is basically movably installed on the guide rail 151, the sliding force of the sliding shifting member 152 is increased to control the strength of the sliding shifting member 152 in the rehabilitation treatment process, .

As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the moving force control means includes an electromagnet 191 and a permanent magnet 191, which are embedded with or integrated with the guide rail 151, And the control unit 400 controls the power supply amount of the power supply unit 192 through the user setting value input through the input device 400. [ Here, the sliding-moving member 152 is made of a magnetic material.

Accordingly, the strength of the rehabilitation therapy for the patient can be controlled by the attraction force between the sliding moving member 152 made of a magnetic material according to the intensity of the magnetic force generated in the electromagnet 191.

Although the above-described movement intensity control means 190 is of an electromagnetic type, the intensity thereof can be controlled by a physical friction system.

4, the sliding movement member 152 which moves along the guide rail 151 is in a state of being fastened by the coupling bolt 193 which is screwed through the screw coupling hole formed in the guide rail 151 The strength of the rehabilitation treatment can be controlled by varying the frictional force of the sliding moving member 152.

Next, the display unit 200 can use a conventional monitor.

The control unit 300 receives a user's input command through the input device, displays a rehabilitation operation on the display unit 200 based on the received input, and controls other components.

Here, the present invention may further include a photographing unit 500 for photographing a state of a patient and displaying the photographed image on the display unit 200. [

The control unit 300 includes a mode changing unit 310 for providing a mode to be displayed on the display unit in a plurality of modes.

The mode changing unit 310 may include a standard mode for displaying an image to be executed by the virtual patient in a preset mode rehabilitation operation, a photographing mode for displaying an image photographed by the photographing unit 500, And a virtual reality mode in which a face of a patient photographed by the photographing unit 500 is converted into a face of a virtual patient in a standard mode and displayed.

This mode selection can be selected by the user (physical therapist). In particular, in the case of the virtual reality mode, the patient himself or herself influences the brain activity by providing the visual effect of rehabilitation treatment while seeing the face of the patient who is normally moving in the virtual reality mode although the affected part is not actually moved. It provides a great effect on rehabilitation treatment.

The control unit 300 may be a computer or a tablet capable of being operated by a program, and the input device 400 may be an input device such as a wired or wireless keyboard or the like, and may be a touch- .

The upper / lower physical therapy apparatus of the present invention further includes a speaker (not shown) for transmitting a predetermined voice through a control signal of the control unit 300. Sounds such as "Whiting", "Aja-za", and "Well done" from the speaker are transmitted at a certain point in conjunction with the programmed rehabilitation movement. Therefore, as described above, not only the visual effect but also the auditory effect can be given at the same time, so that the therapeutic effect can be further improved.

The upper limb / lower limb physical therapy apparatus of the virtual reality-based hemiplegic patient that affects the muscular strength and the brain activity according to the present invention as described above can be applied to the upper limbs and the lower extremities, Function, and relatively reduce the cost of device purchase.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to maximize the exercise effect by receiving the auditory and visual feedback based on the virtual reality environment and improving the concentration through immersion, and to improve the upper / lower exercise performance ability, Increase ability, promote muscle strength, and promote brain activity, thereby providing a high therapeutic effect and contributing to a new rehabilitation treatment.

The embodiments and the accompanying drawings described in the present specification are merely illustrative of some of the technical ideas included in the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are for the purpose of describing rather than limiting the technical spirit of the present invention, and it is apparent that the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: Upper extremity exercise unit
110: base frame
120: rising and falling frames
130: inclined driving means
140: Parallel frame
150: Sliding moving means
160: grip member
170:
180: fastening means
191: Electromagnetism
192:
200: display unit
300: control unit
310: Mode conversion section
400: input device

Claims (10)

An upper / lower exercise unit (100) which is free to move symmetrically or asymmetrically with the upper and lower limbs of the paralysis side and the paralyzed side respectively positioned; A display unit (200) installed at a front end of the upper / lower exercise unit; A control unit (300) for transmitting a rehabilitation movement operation to be displayed on the display unit; And an input device (400) for inputting a user control command to the control unit,
The upper / lower exercise unit
A base frame 110; A lifting frame 120 installed to be inclined up and down with one end of the base frame as an axis; An inclination driving means (130) for driving the ascending / descending frame up and down on the base frame; A parallel frame 140 installed parallel to the ascending / descending frame; A sliding movement means (150) installed to be slidably movable in the parallel frame; And a grip member (160) provided on the sliding movement means
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the inclined driving means comprises a hydraulic system including a cylinder, a mechanical transfer system including a transfer screw, or a transmission type structure for electrically driving the transfer screw
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a gap adjusting device (170) for adjusting the gap between the parallel frames (140)
Wherein one of the parallel frames is a movable frame movably installed in the up / down frame, and the other is a frame of the up / down frame parallel to the movable frame
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients.
5. The method of claim 4,
The gap adjusting device
A hole formed in the parallel frame and having a threaded engagement groove, a conveyance screw engaging with a threaded engagement groove of the hole, and a handle 171 rotating the conveyance screw
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients.
The method according to claim 1,
The sliding movement means includes a guide rail 151 formed on the parallel frame; And a sliding moving member (152) slidingly engaged with the guide rail,
The sliding movement member is provided with a grip member 160 for gripping by a hand
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients.
The method according to claim 6,
The grip member is provided with fastening means 180 for fastening the upper or lower limb
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the sliding movement member is made of a magnetic material,
Further comprising moving strength control means (191, 192) for controlling the moving friction force of the sliding moving member,
The moving force control means includes an electromagnet 191 provided in the guide rail and changing a magnetic force generated according to supplied power and a power supply unit 192 for supplying power to the electromagnet,
The control unit controls the amount of power supplied to the power supply unit
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a photographing unit (500) for displaying the photographed image on the display unit,
Wherein the control unit includes a mode changing unit (310) for providing a mode to be displayed on the display unit in a plurality of modes including a mode for displaying an image photographed by the photographing unit
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients.
10. The method of claim 9,
The mode changing unit
A standard mode for displaying an image executed by a virtual patient in a preset exemplary rehabilitation operation,
A photographing mode for displaying an image photographed by the photographing unit,
A split mode in which the standard mode and the photographing mode are divided and displayed,
And a virtual reality mode in which the face of the patient photographed by the photographing unit is converted into a face of the virtual patient in the standard mode and displayed
Upper / Lower Physical Therapy Device for Virtual Reality Based Hemiplegic Patients.

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