DEVICE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE WALKING AND CARRYING LOADS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: removal and crural members of leg splints pass along legs on their external side, and brachial and antebrachial members of arm splints pass along arms on their internal side. Man's pelvis is positioned in seat so that the latter takes most part of man's mass. Axillary rests are arranged in axillary cavities. They serve as shoulder girdle support, since they take up pressure of its weight. When serve as shoulder girdle support, since they take up pressure of its weight. When walking, man feels as if he were sitting in armchair, with his head on head rest, applying minimum efforts to walking. When training to walk, healthy man (trainer) is positioned in one of driving device sets, and patient being trained is placed in other driven set. Since splints are first set are coupled to splints of second set, movements of healthy man are impaired to patient through sets. Improvement of operational capabilities, reduction of efforts required for walking and carrying loads are provided due to relieving the weight of man and carried load by simultaneous execution by device of supporting functions for man's body in both immovable standing position and in position of walking and carrying loads. EFFECT: reduction of treatment and training time. 14 cl, 10 dwg