著者

上田 芳孝 倉田 純一 内山 寛信 山口 淳

出版者

一般社団法人日本機械学会

雑誌

福祉工学シンポジウム講演論文集

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2008, pp.62-63, 2008-09-17

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Many elderly people find rehabilitation training pleasurable at first, but difficult to continue. One of the causes is the monotony of the training. In order to reduce this, we developed a foot-operated wheelchair called the "Step Walker" for walk rehabilitation training which allows the patient more freedom of movement. The Step Walker has a pedal with a linkage mechanism and can move forward when the patient performs the step movement. Musclar power can be improved by using this wheelchair, without the patient being conscious of training. Measurement of the action potential of the muscles during Step Walker use and walking showed the muscles of the leg required for walking could be effectively trained by using this Step Walker.