KR102295588B1 - Postural balance measurement apparatus and postural balance guidance method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a method of reducing patients with spinal diseases due to uncomfortable postures. In order to maintain a comfortable posture by giving caution when taking an uncomfortable posture, the present invention takes an unbalanced posture and gives attention such as an alarm when the posture is maintained for a set period of time. To a posture balance measuring apparatus capable of giving and guiding a correct posture and a posture balance guiding method using the same, the present invention relates to a power supply unit (10) for supplying power; A weight sensing unit 20 for sensing the weight of a human body, which is composed of a plurality of sensors, and senses the weight of the front and rear or left and right or front and rear left and right when a person sits; a warning sound generating unit 30 for generating a warning sound when the posture of the human body is imbalanced; a vibration generating unit 40 for generating vibration when the posture of the human body is unbalanced; And when a difference of more than a preset weight occurs in front and rear, left and right, or front and back according to the sensing result of the weight sensing unit 20, it is determined that the posture of the human body is in an unbalanced state, and the warning sound generating unit 30 or the vibration generating unit It provides a posture balance measuring device, characterized in that it comprises; a control board 50 for controlling so that a warning sound or vibration is selectively or simultaneously generated through (40).

Description

Postural balance measurement apparatus and postural balance guidance method using the same

The present invention relates to the balance of body posture, and more particularly, to a posture balance measuring device and a posture balance guidance method using the same, which can recognize when posture is imbalanced by using the weight difference between front and rear, left and right.

In general, when the posture of the human body is imbalanced, a strain on the joints and muscles may occur, and pain may occur.

Recently, as the average sitting time in a chair increases, scoliosis or musculoskeletal disorders due to posture imbalance are increasing. Such scoliosis or musculoskeletal disorders should be rehabilitated through correct posture, but there is a problem in that it is difficult to take a correct posture by yourself without the help of others.

In other words, these days, while the amount of exercise is insufficient, people's postures are getting worse, such as the neck falling forward or the back bent as the time sitting at the desk increases day by day.

1 is a diagram for explaining the number of spinal surgery patients and the number of surgeries according to posture imbalance, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the progression of scoliosis in teenagers among adolescent health as seen as data, and FIG. It is a view for explaining the change trend, and FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the posture characteristics of a patient with a spinal disease.

As shown in Figure 1, the number of patients with spinal surgery and the number of surgeries due to postural imbalance increases and the number of patients decreases. It shows that the number of people who are being treated through non-surgical factors such as exercise and oriental medicine is increasing.

In addition, among adolescent health, the number of teenagers with scoliosis increased by about 8,000 over 10 years as shown in FIG. it can be seen that there is

This is because a lot of time is spent sitting in a bent posture as shown in FIG. 4 , and there are many cases in which the person is in a bad posture without realizing it. In addition, there is a growing interest in exercise or equipment that is effective for improving health.

On the other hand, if the posture deteriorates in this way, the balance of the human body is broken and the energy required for muscle activity of the muscles maintaining the posture of the human body is excessively required, putting an excessive burden on the musculoskeletal system and causing pain.

In addition, maintaining an unbalanced posture for a long time may cause secondary deformation of the body to compensate for the muscle activity of the damaged muscles, which may cause various musculoskeletal symptoms such as scoliosis of the spine (functional scoliosis).

In addition, it is most effective to properly prevent and treat various symptoms caused by such posture imbalance at an early stage through body type diagnosis and posture examination.

Examples of diagnostic equipment for body type diagnosis and posture examination include X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), tomography (CT), etc. this is being used

Accordingly, a device that can check the posture balance has been developed so that it is possible to maintain the correct posture by oneself, such as Korean Utility Model No. 20-0215314 "Electronic Postural Balance Diagnosis Device".

In another embodiment, as in Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2017-0062113, "Body Balance Measurement System and Body Balance Measurement Method", by placing the subject in front of the measurement sheet marked with a mark for measuring body balance, the Since body balance is possible based on posture, a device capable of measuring the body balance of a subject by means of a simple device has been developed.

On the other hand, the conventional posture balance diagnosis apparatus has a problem in that it can only determine the balance of a sitting posture or a standing posture.

Therefore, there is a problem in that the effect is insufficient in a situation in which rehabilitation of a patient with a nervous system injury requiring rehabilitation treatment or rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery of the lower extremity is required.

In addition, however, there is a problem in that continuous measurement for posture correction is inconvenient because it is necessary to visit a specific place such as a specialized medical institution or a body management related company where such expensive equipment is installed for measurement.

In addition, these devices have a problem in that the diagnosis cost for measuring the imbalance of the body using expensive devices is high.

