KR20200112424A - System and method for improving the function of the lower extremities - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a system for improving a function of lower extremities, and a method thereof. According to one aspect of the present invention, the system for improving a function of lower extremities comprises: a training content providing device which provides a training program for improving a function of user′s lower extremities so as to help the user′s rehabilitation training for lower extremities; and a lower extremity training device which senses user motion information generated according to motion of the user′s lower extremities induced according to the training program provided from the training content providing device and transmits the sensed user motion information.

Description

System and method for improving the function of the lower extremities {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE FUNCTION OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES}

The present invention relates to a system and method for improving the function of the lower extremities, and more particularly, to a system and method for improving the function of the lower extremity of a person with a lower extremity function, in particular, by adding a game element. .

In general, a stroke patient may lose or decrease the mobility of the lower limbs due to a traffic accident.

Patients like these should improve the function of the lower limbs through constant rehabilitation exercises. For these rehabilitation exercises, you must visit a specialized hospital and perform rehabilitation exercises with the help of experts.

However, this method is inconvenient because a patient with discomfort needs to visit the hospital directly, and it is not easy to adjust the schedule with an expert.

As described above, since patients who want to improve the function of the lower extremities have temporal and spatial constraints in order to receive rehabilitation treatment, research is needed to solve this problem.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2017-0054627 (published on May 18, 2017)

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, and by providing game contents to induce interest, the lower limb rehabilitation exercise efficiency can be increased by inducing the voluntary participation of a person with a lower limb function during rehabilitation exercise. An object thereof is to provide a system and method for improving the function of the lower limb.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, it will be easily understood that the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by the means shown in the claims and combinations thereof.

The system for improving the function of the lower extremities according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object provides a training program capable of improving the function of the lower extremities of the user, and training contents to help the user's lower extremity function rehabilitation training Provision device; And a lower extremity training device that senses user motion information according to a user's lower limb movement according to a training program provided from the training content providing device and transmits the detected user motion information.

The lower limb training apparatus may include a footrest including a pressure sensor for sensing pressure information according to a motion of a lower limb generated as a user performs the training program; And a safety bar extending in a bar shape to one side of the footrest and installed for user safety.

The pressure sensor is characterized in that a plurality of pre-set rows and columns are arranged.

One side of the safety bar includes a pressure sensor for detecting user motion information generated according to the motion of the user's hand, and the training content providing device includes user motion information and lower limbs of the user guided by the content of the training program provided. It is characterized in that it receives user motion information generated according to a motion and a hand motion, and determines whether the received two user motion information matches information inducing a user motion displayed in the contents of the training program.

The training content providing apparatus receives user motion information induced by the content of the provided training program and user motion information generated according to the user's lower limb motion and hand motion, and the received two user motion information and training program It is determined whether the information inducing the user's motion displayed in the contents of is matched, but if the user motion information received from the lower extremity training device does not include the user motion information generated according to the motion of the hand, the training program proceeds. It is characterized in that it ends.

One side of the safety bar includes a pressure sensor that detects user motion information generated according to the motion of the user's hand, and the training content providing device includes a schedule of the frame of the screen before providing the content of the training program to the user. When the area is displayed in a specific color and the pressure sensor detects user motion information according to the user's hand motion, the color displayed on the edge of the screen is released to provide the content of the training program to the user. do.

A method for improving a function of a lower extremity according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object includes, by a training content providing apparatus, providing a training program capable of improving a lower extremity function of a user; And detecting, by the lower limb training apparatus, user motion information according to the motion of the user's lower limbs according to the training program provided from the training content providing apparatus, and transmitting the sensed user motion information.

The user motion information is installed on one side of the safety bar and includes user motion information generated according to the user's hand motion and user motion information according to the user's lower limb motion generated when stepping on a footrest.

Prior to the step of providing the training program, displaying, by the training content providing apparatus, a specific color in a predetermined area of the frame of the screen; And when receiving, by the training content providing apparatus, user motion information according to the motion of the user's hand, releasing a color displayed on the edge of the screen to provide content of the training program.

The providing of the training program may include receiving, by the training content providing apparatus, user motion information induced by the content of the provided training program and user motion information generated according to the user's lower limb motion and hand motion; And determining, by the training content providing device, whether the two received motion information of the user and information inducing a user's motion displayed in the content of the training program provided from the training content providing device are identical. do.

