JP3131778U - Walking function activation guide - Google Patents

Abstract

A walking function that draws out the power to take the first step, especially for those who have difficulty walking as a result of suffering from neurodegeneration, etc. By providing an activation incentive, this kind of person with difficulty walking can walk alone.
A walking aid comprising an upper U-shaped leg 1, 2 having front support legs 4, 6 and rear support legs 5, 7 connected to each other by a frame 3A and a lower part 3B. Frames 8 and 9 are installed at the lower parts of the left and right front and rear support legs, and short rod-like bodies 10 and 11 are attached to the middle part of the container so that the user who has difficulty walking can move their legs. Recognizing that there is an obstacle in front of the toe of the toe, stimulating the walking function reduced by the reflex reaction to avoid this, creating the power to realize the stepping and helping to walk alone. In the case of using a cane, attaching a rod-like body near the lower end of the cane 12 helps to obtain the same effect.
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Description

Many patients suffering from neuronal degeneration have difficulty walking, but in particular, walking difficulties in Parkinson's disease patients are characterized by the inability to take the first step due to poor walking function. Even if the walking aid is used, it is necessary to induce the first step by other force, and it is extremely difficult to walk alone.
The present invention relates to a walking function activation inducing tool in which a walking aid or a cane is attached to a rod-like body that stimulates a user's walking function and guides it to activation.

  As an auxiliary tool for assisting walking of a person who has difficulty in walking because his / her leg muscles do not move as intended, there is a walking aid shown in FIG. 1 or a walking stick shown in FIG. Slips between the left and right legs, grips the arm grip, stabilizes the body, reduces the load on the foot, creates a state where the foot can move easily, and alternates the left and right hand grip according to the movement of the foot Ensuring the execution of walking is performed by moving the walking aid little by little. Also, in the case of using a cane, as in the case described above, a state in which a foot can move easily is created by entrusting the weight to the cane to ensure execution of walking.

The walking aid described in the background art allows the user to go inside and grasp the left and right leg grips to lighten the load on the foot of the weight and make the foot easier to move. It is possible to recommend walking by moving the legs little by little, but Parkinson patients are characterized by the inability to take the first step of walking when walking, so standing stability and reduction of load on the foot are Even if it can be achieved, it will continue to be a state where walking is not realized alone.
In order to get the user out of this state, an assistant is required to take the first step. The same applies when using a cane.
Therefore, as a result of repeating various experiments on how to create a situation where it is easy to take the first step of walking, if there is a small obstacle in front of the toe of the foot, a reflex reaction that reflexively avoids this occurs. It has been confirmed that this is the opportunity to generate the power to take the first step, so paying attention to the fact that this helps to activate the reduced walking function, by using this, the first step of the foot It is intended to make it easier for people with walking difficulties to walk alone by giving the walking aids or walking sticks a function of causing a reflex response to obstacles, even if they have difficulty walking. is there.

  The present invention attaches a short rod-like body near the lower end of the middle part of the arm provided at the lower part of each of the left and right legs of the walking aid that a user who has difficulty walking enters, If you allow the user to recognize that there is an obstacle in front of the foot and take the first step with the force generated by the reflex response to avoid it, walking will continue onwards. Thus, even if there is no assistant, the user can walk alone by operating the walking aid or the cane, and the problem is solved.

  As described above, the walking function activation inducing tool of the present invention is a short rod-like body that becomes an obstacle in front of the foot that the first step, which is a feature of difficulty walking in Parkinson's disease patients, cannot be performed. By putting, it will bring out the power to take the first step, and can help to induce the activation of the walking function.

  As described above, the walking function activation inducing tool of the present invention is attached to a walking aid, and for those who walk with a cane, the walking function is the same as described above by attaching a short rod-like body near the lower end of the cane. Can be useful in inducing the activation of

The short rod-like body is fixedly attached to the lower arm of the walking aid, but its position can be adjusted.
In addition, the short rod-shaped body may touch, step on or crawl when walking or when moving the walking aid or walking stick back and forth. Use to ensure user safety.
In consideration of use in a dark place, an electric device is installed on the rod-shaped body so that the lighting of the rod-shaped body is lit according to the situation so that the position of the rod-shaped body is clear and the safety of the user is improved.

  An embodiment will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numerals 1 and 2 are legs constituting the walking function activation guide of the present plan, 3A and 3B are upper and lower frames connecting the left and right legs, 4, 6 are front support legs of the left and right legs, and 5 and 7 are rear legs. The support legs 8 and 9 are frames attached to the lower portions of the front support leg and the rear support leg, and 10 and 11 are rod-like bodies provided on the frames.

Since one embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, a user who has entered between the left and right legs 1 and 2 of the walking aid is the lower part of the front support legs 4 and 6 and the rear support legs 5 and 7. It will be recognized that the rod-like bodies 10 and 11 provided on the frames 8 and 9 attached to the front are in front of the toes of their feet as an obstacle.
In addition, in the case of a person using a cane, by holding a cane for walking, as in the case of a walking aid, there is an obstacle in front of the toe of the foot due to a rod-like body provided at the bottom of the cane. You will recognize.

It is a perspective view which shows the Example of a walking aid. It is a perspective view which shows one Example of the walking function activation induction tool by the walking aid of this invention. It is a front view which shows one Example of the walking function activation invitation tool by the walking aid of this invention. It is a front view which shows one Example of the walking function activation induction tool by a cane of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Left leg of walking aid 2 Right leg of walking aid 3A Upper frame connecting left and right legs 3B Lower frame connecting right and left legs 4 Front leg of left leg of walking aid 5 Left leg of walking aid Rear support leg 6 Front support leg of the right leg of the walking aid 7 Rear support leg of the right leg of the walk assistance 8 Front frame of the left leg of the walk assistance, lower frame of the rear support leg 9 Front of the right leg of the walk aid, Lower frame 10 Left leg rod 11 Right leg rod 12 Cane 13 Cane rod

Claims (2)

  Walking aids constructed by connecting the upper part of the front support legs 4 and 6 of the inverted U-shaped legs 1 and 2 having the front support legs 4 and 6 and the rear support legs 5 and 7 on the left and right with the frame 3A and the lower part with the frame 3B. A walking function activation induction tool characterized in that frames 8 and 9 are installed under the left and right front support legs and rear support legs, and short rod-like bodies 10 and 11 are attached to the middle part thereof inward.   A walking function activation inducing tool, characterized in that a short rod-like body 13 is attached near the lower end of the cane 12 so as to face the user's body when holding the cane.

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