Development of New Soft Wearable Balance Exercise Device Using Pneumatic Gel Muscles

Development of New Soft Wearable Balance Exercise Device Using Pneumatic Gel Muscles

Decreased ability to control posture is correlated with the risk of falls among older individuals. In particular, reactive postural control ability response to even small perturbations is important for fall prevention of older individuals. The current study sought to design a new wearable assistive...

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Main Authors: Masataka Yamamoto, Yusuke Kishishita, Koji Shimatani, Yuichi Kurita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
postural control
perturbations
balance
wearable device
pneumatic artificial muscle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/15/3108

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