Automatic operant conditioning system especially for scoliosis

Details Automatic operant conditioning system especially for scoliosis Automatic operant conditioning system especially for scoliosis

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A61B 5/103 (2006.01) A61B 5/113 (2006.01) A63B 23/02 (2006.01) A63B 24/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2033214

A system and method for the operant conditioning of subjects using biofeedback includes means to measure a variable condition, such as posture, which is controllable by the subject. The apparatus sets criteria which, if not met, may result in a negative rein- forcement, such as unpleas- ant audio tone or, if the crite- ria is met, will reward the subject. The criteria is auto- matically adjusted, upwards or downwards, in accordance with the subject's history of reaching, or not reaching the criteria. One embodiment is a device for the training of pa- tients with idiopathic scolio- sis (curvature of the spine), as a replacement for a brace. The device includes two cables (10, 11), one about the chest to measure breathing and the other longitudinally about the trunk to measure spine length. The variable lengths of the cables are converted to digital signals by rotary-to-digital converters. The device includes a programmed microcomputer.

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