METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING, ASSESSING AND/OR DIAGNOSING BALANCE DISORDERS USING A CONTROL MOMENT GYROSCOPIC PERTURBATION DEVICE

摘要

A method and apparatus for controlling a wearable control momentum gyroscopic stabilization device for diagnosing, treating, and/or assisting subjects who suffer from a balance disorder. The device can be configured for balance diagnosis assessment and/or physical therapy to produce one or a series of torques in a direction that cause a subject to become imbalanced and could be controlled through automated sensors, a preset program, or controls operated by either the subject or an individual supervising of a balance therapy exercise.