Provided are a method and apparatus for adjusting a control parameter value in association with a torque output to provide a force to a user, which, when the user performs a test walk while wearing a wearable device, assesses suitability of the control parameter value used for outputting the torque based on the torque output through the test walk and state information of a joint of the user and adjusts the control parameter value such that the user feels convenience in walking, in order to adjust the control parameter value.

A wearable apparatus and a method assist and control muscular strength. The wearable apparatus includes a support unit located on the rear surface of a wearer. An actuator is fixed to the support unit and a sliding unit is slidably connected to the actuator and is slidable with respect to the support unit due to driving of the actuator. First and second rotating units are connected to the support unit to be located at both sides of the wearer such that one end of each of the first and second rotating units is coupled to the support unit so as to be rotatable forwards and backwards with respect to the support unit. A power transmission unit is provided with respective ends coupled to the first and second rotating units via the sliding unit and configured to generate rotary force of the first and second rotating units.

A motion assistance apparatus may include a shank frame configured to support a shank of a user, a thigh frame configured to rotate relative to the shank frame and support a thigh of the user, and a driving frame configured to assist a motion of a hip joint of the user by transmitting power directly or indirectly to the shank frame.

The walking training system includes: a treadmill; a determination unit configured to determine whether a walking of the trainee on the treadmill is an abnormal walking based on predetermined abnormal walking symptoms; a display unit configured to display a result of a determination of each of the abnormal walking symptoms; a reception unit configured receive a selection of at least one result of the determination from the results of the determinations, each of which displayed on the display unit, in which regarding pieces of advice about adjustment items for improving the abnormal walking symptoms in the result of the determination which the reception unit has received the selection, the display unit preferentially displays the pieces of advice that are common to pieces of advice about adjustment items for improving the abnormal walking symptoms in a result of another determination in which the determination unit determines the abnormal walking.

An external structural brace apparatus for supporting a user in a semi standing position on a surface includes first and second support extension beams that to attach to the surface, also included is a channel having a base with first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs extend in the same direction from opposing sides of the base, the first leg is affixed to the first support structure and the second leg is affixed to the second support structure, the channel can be lockably positioned along the first and second beams. In addition, a saddle seat with a midpoint extension portion, the saddle is attached between the first and second legs and positioned such that the midpoint extension extends opposite of the base, wherein operationally the user partially rests their buttocks on the saddle and leans their back against the base to assume a semi supported standing posture.

An exoskeleton fitness device, particularly for exercising a human body, comprises a wearable structure having at least one fastening member, the at least one fastening member configured to fasten the wearable structure to a user's body, at least one mechanical joint having at least one axis of rotation and at least one degree-of-freedom, the at least one mechanical joint fastened to the wearable structure, at least one unit for generating a rotational resistance that counteracts a rotational movement of the at least one mechanical joint, and a controller for controlling the rotational resistance, wherein the controller is configured to control the rotational resistance according to a user setting.

An exoskeleton wear management method is provided. The method includes receiving inertial data from a sensing system; determining whether a left leg component of an exoskeleton device is parallel to a left leg of a user and a right leg component of the exoskeleton device is parallel to a right leg of the user according to the received inertial data; in response to determining that the left leg component/the right leg component is not parallel to the left leg/the right leg of the user, prompting an adjusting left leg component message/an adjusting right leg component message; and in response to determining that the left leg component is parallel to the left leg of the user and the right leg component is parallel to the right leg of the user, prompting a left leg component and right leg component correctly-worn message.

A vestibular training apparatus and method as disclosed and claimed. Wherein the training apparatus comprises a motorized rotational platform, an adjustable body harness, a swivel coupling attached to the adjustable harness, a beam anchor, and pulley system. The pulley system in connection with the beam anchor allows a user to be lifted by the trainer after rotating on the motorized rotational platform, wherein the user continues to rotate after being lifted by the trainer as a result of inertia.

A mobility device including one or more sensors configured to transmit user mobility data to an external electronic device such as a smartphone or a computer. In embodiments, the mobility device can be a cane, crutch, walker, wheelchair, walking stick, or walking pole. A system for measuring real time mobility data of a user is also disclosed.

An ambulatory aid, such as one or more crutches, including a height adjustable shaft, a handle portion extending from a middle portion of the shaft, a foot portion, and an extension portion termination with a closed loop cuff for securing to the upper arm of a subject. The height adjustable shaft of the crutch can be adjustable at a top end, middle, a bottom end, or any combination thereof. The top of the cane shaft is aligned at a more posterior angle then the bottom of the shaft. The handle of the crutch is elongated and extends horizontally and lateral to the height adjustable shaft. In a particular embodiment, a posterior portion of the handle is longer, and optionally larger in surface area than an anterior portion of the handle such that the handle is configured so that when the person's hand is gripping the handle, the handle will be offset over the shaft.