153 results about "Muscular tension" patented technology

The invention provides an upper limb rehabilitation system and method based on a myoelectric signal and a virtual reality interaction technology. The system comprises a myoelectric signal acquiring and processing part, a virtual reality man-machine interaction part and a muscle function evaluation part, wherein the myoelectric signal acquiring and processing part is composed of a data acquiring module, a signal processing module and a model control module; the virtual reality man-machine interaction part is composed of an upper computer virtual environment module and a force feedback device module; the muscle function evaluation part is composed of a muscular tension quantitative evaluation module and a muscle cooperativeness quantitative evaluation module. According to the rehabilitation method, myoelectric control is used so that a patient subjective intention can be reflected better; a patient keeps initiative in a rehabilitation process by using a virtual reality technology, and the portability, the safety and the effectiveness of rehabilitation trainings are improved. According to the upper limb rehabilitation system and method, an existing clinical rehabilitation evaluation manner can be combined and a muscle function state of the patient is objectively evaluated, so that rehabilitation training standards are provided for the patient and evidences for formulating a therapeutic scheme are provided for rehabilitation doctors.

The present invention provides soles, platforms, or inserts incorporated into footwear, preferably athletic footwear, designed to promote a more efficient running technique by an energy-translating sole comprising one or more angular displacement members, balance-thrust members, and counterbalance as well as conventional features. Systems and methods of the present invention promote more efficient running technique by facilitating foot-strike to occur at a point under and behind the runner's center of gravity. This may be accomplished, for example, by a foot-strike member, angular displacement member and balance-thrust member working cooperatively to displace the runner's center of gravity and translate gravitational, inertial and ground reaction forces, as well as muscular tension forces, into linear momentum.

A patient monitoring system for the real-time detection of epileptic seizures suffered by a user of the monitoring system. The system comprises control means for receiving measuring signals and, conditional upon the measuring signals, generating an alarm signal, at least one hart rate sensor for measuring the heart rate of the user and, subject to the measurement, generating a heart rate signal, and at least one muscular tension sensor for measuring the change and the intensity of the contraction of at least one muscle of the user and, subject to the measurement, generating a muscle contraction signal. The control means are designed for, subject to both the heart signal and the muscle contraction signal, generating an alarm signal when the user suffers an epileptic seizure.

The orthopedic procedures training simulator (100) is a mannequin (102) having an internal skeletal structure (104) for simulating orthopedic injuries. The interior skeletal structure (104) includes a plurality of skeletal structures, each movable between a first position simulating normal and healthy skeletal structure and a second position simulating an orthopedic injury. Motor tensionable cables joining larger joint structures allow for simulating muscular tension affecting the ability to reduce a dislocation of the joint. Force and positional sensors are disposed within the skeletal structures, and provide information to a computer system (700) to perform and monitor simulation. A computer program reads the sensors, and controls the motor tensionable cables to simulate orthopedic injuries and responses to applied corrective procedures and medications. The program generates pre-procedural x-ray images based on a desired simulation, and post-procedural x-ray images based on information obtained from the sensors both during and after the performance of a procedure.

A medical chair is provided which is useful in the case where the dental arch and the occlusal condition are to be measured correctly, and also in various medical treatment methods that synthetically pursue the balance of a human body, and which can relax muscular tension of the human body as much as possible in a condition where the human body extends along the direction of gravity while ensuring physiological curvature of the individual vertebrae. The medical chair has cranium position regulating means 7 and pelvis position regulating means 4 for respectively regulating the positions of the cranium and pelvis of a subject who sits on a seat. The regulating means 7 and 4 have a structure in which they butt against both right and left sides of the cranium and the pelvis, respectively to cause both planes centered in a right-and-left direction of the cranium and the pelvis to be in a same central plane which extends in the direction of gravity. An ideal condition of the body of the subject in which vertical and horizontal balances are achieved against the force of gravity can be achieved to ensure physiological curvature of vertebrae, and the condition can be maintained.

The present disclosure is directed to modulators of opiate- and / or NMDA receptors and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, the chemical synthesis thereof, and the use of such compounds for the treatment and / or management of pain, anxiety, neurodegeneration, drug dependence, coughing, muscular tension, and / or glaucoma and any other condition in which it is beneficial to modulate an opiate- and / or NMDA receptor.