Prior Document 1: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0062113 (body balance measurement system and body balance measurement method) Prior Document 2: Republic of Korea Registered Utility Model No. 20-0215314 (Electronic Postural Balance Diagnosis Device)

Therefore, the present invention is to solve all the disadvantages and problems of the prior art as described above, and as a method of reducing spine disease patients due to an uncomfortable posture, an unbalanced posture in order to maintain a comfortable posture by giving attention when taking an uncomfortable posture The purpose of the present invention is to provide a posture balance measurement device and a posture balance guide method using the same, which can be taken and the posture is maintained for a set period of time by giving a warning such as an alarm and guiding the user to a correct posture.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a power supply unit 10 for supplying power; A weight sensing unit 20 for sensing the weight of a human body, which is composed of a plurality of sensors, and senses the weight of the front and rear or left and right or front and rear left and right when a person sits; a warning sound generating unit 30 for generating a warning sound when the posture of the human body is imbalanced; a vibration generating unit 40 for generating vibration when the posture of the human body is unbalanced; And when a difference of more than a preset weight occurs in front and rear, left and right, or front and back according to the sensing result of the weight sensing unit 20, it is determined that the posture of the human body is in an unbalanced state, and the warning sound generating unit 30 or the vibration generating unit It provides a posture balance measurement device, characterized in that it comprises; a control board 50 for controlling so that a warning sound or vibration is selectively or simultaneously generated through (40).

And in order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes the steps of: when the user is seated in a seat in which the posture control measuring device 100 is installed (S110), the weight sensing unit senses the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear left and right (S120); The sensed weight information is checked in the control board of the posture control measuring device 100 (S130), and continuously stored on the control board at a set period while the user is sitting in the seat; The control board determines whether the posture is unbalanced according to a preset program and whether the unbalanced state exceeds a set time (S140); And when the unbalanced time exceeds the set time, generating a warning sound and vibration at the same time (S160) or generating vibration (S170) depending on whether an alarm sound is set Postural balance guidance method is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

First, as a way to reduce patients with spinal diseases caused by uncomfortable postures, if the weight of the body is imbalanced in the front and rear, left and right, front and back and left and right directions, in order to maintain a comfortable posture by judging that the body is taking an uncomfortable posture and giving attention to this When an unbalanced posture is taken and the posture is maintained for a set period of time, an alarm-like warning is given to give awareness and induce correct posture.

Second, by configuring the device configuration for providing the postural balance measurement device and the postural balance guidance method using the sedentary configuration, it can be applied not only to a chair but also to a sitting position sitting directly on the floor, as well as students or office workers sitting at a desk for a long time. Middle-aged and elderly people who are accustomed to sitting down can also use it usefully.

Third, it is possible to raise awareness by providing posture data while sitting with a smartphone of users (students, office workers, middle-aged and elderly) through a posture balance measurement device and a posture balance guide method using the same, and to provide this to the hospital. In this case, we can provide you with the right treatment.

1 is a view for explaining a spinal surgery patient and the number of surgeries according to posture imbalance.
2 is a diagram illustrating the progression of scoliosis in teenagers among adolescent health as viewed as data.
3 is a view for explaining the change trend of the number of spinal disease patients by major age.
4 is a view for explaining the posture characteristics of a patient with a spinal disease.
5 is a view for explaining an apparatus for measuring posture balance according to the present invention.
6 to 8 are photographs for explaining an embodiment in which the posture balance measuring apparatus according to the present invention is implemented.
9 is a block diagram illustrating a posture balance measurement system according to the present invention.
10 is a flowchart for explaining a posture balance guide method using the posture balance measuring device according to the present invention.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

In addition, the terms used in the present invention have been selected as widely used general terms as possible, but in certain cases, there are also terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant. It is intended to clarify that the present invention should be understood as the meaning of the term, not the name. In addition, in describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to more clearly convey the gist of the present invention without obscuring the gist of the present invention by omitting unnecessary description.

5 is a view for explaining an apparatus for measuring posture balance according to the present invention, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are photographs for explaining an embodiment of the apparatus for measuring posture balance according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the posture balance measuring device according to the present invention includes a power supply unit 10, a weight sensing unit 20, a warning sound generating unit 30, a vibration generating unit 40, a control board 50, and a communication unit. (60).

Here, the power supply unit 10 supplies power required by the posture balance measuring apparatus 100 .

The weight sensing unit 20 senses the weight of the human body, and is composed of a plurality of sensors, and senses the weight of the front and rear or left and right or front and rear left and right when a person sits.

The warning sound generating unit 30 generates a warning sound when the posture of the human body is unbalanced.

The vibration generating unit 40 generates vibration when the posture of the human body is unbalanced.

