A novel shoulder brace that can provide active dynamic support to an injured shoulder while providing the capability to also raise the attached arm and support the arm in an elevated position. The brace can be used both in conjunction with a rehabilitation intervention program to maintain or restore range of motion and strength and to assist in functional tasks at work and at home. The brace works by supporting a locking or ratchet mechanism connected to an arm cuff from a chest piece that, when desired, the user can move the arm connected to an injured shoulder and supported by the arm cuff from a normal side resting position to an elevated position 90 degrees from the resting position while transferring the load created by the arm and whatever the hand is holding back to the chest piece and to the torso of the user. A release mechanism can be used to release the locking or ratchet mechanism to let the user lower their arm back to a resting position.

An torque pattern adjustment apparatus including a display configured to display a first torque pattern corresponding to a gait cycle, and a generator configured to generate a second torque pattern by adjusting at least a portion of the first torque pattern in response to a reception of an input, and a torque pattern adjustment method using the same may be provided. The first torque pattern may be applied to a joint of a user.

Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for generating 1:1 emotion-tailored cognitive behavioral therapy in a metaverse space through an artificial intelligence (AI) control module for emotion-tailored cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that can measure electroencephalogram (EEG) signals when a user views and feels a metaverse virtual space and can generate metaverse virtual space content for 1:1 emotion-tailored cognitive behavioral therapy in the metaverse virtual space based on the emotional state (joy, fear, sadness, pleasure, anger, disgust, or depression) of the measured EEG signals.

A therapeutic safety shoe assembly for reducing foot fatigue includes a shoe that is wearable on a user's foot. The shoe has a sole, a heel and a toe, and a shield is integrated into the toe to protect the user's toes. A vibration unit is provided and the vibration unit is integrated into the shoe. The vibration unit vibrates the shoe when the vibration unit is turned on to massage the user's foot when the shoe is being worn. The vibration unit includes a heel element that is integrated into the heel of the shoe and the vibration unit includes a sole element that is integrated into the sole of the shoe.

A massaging footwear, including a main body, including an upper section to cover at least a top portion of the foot, and a sole section disposed on at least a portion of the upper section to receive at least a portion of the foot thereon, a plurality of massaging spheres disposed within at least a portion of the sole section, and a motor disposed within at least a portion of the sole section to move the plurality of massaging spheres in response to movement of the motor.

Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods for providing external therapeutic vibration stimulation to a patient are disclosed and described. Therapeutic vibration stimulation is provided to at least one location on or adjacent to a patient's skin (such as through clothing or a layer disposed next to the patient's skin), and is configured to trigger or induce resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of the patient. Inducing such resonance can aid in training autonomic reflexes and improve their functioning.

Provided is an artificial muscle device, including a plurality of heat transfer modules including a thermal conductive body in which a plurality of tunnels parallel to each other and a thermoelectric element contacting an outer surface of the thermal conductive body, a connection member connecting a first heat transfer module to a second heat transfer module, the connection member being folded or unfolded according to a distance between the first heat transfer module and the second heat transfer module, a thermal reaction driving member passing through each of the tunnels, the thermal reaction driving member being stretched or contracted in a longitudinal direction of the tunnel according to a temperature of the thermal reaction driving member, and a power transmission part connected to an end of the thermal reaction driving member.

An exoskeleton device that includes an artificial joint and a frame member extending from the artificial joint. The frame member is configured for extension over a limb of a user. The exoskeleton device also includes a self-aligning mechanism connected to the frame member. The self-aligning mechanism includes three passive degrees of freedom (pDOF) provided in a prismatic-revolute-revolute (PRR) configuration. The self-aligning mechanism also includes a limb attachment member configured for mechanically coupling to a portion of the limb of the user.

A device is described for delivering a therapeutic vibration to a body. The device may include at least two motors in a housing with unbalanced masses coupled to their axles, such that vibration of the masses causes the two motors and housing to vibrate at a beat frequency 80. The motors and housing may be coupled to the body via a platform which places the motors and housings at or near a resonant structure in the body, creating a coupled oscillation between the platform and the body. The vibration may be based on the input signal, such that the system applies the vibration based on the input signal to the user, wherein the signal may be an audio or video signal. The system may be configured to measure and manipulate the flow of cerebral spinal fluid.

Disclosed is an elastic hollow breathable massaging burden-reducing backpack. Two flexible straps are arranged on the front surface of the backpack in a bilateral symmetry manner, the upper end of each strap is connected to the upper part of the front surface of the backpack through an elastic rope, and the lower end of each strap is fixed by a strap buckle. Each strap is provided with an elastic auxiliary strap, two ends of which are fixed on the corresponding strap. Massage pads are arranged on the inner sides, in contact with human shoulders, of the straps, and a groove, corresponding to the human spine, is formed in the front surface of the backpack.