Abstract
Existing rehabilitation devices for patients with balance problems are passive, and they do not distinguish between different levels of imbalance a patient might possess. The ideal rehabilitation machine would be a robotic device that would provide ‘barely adequate’ support to the patient without compromising its ability to prevent falls. It would also allow the patient to perform normal postural motions including nominal sway and typical responses to external disturbances.
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Micro-Electric Mechanical Devices in Bioengineering Design
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