METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF PARETIC PATIENTS

摘要

The present invention relates to a training device for the physical therapy of paretic patients, comprising at least one magnetic stimulator for applying functional magnetic stimulation to paralyzed muscles of said patient in order to induce a periodical movement; at least one guiding element for restricting the degrees of freedom of the movement induced; and at least one resistance element for providing a resistance against the movement induced, wherein the device is configured such that the torque of the movement induced is at least 1.25 Nm. The invention also concerns a therapy method for a paretic patient, comprising providing such a training device, applying magnetic stimulation, impeding the movement via the at least one resistance element; and determining the torque of the movement induced.