The invention discloses a remote measurement module for related physiological information in a rehabilitation training process, which comprises a myoelectricity detection module, a blood oxygen detection module, a muscular tension detection module, a breath detection module, a microprocessor module and a wireless transmission module arranged at a data acquisition end, a wireless receiving module and a local-end computer arranged at a data receiving end, and a far-end computer. The wireless receiving module receives a wireless data signal from the wireless transmission module and transmits the signal to the local-end computer; and the local-end computer communicates with the far-end computer through the internet. The remote measurement module can measure multiple physiological signals, remove wire connecting troubles of users and meet the demand of the remote rehabilitation training; and the remote measurement module is convenient to wear.

A respiration indication device for a spine reduction system is provided. The spine reduction system can treat muscle slight contracture and muscle muscular tension due to unhealthy living habits and diseases of modern peoples. Muscular tension tends to occur in muscle groups attached on or associated with two sides of a spine, and spine fatigue, overload and even deformation occur as time passes. In the field of spine recovery, a mechanical force and an electric field are applied to relieve muscular tension when spine traction and fixation is performed, which is an effective treatment means. The invention provides a plurality of treat means, electrotherapy and magnet therapy are combined effectively, discharging is induced by human body muscular tension relevant ganglia, and a plurality of muscle heath indexes can be effectively improved; and self adaptive adjustment is performed in real time with myoelectricity detection so as to acquire a better treatment effect. In the magnet therapy process, to achieve a good time, the respiration indication device can prompt a patient to perform abdominal respiration to match the magnet therapy under the management of a control device, and excess interference of evoked potentials and normal human body cardiac electricity can be avoided.

The invention relates to a muscle massaging device which comprises a detection module, a comparison module and a massaging module. The detection module is used for detecting a real-time myoelectric value and a real-time muscular tension value of target muscle. The comparison module is used for comparing the real-time myoelectric value with a prestored myoelectric value and comparing the real-time muscular tension value with a prestored muscular tension value, and the massaging module massages a first area corresponding to the target muscle when the real-time myoelectric value is larger than or equal to the prestored myoelectric value and / or the real-time muscular tension value is larger than or equal to the prestored muscular tension value. According to the technical scheme, the real-time myoelectric value and the prestored myoelectric value can be compared and / or the real-time muscular tension value and the prestored muscular tension value are compared, whether the target muscle spasm happens or not can be accurately judged, and then the first area is massaged in time, so that automatic muscle spasm detection is achieved, automatic massaging is achieved for relieving spasm, and the muscle massaging device is particularly applicable to providing convenience to the crowd with limited activity and providing the intelligent massage service.

A spinal-length mattress including a means for providing buoyancy to a human torso and abdomen thereon; attached to the mattress at one end, a pelvic support portion; and attached to the mattress at an opposite end, a head rotation stabilization portion having an air passage opening allowing a person to breathe freely when resting in a face down position thereon. By supporting the pelvis and stabilizing the head to substantially limit motions of the neck, a central cushion (preferably dominated by a “shape memory foam” filling) allows the spinal column to passively distribute all directional stresses—including those deriving from body mass and from muscle tension. Thus relieved of stress, disks between spinal bones begin to return to their respective naturally compliant symmetrical shapes; thereby generally providing a long term benefit in exchange for a quarter hour or a half hour of regular prone-oriented engagement with the mattress.

The invention relates to a rehabilitation simulator muscular tension control system. The rehabilitation simulator muscular tension control system comprises an angle acquirer, execution equipment, a slave MCU control module, a master MCU control module and an upper computer display system, and is characterized in that the angle acquirer acquires a joint angle signal of a rehabilitation simulator, and transmits the joint angle signal to the slave MCU control module; the slave MCU control module converts the acquired joint angle signal into human body posture single joint data through Euler transformation, and uploads the signal to the master MCU controller; the master MCU controller synthesizes the human body posture single joint data into human body posture compound freedom degree data through a posture equation, and provides for the upper computer display system to perform display and data background processing; simultaneously, an output instruction is sent to the master MCU control module through the display system; a control instruction is sent to the execution equipment through the master MCU control module; the execution equipment is controlled to output different moments; anda changed force corresponding simulator is expressed as muscular tension.

