It is disclosed an apparatus (100) for tactile stimulation of C-Tactile afferents comprising a casing (10) configured to be positioned onto a user's skin and at least one tactile stimulation element (21) carried by the casing (10) and operated by a motor (30) at a controlled velocity for generating at least one tactile stimulation. The apparatus (100) further comprises an electronic control unit (40) and at least one pressure sensor (50) in electrical communication with the electronic control unit (40) to control the pressure force exerted by the tactile stimulation element (21) onto the user's skin by adjusting the position of the tactile stimulation element (21) with respect to the user's skin, based on a feedback signal transmitted by said at least one pressure sensor (50). A method of generating at least one tactile stimulation of C-Tactile afferents carried out by using the aforesaid apparatus (100) is also disclosed.

A walking assist device has a frame, a pair of right and left arm portions, a pair of right and left grasp portions, wheels including a pair of right and left drive wheels, drive units, a battery, a drive control unit, acting force measurement units that measure acting forces on the grasp portions, and holding units that hold the grasp portions at a predetermined position in the front-rear direction of the arm portions set in advance. The walking assist device travels forward together with a user. The holding units generate a restoring force for returning the grasp portions to the predetermined position. The drive control unit controls the drive units on the basis of acting forces calculated on the basis of detection signals from the acting force measurement units.

A percussive therapy device includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, and at least one of an angular position sensor configured to obtain angular position data of the percussive therapy device and a linear position sensor configured to obtain linear position data of the percussive therapy device. An attachment module is configured to be operably connected with a percussive therapy device and includes a housing, a wireless connection module, and at least one sensor configured to obtain biometric data of the user or obtain information regarding operation of the percussive therapy device.

A method and a system for skin treatment are presented. A muscle stimulating element is configured to provide muscle stimulation to a muscle layer located below the skin tissue, at least one pressure application element is configured to apply pressure on the skin tissue, a handheld applicator is configured to be placed in vicinity of the skin tissue to deliver said muscle stimulation from said muscle stimulating element and said pressure from said at least one pressure application element to one or more muscles in the muscle layer located below the skin tissue; and a control board is configured and operable to activate the muscle stimulating element and the at least one pressure application element according to one or more activation patterns adapted to provide one or more treatments to the skin tissue.

A method and a system for treating skin tissue are provided. At least one heat generating element is configured to modify temperature of the skin tissue, a muscle stimulating element is configured to provide muscle stimulation to a muscle layer located below the skin tissue, a handheld applicator is configured to be placed in vicinity of the skin tissue to deliver said temperature modification from said at least one heat generating element to the skin tissue and said muscle stimulation from said muscle stimulating element to the muscle layer located below the skin tissue; and a control board configured and operable to activate the at least one heat generating element and the muscle stimulating element according to respective activation patterns; thereby providing one or more treatments to the skin tissue.

A system and method for skin tightening are presented. A muscle stimulating element is configured to provide muscle stimulation to a muscle layer located below the skin tissue, a handheld applicator is configured to be placed in vicinity of the skin tissue to deliver said muscle stimulation from said muscle stimulating element to the muscle layer located below the skin tissue; and a control board is configured and operable to activate the muscle stimulating element according to one or more activation patterns adapted to provide one or more treatments to the skin tissue, the one or more treatments comprising skin tightening.

A method and system for treating skin tissue are presented. A muscle stimulating element is configured to provide muscle stimulation to a muscle layer located below the skin tissue, a handheld applicator configured to be placed in vicinity of the skin tissue to deliver said muscle stimulation from said muscle stimulating element to the muscle layer located below the skin tissue, one or more sensors configured to provide measurements indicative of the muscle stimulation; and a control board configured and operable to activate the handheld applicator according to respective activation patterns; thereby providing one or more treatments to the skin tissue.

A method and a system for skin treatment are presented. A muscle stimulating element is configured to provide muscle stimulation to a muscle layer located below the skin tissue, at least one pressure application element is configured to apply pressure on the skin tissue, a handheld applicator is configured to be placed in vicinity of the skin tissue to deliver said muscle stimulation from said muscle stimulating element and said pressure from said at least one pressure application element to one or more muscles in the muscle layer located below the skin tissue; and a control board is configured and operable to activate the muscle stimulating element and the at least one pressure application element according to one or more activation patterns adapted to provide one or more treatments to the skin tissue.

A method and a system for skin treatment are presented. A muscle stimulating element is configured to provide muscle stimulation to a muscle layer located below the skin tissue, a handheld applicator is configured to be placed in vicinity of the skin tissue to deliver a muscle stimulation flow from said muscle stimulating element to cause selective contraction and expansion of one or more muscles in the muscle layer located below the skin tissue; and a control board is configured and operable to activate the muscle stimulating element according to one or more activation patterns adapted to provide said muscle stimulation flow to thereby provide one or more treatments to the skin tissue.

Described herein are systems and methods of guiding a user to achieve musculoskeletal counterpulsation. A method may include receiving a cardiovascular cycle signal from a first sensor; determining a heart rate of the user based on the cardiovascular cycle signal; receiving a rhythmic musculoskeletal activity timing signal from a second sensor; determining an actual musculoskeletal activity cycle (MSKC) to cardiovascular cycle (CC) timing relationship; comparing the actual MSKC to CC timing relationship to a target MSKC to CC timing relationship; providing a recurrent prompt to the user as a timing indication for performance of a rhythmic musculoskeletal activity to guide the user to achieve a musculoskeletal activity cycle rate (MSKR) that approaches the target MSKC to CC timing relationship; and altering a feature of the recurrent prompt based on a determined alignment between the actual MSKC to CC timing relationship and the target MSKC to CC timing relationship.