The step of determining whether the two received user motion information and information for inducing a user motion displayed in the content of the training program provided from the training content providing device are matched, wherein the training content providing device is received from the lower extremity training device. And when the user motion information does not include user motion information generated according to the motion of the hand, terminating the progress of the training program.

According to an aspect of the present invention, by providing content such as a game during rehabilitation exercise to increase interest, there is an effect of increasing the effect of rehabilitation exercise by inducing voluntary participation of the patient.

In addition, when a user performs a training program, there is an effect of preventing a safety accident that may occur by forcibly inducing the use of the safety bar.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. .

The following drawings attached to the present specification illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and serve to further understand the technical idea of the present invention along with specific details for carrying out the present invention. It should not be interpreted as being limited to the information described.
1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system for improving a function of a lower limb according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is an example of a user using the system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is an example of a safety bar according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is an example of a screen on which a training program is provided according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an example of a screen provided with a training program according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The above-described objects, features, and advantages will become more apparent through the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawings, whereby those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Throughout the specification, when a certain part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, “… A term such as “sub” means a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system for improving the function of a lower limb according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of a user using the system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. This is an example of a safety bar according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a system for improving the function of the lower extremities according to the present embodiment includes a training content providing apparatus 100 and a lower extremity training apparatus 200.

The training content providing apparatus 100 provides a training program capable of improving a user's lower limb function. In this case, the training program may be provided through a screen such as a display. For example, the training program displays a moving object through the screen, but receives motion information of the user through the lower extremity training device 200 to be described later, and compares the match between the displayed object and the received motion information of the user. It could be a game like inducing lower limb movement. In other words, the training content providing apparatus may provide a training program capable of improving a user's lower limb function, and help the user's lower limb function rehabilitation training as the user executes the provided training program. Meanwhile, the training program may be a virtual reality game to which virtual reality is applied. In addition, the training content providing apparatus 100 receives user motion information detected by the lower limb training apparatus 200 to be described later, and whether the received user motion information matches information inducing a user motion displayed in the content of the training program. Can judge.

The lower extremity training device 200 is a device for training a user who needs to improve the lower extremity function, and detects user motion information according to the user's lower extremity movement according to the training program provided from the training content providing device 100, User motion information can be transmitted.

In more detail, the lower extremity training device 200 includes a footrest 210 and a footrest 210 including a pressure sensor (not shown) that senses pressure information according to the movement of the lower limb generated as the user performs the training program. It includes a safety bar 220 that is extended to the side in a bar shape and installed for user safety. The footrest 210 is to support the foot of the user who performs lower extremity training, detects the pressure in the area stepped on by the foot during the user's training program, and detects the user's motion information as a separate communication unit. It is transmitted to the training content providing device 100 through (not shown). The pressure sensor is for detecting pressure information according to the movement of the user's lower limbs, that is, the feet, and may be installed on the footrest 210. According to this embodiment, there are a plurality of pressure sensors installed on the footrest 210, but it is preferable that a plurality of pressure sensors are formed for each block partitioned by a predetermined row and column. Through this, it is possible to more accurately detect motion information according to the user's lower limb movement. The safety bar 220 is formed to extend from one side of the footrest 210 in an upward direction, and in more detail, is formed to extend upwardly from one side of the footrest 210, and is installed in the direction of the training content providing device 100 It is desirable. That is, the safety bar 220 may be for preventing a safety accident due to an imbalance of posture that may occur when a user performs a training program, and in this embodiment, it is installed in the direction of the training content providing device 100 Although described, it is not limited to this, and it does not matter if it is installed in a position that can be held by the user's hand when performing the training program.

On the other hand, the safety bar 220 may further include a pressure sensor for sensing user motion information generated according to the motion of the user's hand on one side thereof.

The pressure sensors 221 and 223 included in the safety bar 220 sense the pressure generated by the user's hand motion, that is, the user's grip, and the user grasps the safety bar 220 It may be a configuration that can be checked, and in more detail, as shown in FIG. 3, it is preferable to be installed on one side of the floor of the safety bar 220.