The invention discloses a lower limb assisting-type exoskeleton robot, which comprises a waist bandage, a hip supporting plate piece, a thigh portion and a flexible mechanism, wherein the hip supporting plate piece is of a hard structure; the waist bandage is fixedly connected to the upper side of the hip supporting plate piece; the lower side of the hip supporting plate piece obliquely extends down forwards, and a hip joint is arranged at the end of the lower side of the hip supporting plate piece; a thigh joint is arranged at the upper side of the thigh portion; the thigh joint is connectedto the hip joint by virtue of a rotating part, and the thigh joint can relate within a certain range relative to the hip joint by virtue of the rotating part; the flexible mechanism comprises a firstelastic part; one end of the first elastic part is connected to the hip joint, and the other end is connected to the thigh joint; and the first elastic par is in charge of offering a torque to a direction that the thigh joint can rotate forwards relative to the hip joint, namely the thigh portion can be lifted forwards. Based upon reasonable design of pre-tightening force of the first elastic part, a leg lifting action of a wearing person can be completed in a mode of saving muscular tension required by lifting the leg, and even in a mode of directly depending on flexibility of the first elastic part instead of any force provided by the wearing person.

The present embodiment relates to the use of a musculoskeletal repositioning device in physical rehabilitation and athletic training by causing increased muscular strength and power and decreased muscular tension especially during the physical rehabilitation and athletic training. The device guides the condyles and articulating discs of the temporomandibular joint from a neutral or passive position into an active power position.

The invention belongs to the technical field of sensor manufacturing, in particular to a piezoelectric flexible sensing device. The piezoelectric flexible sensing device mainly consists of a piezoelectric flexible sensor, an electromyographic signal preprocessing module, a Bluetooth wireless transmission module, a Bluetooth wireless receiving module, an electromyographic signal analysis processingmodule, a prosthesis motion control module and the like. The piezoelectric flexible sensor collects muscular tension signals and transmits the signals to the electromyographic signal preprocessing module, the electromyographic signal preprocessing module transmits preprocessed electromyographic signals to the electromyographic signal analysis processing module, and the prosthesis motion control module controls the motions of prostheses according to the electromyographic signals processed by the electromyographic signal analysis processing module. The device is reasonable in structure, scientific and reliable in principle, great in product stability, high in sensitivity and capable of greatly improving the life of the disable. By adopting built-in sensors, epidermal tissue can be avoided to directly apply the electromyographic signals, the signals can be more effectively and accurately collected to help manipulation of the prostheses, and therefore the movement functions of the prostheses can be more equivalent to those of original limbs.

The invention provides a virtual reality physical fitness evaluating system. The virtual reality physical fitness evaluating system comprises a processor as well as a wearing device, an input device,a grip dynamometer, a muscular tension testing device, an angle measuring meter, a wind power sensor, a cardio-pulmonary function detection device and a display device which are connected with the processor. For the virtual reality physical fitness evaluating system provided by the invention, the 'physical fitness' of the tested human body is detected based on the virtual reality technology, the physical quality testing content comprises upper limb muscle strength, lower limb muscle strength, upper limb flexibility, lower limb flexibility, static balance, dynamic balance, standing-up and walking, cardio-pulmonary endurance and muscle strength, meanwhile, the system can judge various information of the tested human body and then generate a corresponding suggested life list, wherein the suggested life list comprises suggested diet, a suggested exercise pan and the like, so that the tested human body can master the self physical fitness information and obtain a solving method, and in addition, the testing is convenient and rapid.

The invention discloses a safety protection device for a numerically controlled lathe. The safety protection device comprises a heartbeat and blood pressure detecting device, a wireless signal receiver, an infrared photoelectric sensor, an alarm and a spindle brake system, wherein the heartbeat and blood pressure detecting device comprises a pressure sensor, a heartbeat sensor, a signal conditioning and acquiring unit, a core control unit and a wireless signal transmitter; the signal conditioning and acquiring unit consists of a programmable amplifying circuit, an anti-aliasing filtering circuit, an A / D (analog / digital) conversion chip and a first-input and first-output register; and the core control unit consists of a digital signal processor and a programmable logic chip. Emergency behaviors such as strong beating of the heart, elevation of the blood pressure, muscular tension and perspiration of a human body when the human body gets hurt is used as a judgment basis, and the safety protection device acquires signals and analyzes the signals by using a wireless communication technology, judges whether the human body is in danger or not, transmits signals to a special receiver for a numerically controlled system if the human body is in danger, and timely triggers emergency actions, namely, rotation of a spindle and movement of a feeding shaft are quickly stopped; and safety treatment is automatically and quickly performed when the human body is in danger, and harm is reduced.