The control board 50 determines that the posture of the human body is in an unbalanced state when a difference of more than a preset weight occurs before and after, left and right, or front and rear according to the sensing result of the weight sensing unit 20, and the warning sound generating unit 30 or A warning sound and/or vibration is selectively or simultaneously generated through the vibration generating unit 40 . This can cause a warning sound and vibration to be generated at the same time when the posture balance measuring device 100 is provided on a chair in a study room at home, a chair in the kitchen, a sofa in the living room, or the floor, but in a space with others, such as an office or a reading room, You can make it vibrate only. For this purpose, a separate switch (on/off switch (not shown) of the warning sound generating unit 30 ) may be configured. In this case, the vibration generating unit 40 can also obtain the effect of preventing drowsiness when a person is drowsy. This control board 50 can be configured with an Arduino. This Addo receives input values from various switches or sensors and controls the output with electronic devices such as LEDs or motors, so that it can interact with the environment. For example, a variety of products such as simple robots, thermo-hygrometers, motion sensors, music and sound devices, smart home implementation, infant toys, and robot education programs can be developed based on Arduino. Since its circuit is open source, anyone can make and modify the board directly (refer to [Naver Knowledge Encyclopedia] Arduino [Arduino] (Doosan Encyclopedia)).

The communication unit 60 is stored in the memory (not shown) on the control board 50 , the smartphone number of the user's smartphone or guardian's smartphone or the guardian's smartphone number, or the server or This is to transmit information about the user's posture to the PC of the attending physician. To this end, the communication unit may be composed of a WiFi, 4G, 5G or Bluetooth communication module.

Meanwhile, an embodiment in which the posture balance measuring apparatus according to the present invention is implemented is shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 . This embodiment is just one example and may be implemented in various ways.

9 is a block diagram illustrating a posture balance measurement system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the posture balance measurement system according to the present invention includes a posture control measuring device 100 , a communication network 200 , a plurality of smart devices 300 , 400 , and a PC 500 .

Here, the posture control measuring device 100 is configured in a sitting position, and when the human body is seated, the weight sensing unit using a plurality of sensors senses the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear left and right of the human body for a preset time. If there is a difference between the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear, and left and right more than the preset weight in the It can induce a correct posture by maintaining a comfortable posture by generating At this time, the weight of the front and rear or left and right or front and rear left and right may vary depending on the field test. . At this time, basically, if the total weight is evenly measured by the front, rear, left, and right sensors, there is no particular problem. When divided by left and right), it is generated more than 10%, and it is desirable to generate a warning sound or vibration when the corresponding occurrence time is 30 seconds or more.

The communication network 200 allows the user to know about the posture of the protector or the user when using it, and transmits data to know about the posture imbalance that occurs during the time of sitting in the seat to the smart device of the user or protector. This is to enable data transfer.

The plurality of smart devices 300 and 400 may be smart devices (smartphones, smart pads) of users or guardians, etc. data can be transmitted through

The PC 500 may be a user PC that receives the user's posture balance data, a PC of the user's doctor, or a server of a hospital visited by the user. In this case, by receiving the postural balance data for the time the user sits in the chair together with the unique identifier (ID) information of the posture control measuring device 100, the hospital can study a way to provide a correct treatment to the user. will be.

10 is a flowchart for explaining a posture balance guide method using the posture balance measuring device according to the present invention.

In the posture balance guidance method using the posture balance measuring apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10 , information for each user is input to the posture control measuring apparatus 100 ( S100 ). For such user-specific information, the user's contact information (smartphone number, phone number, gender, age, etc.) is input. In addition, if necessary, if there is a hospital where the guardian's contact information and the user are visiting because of the spine, it is set whether to output a warning sound along with the PC or server information of the hospital.

And when the user is seated in the seat in which the posture control measuring device 100 is installed (S110), the weight sensing unit senses the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear left and right (S120).

The weight information sensed in this way is read by the control board (S130). The weight information sensing data of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear, left and right are continuously stored in the control board at a set period while the user sits in the seat.

Then, the control board determines whether the posture is imbalanced and whether the imbalanced state exceeds the set time according to a preset program (S140).

If the determination result (S140) is imbalanced, a warning sound and a vibration are generated at the same time (S150) or a vibration is generated (S170) depending on whether a warning sound is set, so that the user can have a correct posture.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination ( S140 ), it is determined whether the seat has departed in a state where the posture is not imbalanced ( S180 ). As a result of the determination (S180), if the seat does not deviate from the unbalanced posture, the weight sensing unit continuously senses the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear, left and right (S120).

On the other hand, if the seat is separated, it is determined whether it is set to transmit the posture balance data to the smart device of the user or guardian (S190).

As a result of the determination, if the posture balance notification is set, the posture balance data is transmitted to the set terminal (S200). This postural balance data transmits the user's seat seating and departure (earth seat) time and data related to maintaining the user's posture balance during the corresponding time. According to these posture balance maintenance data, the balance and imbalance of the posture can be known, and incidentally, the time while the user is sitting in the seat in the case of a student can be known.