According to the above-described configuration, an example in which a user uses a system for improving a function of a lower limb is as shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, training program content for lower extremity training is displayed on the training content providing apparatus 100 through a display. As an example, the training program may be mole catching, and the user may perform the training program using the lower limb training apparatus 200. That is, the user can perform the training program by stepping on the footrest 210 of the lower extremity training apparatus 200. For example, the footrest 210 of the lower extremity training device 200 includes a pressure sensor for detecting pressure information according to the movement of the user's foot for each block divided into a predetermined row and column, and the block of the footrest 210 is trained. Corresponding to the mole hole of the program, as shown in FIG. As a result, you can play a game of catching moles. According to this, the user can improve the function of the lower limb according to the movement of the foot.

On the other hand, a safety bar 220 may be installed on one side of the lower extremity training device 200, and this safety bar 220 prevents a safety accident from occurring due to an imbalance in posture when a user performs a training program. It can be a configuration. That is, if the user performs the training program while holding the safety bar 220 by hand, the user may not fall even if the upper body is shifted to one side due to an imbalance in posture.

However, the user can overconfident his or her ability to proceed with the training program without holding the safety bar 220, and in order to force this, one side of the safety bar 220 detects user motion information generated according to the motion of the hand. It may include a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor installed on one side of the safety bar 220 is for detecting user motion information generated according to the motion of the user's hand, and in more detail, as shown in FIG. 3, It is preferable to be installed on one side of the floor. That is, by providing a pressure sensor on the bottom of the safety bar 220, it is confirmed that the user has firmly grasped the safety bar 220 by sensing the pressure generated when the user grips the safety bar 220 by hand. I can.

4 is an example of a screen provided with a training program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the training content providing apparatus 100 outputs content related to a training program on a screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of blocks moving from top to bottom may be displayed on the screen as training program content, and the shape of the body that induces the user's motion is recorded on the screen. At this time, music may be output along with the execution of the training program content, and when the user inputs a user motion through the lower extremity training apparatus 200 according to the shape of the body recorded in the above-described block, the corresponding block is music to be played. You can create a bit that matches with. Meanwhile, the user's motion may be user motion information according to the user's lower limb movement sensed by a pressure sensor included in the footrest 210 when the user steps on the footrest 210 of the lower limb training apparatus 200. In this case, the user may input a user motion by referring to the shape of the body displayed on the block closest to the lower part of the screen. For example, referring to FIG. 4, since two feet are displayed on the block located at the bottom left of the screen, the user can press the left area of the footrest 210 twice using the foot. Meanwhile, a hand shape is displayed on the block, which may be for guiding the user to hold the safety bar 220. That is, since two hands and two feet are displayed on the block, the user presses the left area of the scaffold 210 twice with their feet, but the game is correctly played only when the safety bar 220 is gripped with both hands. Can be done. In this way, a hand shape that induces the user to hold the safety bar 220 is displayed on the screen, and the user is guided to grasp the safety bar 220 to train the lower limb function as if the user is playing a game through a training program. When performing, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of safety accidents such as losing the center and falling, so that the user can train the user's lower limb functions in a safer state. On the other hand, the training content providing device 100 may receive user motion information generated according to the user's lower limb movement and hand motion from the lower limb training device 200. At this time, the received two user motion information and training content are provided. It is determined whether the information inducing the user's motion displayed in the contents of the training program provided from the device 100 is matched, but the user motion information generated according to the hand motion is included in the user motion information received from the lower extremity training device 200. If not included, the training program may be terminated.

5 is an example of a screen provided with a training program according to another embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present embodiment, the training content providing device 100 is to induce the user to use the lower extremity training device 200 in a safe state before providing the training program, so that the user can use the safety of the lower extremity training device 200. The training program can be provided only when it is confirmed that the bar 220 is caught.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the training content providing apparatus 100 displays a certain area of the frame of the screen in a specific color before providing the content of the training program to the user. In this case, if the user determines that the user has performed an operation of the phrase presented on the screen of the training content providing apparatus 100, the training program may be provided to the user. For example, when a user performs an action displayed on the screen, that is, when the user grabs the safety bar 220, the pressure sensor installed on the safety bar 220 senses the user's motion information and provides training content with the detected information. It transmits to the device 100. Through this, the training content providing apparatus 100 determines that the user is in a safe state to perform the training program by correctly grasping the safety bar 220, and displays the color displayed on the edge of the screen as shown in FIG. 5B. After releasing, the content of the training program can be provided to the user. In this case, if the user releases his or her hand from the safety bar 220 while performing the training program, the training program may be stopped.

According to this, by inducing the user to hold the safety bar 220 semi-forcedly before starting the lower extremity rehabilitation exercise, there is an effect of enabling the user to perform rehabilitation in a safe situation when performing exercise using the device.