The invention relates to a myodystony detector. The myodystony detector comprises a holding frame, a damping part and a detecting system, wherein the holding frame is held and rapidly squeezed and clamped by a tested person so that the muscular tension of the hand is detected, the holding frame comprises a fixed rod and a swing rod, and the swing rod can rotate or translate relative to the fixed rod; the damping part comprises a spring capable of applying action force to the swing rod; the detecting system comprises a displacement detection device for capturing the relative displacement information of the swing rod directly or indirectly through a bar-shaped body connected to the swing rod, and converting the relative displacement information into signals which are output, a data processing system used for collecting, recording and storing the signals output by the displacement detection device, and a data analyzing system for processing the signals into the amplitude and speed for squeezing and clamping the holding frame of the tested person, wherein the muscular tension condition of the tested person is judged according to the squeezing and clamping amplitude and speed output by the data analyzing system. The holding frame is rapidly squeezed and clamped and released, the relative displacement information of the swing rod is captured in real time, the amplitude and speed in squeezing and clamping the holding frame of the tested person are tested, and thus the muscular tension condition of the tested person is detected.

The invention discloses a fixing device for constraining the body position of a cerebral palsy child. The fixing device comprises a fixed base, a cushion plate, a lower limb blocking cover, a lower limb air cushion, a connecting plate, a backup plate, a sliding groove, a first bolt, a spring, a push plate, a fixing plate, side plates, a head air cushion, a fixing sleeve, a second bolt, a universalball head and a supporting frame. According to the fixing device for constraining the body position of the cerebral palsy child, firstly, through soft contact four-limb constraint design, the four limbs of the cerebral palsy child can be effectively limited, soft contact can be further achieved, and the comfort of the four limbs of the child is improved,; secondly, through the cooperative effectof head adjusting and limiting structures, the head posture of the cerebral palsy child can be limited, then following feeding is convenient, and the clinical practicality is improved; in addition, asthe universal ball head mechanism is arranged in the fixing device, effective movement of the upper limbs of the child with high muscular tension can be achieved, finally convenience and high efficiency of nursing of the cerebral palsy child are greatly improved, the operating burden on nursing staff is also relieved, and the good application and popularization purpose is achieved.

The invention discloses a rehabilitation training robot system based on parameter identification and correction . A rehabilitation robot receives a position control command transmitted from the external part to control an injured limb; the rehabilitation robot acquires the mutual acting force between the rehabilitation robot and the injured limb and the acceleration, speed and displacement of the injured limb in real time; through a kinetic model of the injured limb, by adopting a method of solving an overdetermined equation set, firstly the mass me and the muscular tension ke of the injured limb are identified; the me is stopped being identified and only the ke is identified in real time; according to the identified ke, the proportional gain parameter of a PD controller is adjusted in real time. The rehabilitation training robot system based on parameter identification and correction has the beneficial effects that the restoration situation of the muscular tension of the patient can be known by the rehabilitation doctor in real time during training, and the rehabilitation robot can further adjust the rehabilitation scheme of the patient during rehabilitation.

The invention discloses an information data management method of a patient suffering from muscle dysfunction. The information data management method comprises the step of: connecting an ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) with an Access database through VC++ for management, wherein information data of the patient comprise basic information, myodynamia test data, myoelectricity test data, muscular tension test data and myodynamia training data of the patient, management contents comprise the procedures of storing, deleting, inquiring and backing up the information data of the patient; the myodynamia test data, the myoelectricity test data, the muscular tension test data and the myodynamia training data are obtained through a myodynamia testing device, a myoelectricity testing device and a training device and are directly stored into the Access database; the myodynamia test data, the muscular tension test data and the myodynamia training data are reflected on a myodynamia oscillogram; the myoelectricity testing data are reflected on a myoelectricity oscillogram; and the myodynamia oscillogram and the myoelectricity oscillogram are stored by the Access database in an OLE (Object linking and Embedding) manner and can be played back. According to the invention, the myodynamia test data, the myoelectricity test data, the muscular tension test data and the myodynamia training data are stored together, thus a doctor can be helped to make a better evaluation for the muscle function of the patient.

