DocumentCode :
168576
Title :
LIFESUIT Exoskeleton Gives the Gift of Walking so They Shall Walk
Author :
Reed, Monty K.
Author_Institution :
They Shall Walk, Seattle, WA, USA
fYear :
2014
fDate :
10-13 Oct. 2014
Firstpage :
382
Lastpage :
385
Abstract :
LIFESUIT Exoskeleton Gives the Gift of Walking so They Shall Walk. Recent studies have shown the majority of paralyzed people who participate in passive exercise therapy will regain mobility and learn to walk\´." 111 The current medical system only pays for one session per week or month. i" The LIFE SUIT therapy system will allow a full therapy session to be recorded". By outfitting the therapist with a telemetry suit, the patient in the LIFESUIT can be moved through the entire exercise routine. The recordings are stored in a patient profile", for future use. The recorded session could be "played back" allowing the paralyzed person to exercise daily and get the exercise they need to fully recover. Collaboration between the They Shall Walk.org clinic in Seattle and other physical therapy clinics in India, Nepal, Kenya and other parts of the world will facilitate faster development of exercise and therapy recordings that can then be shared. The LIFE SUIT Exoskeleton prototype allows actual recovery from paralysis using the existing funded therapy and exercise sessions.
Keywords :
biomedical telemetry; gait analysis; geriatrics; handicapped aids; patient treatment; LIFESUIT exoskeleton; They Shall Walk.org clinic; paralysis; passive exercise therapy; telemetry; walking; Heating; Legged locomotion; LIFESUIT; arduino; exoskeleton; hardiman; passive therapy; reciprocating gate orthosis; robogames; robothon;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970309
Filename :
6970309
Link To Document :
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