Disclosed is a massage apparatus. The massage apparatus includes a vibration array including a plurality of vibration devices, a driver configured to vibrate the plurality of vibration devices, and a processor configured to control the driver to generate a stimulus at a stimulus point between the plurality of vibration devices by simultaneously vibrating two or more vibration devices among the plurality of vibration devices.

A robot system for active and passive upper limb rehabilitation training based on a force feedback technology includes a robot body and an active and passive training host computer system. Active and passive rehabilitation training may be performed at degrees of freedom such as adduction/abduction and flexion/extension of left and right shoulder joints, and flexion/extension of left and right elbow joints according to a condition of a patient. In a passive rehabilitation training mode, the robot body drives the upper limb of the patient to move according to a track specified by the host computer, to gradually restore a basic motion function of the upper limb. In an active rehabilitation training mode, the patient holds the tail ends of the robot body with both hands to interact with a rehabilitation training scene, and can feel real and accurate force feedback.

A process for the cosmetic improvement of physical appearance and for the non-therapeutic acceleration of regeneration after physical stress includes intermittent vacuum therapy with intermittent compression therapy, in which the pressure difference between the negative pressure and an overpressure is at the same time set, depending on the condition of the person's tissues, to a value between 30 mbar and 80 mbar, but preferably between 30 and 50 mbar. The vacuum therapy and compression therapy are each carried out in a chamber for admitting the lower limbs or the lower limbs and parts of the abdomen of a person that can be sealed gas-tight and is connected by a gas-flow conduit to at least one turbo machine to alternately generate the negative pressure and the overpressure in the chamber.

A gastrointestinal stimulation devices including a random stimulation delivery mechanism(s), configured to provide stimuli to a bodily tissue in a vicinity of the stimulation capsule, the provided random stimuli being characterized by a stimulation parameter, and a control circuitry in communication with said physical stimulation delivery mechanism, and configured to set and alter the stimulation parameter non-systematically, thereby altering the characterization of the stimuli provided to the bodily tissue. The algorithm may be patient tailored, and may have a learning machinery which responds to data being received from the patient.

The massage machine includes a massage unit for treating a treatment target person, a first drive unit for driving the massage unit in a direction facing a treatment site of at least the treatment target person, and a control unit that controls driving of at least the first drive unit. The massage unit is configured to include a treatment unit in an articulated structure with at least two or more joints, and a second drive unit that drives the treatment unit in the direction facing the treatment target site of the treatment target person. The at least the two or more joints are shifted from each other in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the treatment target site.

A massage apparatus includes: a first bio-signal measurement unit which is formed in an arm massage unit and includes at least one electrode positioned at a portion where the palm of a user is placed, and which is movable back and forth on the basis of the position of the hand of the user; a second bio-signal measurement unit which is formed in a foot massage unit and includes at least one electrode positioned at the rear portion of the ankle of the user, and is movable back and forth; and a control unit for acquiring information on the physical condition of the user on the basis of bio-signals obtained from the first bio-signal measurement unit and the second bio-signal measurement unit.

A massaging apparatus has a generally U-shaped housing with a central segment pivotably connected at a first end to a distal end of a first side segment and at a second end to a distal end of a second side segment. The segments are spring biased at their connections and the massaging apparatus includes rotatably mounted rollers that can spin when the apparatus is applied to a body part and a motor that vibrates when energized.

A vibrating back massager with guide slot and vibrating heads is described. The guide slot is designed to restrict lateral movement of the massage device when the guide slot is engaged with a supporting member. The supporting member may be the edge of an open door, a corner, a vertical pole, or other generally available structure. The device includes a strap handle which may be draped over the user's shoulder and used to control the vertical position of the device. The described vibrating massage device allows a single user to create and maintain a significant amount of massage pressure without fatiguing his arms or relying on a second person. In a preferred embodiment, the controls for the vibrating massage device are incorporated into the strap handle so that the speed, intensity, and/or temperature may be controlled by the user without repositioning the device.

Provided are a support rehabilitation training robot and an operation method thereof. The support rehabilitation training robot includes a crawler-type walking machine, a pedestal, a lifting lead screw mechanism, a manipulator and a counterweight mechanism. The manipulator includes a shoulder joint, a revolute joint, an elbow joint and a wrist joint. Each of the joints includes a motor, a harmonic reducer and an output terminal.

A programmable range of motion system has a frame, a range of motion device, a controller, a computer and sensors. The frame has a seat to support a rehab patient. The range of motion device is attached to the frame. The actuator, servo or alternate mechanism selectively rotates the range of motion device through a range of motion for a rehab patient's limb. The controller controls the actuator, servo or alternate mechanism. The computer is connected electronically to the controller. The computer has a software, program or application including a plurality of programmable range of motion movements for exercising the limb. The sensor detects movements of the actuator, servo or alternate mechanism and records data back to the computer. The term actuator as used hereafter includes servo or alternate articulating mechanism.