Musculoskeletal repositioning devices are described. The devices are worn in the mouth and cause the lower jaw of the wearer to move into an active optimal position that relieves stress on the temporomandibular joint, causing increased muscular strength and decreased muscular tension. The devices have ramps on their upper surfaces which contact the upper posterior teeth and lingual anatomy and cause the jaw to reposition from a passive bite position to an active optimal bite position. A casting device for forming a musculoskeletal repositioning device and a method for using the casting device are also described.

The invention discloses an upper limb rehabilitation training device capable of adjusting training tension, and relates to the technical field of rehabilitation training devices. The device comprises a shoulder joint movement mechanism, an upper arm rotating mechanism, an elbow joint flexion and extension mechanism, a forearm rotating mechanism and a wrist joint flexion and extension mechanism, wherein the shoulder joint movement mechanism is used for realizing outward swinging, inward retracting and flexion and extension movement; and the device further comprises a forearm tension adjusting mechanism which is used for providing counterforce and driving force, a massage mechanism which is used for massaging the big arm, a joint traction mechanism which is used for providing traction force for the wrist, and an upper arm rotating centering mechanism which is used for compensating the eccentricity of the big arm. The six-degree-of-freedom upper limb rehabilitation training device can realize six-degree-of-freedom upper limb rehabilitation training in various forms, and can effectively prevent the rehabilitation training device from causing secondary injury to a user; and in the rehabilitation training process, large arm muscular tension can be effectively relieved, fatigue is delayed, joints of a user can be stretched, joint gaps are increased, muscular tension is reduced, and pain and discomfort of a patient in the rehabilitation training process are effectively relieved.

The invention relates to the technical field of physiotherapy, and provides a liquid metal-based wearable physiotherapy instrument. The liquid metal-based wearable physiotherapy instrument comprises athermal therapy unit; the thermal therapy unit comprises a heat conduction layer and electric heating elements; the heat conduction layer comprises a first flexible accommodating body and a heat conduction material filled in the first flexible accommodating body; the heat conduction material adopts the liquid metal at a room temperature; and the electric heating elements are in contact with the heat conduction material. According to the liquid metal-based wearable physiotherapy instrument in the scheme, by virtue of high fluidity and high heat conductivity of the liquid metal, heating uniformity can be ensured and quick heating and warm keeping can be realized, thereby improving partial tissue temperature, accelerating blood circulation, relieving muscular tension and muscular soreness, and even improving sleeping quality and relieving tension emotion; and in addition, the wearable physiotherapy instrument can be set into the shapes of gloves, foot sheaths or head sheaths so as to becarried conveniently.

The invention provides a muscular tension assessment method and device. The method comprises the steps of obtaining elasticity modulus values of tested skeletal muscle under different joint angles andall joint angles; determining the change trend of the elasticity modulus values of the tested skeletal muscle according to the elasticity modulus values of the tested skeletal muscle under differentjoint angles and all the joint angles; conducting level assessment on muscular tension of the tested skeletal muscle according to the change trend of the elasticity modulus values of the tested skeletal muscle. By means of the muscular tension assessment method and device, assessment of the muscular tension level can be achieved.

A magnetic therapy device for spine reduction system can treat muscle slight contracture and muscle muscular tension due to unhealthy living habits and diseases of modern peoples. Muscular tension tends to occur in muscle groups attached on or associated with two sides of a spine, and spine fatigue, overload and even deformation occur as time passes. In the field of spine recovery, a mechanical force and an electric field are applied to relieve muscular tension when spine traction and fixation is performed, which is an effective treatment means. The invention provides a plurality of treat means, electrotherapy and magnet therapy are combined effectively, discharging is induced by human body muscular tension relevant ganglia, and a plurality of muscle heath indexes can be effectively improved; and self adaptive adjustment is performed in real time with myoelectricity detection so as to acquire a better treatment effect.