The methods according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented as an application or in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded in the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, and may be known and usable to those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magnetic-optical media such as floptical disks. media) and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of the program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While this specification includes many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope or claims of the invention. In addition, features described in separate embodiments of the present specification may be combined and implemented in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in a single embodiment of the present specification may be individually implemented in various embodiments, or may be properly combined and implemented.

Although the operations have been described in a specific order in the drawings, it should not be understood that such operations are performed in a specific order as shown, or as a series of consecutive sequences, or that all described operations are performed to obtain a desired result. Multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous in certain environments. In addition, it should be understood that classification of various system components in the above-described embodiments does not require such classification in all embodiments. The above-described app components and systems may generally be implemented as a package in a single software product or multiple software products.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. It is not limited by the drawings.

100: training content providing device
200: lower extremity training device
210: footrest
220: safety bar
221, 223: pressure sensor

Claims (11)

A training content providing device that helps a user's lower limb function rehabilitation training by providing a training program capable of improving a user's lower limb function; And
A system for improving a function of a lower extremity comprising: a lower extremity training device that detects user motion information according to a user's lower limb movement according to a training program provided from the training content providing device and transmits the detected user motion information. The method of claim 1,
The lower limb training device,
A footrest including a pressure sensor that senses pressure information according to a motion of a lower limb generated as a user performs the training program; And
A safety bar extending in a bar shape to one side of the footrest and installed for user safety. The method of claim 2,
The pressure sensor,
A system for improving the function of the lower limb, characterized in that a plurality of preset rows and columns are arranged. The method of claim 2,
One side of the safety bar includes a pressure sensor for sensing user motion information generated according to the motion of the user's hand,
The training content providing device,
Receiving user motion information induced by the contents of the provided training program and user motion information generated according to the user's lower limb motion and hand motion, and the received two user motion information and user motion displayed in the content of the training program. A system for improving a function of a lower extremity, characterized in that it determines whether or not the inducing information matches. The method of claim 4,
The training content providing device,
Receiving user motion information induced by the contents of the provided training program and user motion information generated according to the user's lower limb motion and hand motion, and the received two user motion information and user motion displayed in the content of the training program. Judging whether the inducing information is consistent,
When the user motion information received from the lower limb training apparatus does not include user motion information generated according to a hand motion, the training program is terminated. The method of claim 2,
One side of the safety bar includes a pressure sensor for sensing user motion information generated according to the motion of the user's hand,
The training content providing device,
Before providing the contents of the training program to the user, when a certain area of the edge of the screen is displayed in a specific color, and the pressure sensor detects user motion information according to the motion of the user's hand, it is displayed on the edge of the screen. A system for improving a lower extremity function, characterized in that the content of the training program is provided to the user by canceling the color. Providing, by the training content providing apparatus, a training program capable of improving a user's lower limb function; And
Improving a function of the lower extremities including, by the lower extremity training apparatus, detecting user motion information according to a user's lower limb movement according to a training program provided from the training content providing apparatus and transmitting the sensed user motion information. Way for you. The method of claim 7,
The user motion information,
It is installed on one side of the safety bar to improve the function of the lower limb, characterized in that it includes user motion information generated according to the motion of the user's hand and user motion information according to the motion of the user's lower limb that occurs when stepping on the footboard Way. The method of claim 8,
Prior to the step of providing the training program,
Displaying, by the training content providing apparatus, a specific color in a predetermined area of an edge portion of the screen; And
And, when the training content providing device receives user motion information according to the motion of the user's hand, canceling the color displayed on the edge of the screen to provide content of the training program; Ways to improve functionality. The method of claim 8,
Providing the training program,
Receiving, by the training content providing apparatus, user motion information induced by the content of the provided training program and user motion information generated according to the user's lower limb motion and hand motion; And
And determining, by the training content providing device, whether the received two user motion information and information inducing a user's motion displayed in the content of the training program provided from the training content providing device are identical to each other; Methods for improving the function of the lower extremities. The method of claim 10,
The step of determining whether the received two user motion information and information for inducing a user motion displayed in the content of the training program provided from the training content providing apparatus match or not,
The training content providing apparatus comprising the step of terminating the progress of the training program when the user motion information received from the lower limb training device does not include user motion information generated according to the motion of the hand. Ways to improve functionality.

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