Although the present invention has been described with the above examples, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these examples, and various modifications may be made within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the examples disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these examples. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: power supply unit 20: weight sensing unit
30: warning sound generating unit 40: vibration generating unit
50: control board 60: communication unit
100: Postural balance measuring device

Claims (2)

a power supply unit 10 for supplying power;
A weight sensing unit 20 for sensing the weight of a human body, which is composed of a plurality of sensors, and senses the weight of the front and rear or left and right or front and rear left and right when a person sits;
a warning sound generating unit 30 for generating a warning sound when the posture of the human body is imbalanced;
a vibration generating unit 40 for generating vibration when the posture of the human body is unbalanced;
According to the sensing result of the weight sensing unit 20, if there is a difference of more than a preset weight before and after, left and right, or before and after, it is determined that the posture of the human body is in an unbalanced state, and the warning sound generating unit 30 or the vibration generating unit ( 40) through the control board 50 for controlling to generate a warning sound or vibration selectively or simultaneously; and
A communication unit that includes WiFi, 4G, 5G or Bluetooth communication module and transmits information about the user's posture to the user's smartphone or guardian's smartphone, or to the server of the hospital or the PC of the attending physician when the user receives medical treatment (60) comprising,
The control board 50 generates only vibration in a space with others, including an office or reading room, and when a person sleeps in the vibration generating unit 40, it detects that the posture is in an unbalanced state and prevents the corresponding drowsiness. An on/off switch (not shown), which is a separate switch (alert sound generating unit 30), is configured to
The control board 50 transmits data through the communication network 200 so that the user can know about the posture imbalance that occurs during the time of sitting in the seat so that the user can know about the posture of the protector or the user when using the data of the user or the protector. It enables the transmission of postural balance data to a smart device,
It is composed of a plurality of sensors and senses the weight of the front and rear or left and right or front and rear left and right of the human body through the weight sensing unit 20 that senses the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear, left and right when a person is seated, so as to forward or backward or forward for a preset time. If there is a difference of more than a preset weight in the left and right or front and rear, left and right, it is determined that an uncomfortable posture is taken, and a warning sound and/or vibration is generated through the warning sound generating unit 30 and the vibration generating unit 40 to pay attention to this. Induce a correct posture by maintaining a comfortable posture by giving Postural balance measuring device, characterized in that when it occurs more than 10% of the time, and when the corresponding occurrence time is 30 seconds or more, a warning sound or vibration is generated.
When the user is seated in the seat in which the posture control measuring device 100 is installed (S110), the weight sensing unit sensing the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear left and right (S120);
The sensed weight information is checked on the control board of the posture control measuring device 100 (S130), and continuously stored on the control board at a set period while the user is sitting in the seat;
The control board determines whether the posture is imbalanced and whether the imbalanced state exceeds a set time according to a preset program (S140);
When the unbalanced time exceeds the set time, generating a warning sound and vibration at the same time (S160) or generating a vibration (S170) according to whether an alarm sound is set;
In the determining step (S140), determining whether the seat is separated from the unbalanced posture (S180); and
In the step (S180) of determining whether the seat has departed,
If the posture is not imbalanced and the seat does not deviate, the weight sensing unit continuously senses the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear left and right (S120),
If the posture is unbalanced and the seat is separated, it is determined whether it is set to transmit the posture balance data to the smart device of the user or guardian (S190), and if the posture balance notification is set, transmitting the posture balance data to the set terminal ( S200); and
The control board 50 generates only vibration in a space with others including an office or a reading room, and when a person sleeps in the vibration generating unit 40, it detects that the posture is in an unbalanced state and prevents the corresponding drowsiness. An on/off switch (not shown), which is a separate switch (alert sound generating unit 30), is configured to
It is composed of a plurality of sensors and senses the weight of the front and rear or left and right or front and rear left and right of the human body through the weight sensing unit 20 that senses the weight of the front and rear, left and right, or front and rear, left and right when a person is seated, and forward or backward for a preset time. If there is a difference of more than a preset weight in left and right or front and rear, left and right, it is determined that an uncomfortable posture is taken and attention is paid to this by generating a warning sound and/or vibration through the warning sound generating unit 30 and the vibration generating unit 40 Induce a correct posture by maintaining a comfortable posture by giving It is generated more than 10% of the time, and when the occurrence time is more than 30 seconds, a warning sound or vibration is generated.
The control board 50 transmits data through the communication network 200 so that the user can know about the posture imbalance that occurs during the time of sitting in the seat so that the user can know about the posture of the protector or the user when using the data of the user or the protector. Postural balance guidance method using a postural balance measuring device, characterized in that it transmits postural balance data to a smart device and allows the user to know the time while sitting in the seat in the case of a student.

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