Experimental Research Regarding Rehabilitation Equipment Behavior on a Recovery Program

Abstract:

The aim of the article is to analyze the experimental behavior of a rehabilitation equipment during a recovery program. It is known the high incidence of the human knee/ankle/hip dysfunctions. So, it had been conceived a pneumatic muscle actuated rehabilitation equipment, for rehabilitation of those types affections. It is presented the components and the experimental researches made considering that on the equipment is a 20 kilos load (considered as a human foot weight). The results of experiments shows the behaviour of the equipment: slider position, speed and acceleration in time – under different commands.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 555)
• Pages: 689-694
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.555.689
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Ioana Mădălina Petre*
• Keywords: Hip Joint, Pathology, Pneumatic Muscle, Recovery Exercise, Rehabilitation Equipment

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