DocumentCode
3319986
Title
Walking rehabilitation system for the elderly
Author
Fujie, M.G. ; Tani, T. ; Hirano, K. ; Yoshida, T. ; Wada, N.
Author_Institution
Mech. Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Volume
3
fYear
1994
fDate
12-16 Sep 1994
Firstpage
1655
Abstract
Japan´s growing elderly population is becoming a serious problem. In addition, the ratio of elderly people who are bedridden is higher than in western countries. A range of facilities have been developed to help old people with excretion, bathing and sleeping. However, improvements can be made in all areas by improving this mobility. As a first step in this direction, we have developed a walking rehabilitation system for elderly people, with sponsorship from the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Keywords
handicapped aids; health care; Japan; elderly population; mobility aids; walking rehabilitation system; Aging; Belts; Europe; Hospitals; Injuries; Large screen displays; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Senior citizens; Wheelchairs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Robots and Systems '94. 'Advanced Robotic Systems and the Real World', IROS '94. Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ/GI International Conference on
Conference_Location
Munich
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1933-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IROS.1994.407635
Filename
407635
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