METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING MOVEMENTS IN WALKING WITH VARIOUS PACE RATES Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves performing electrostimulation of limited number of muscles starting at the moment of maximum femur flexion in the hip joint and finishing at the end of femur extension stage. Temporary muscle electrostimulation program input is carried out into computer microprocessor system for each muscle group when walking with the pace rate being in the range of 68-140 steps per min. The device has joint angles measuring cells, pulse oscillator, output cascade, electrodes and power supply source, electronic switch, flip-flop for controlling the switch, analog-to-digital converter, programmed frequency divider, pulse distributor unit, coincidence circuit, switching-in register, digital-to-analog converter and programmed timer unit. EFFECT: simplified treatment. 2 cl, 6 dwg