DE102010049498A1 - Physiotherapeutic inspection process for monitoring and correcting body attitudes of person, involves outputting correction information for varying movement or attitude of defined body part based on difference between data - Google Patents

Abstract

The process involves enabling optical acquisition of attitude or movement of a defined body part e.g. head, of a person with image capture devices (2), and mapping location data in a database (6). The defined body part is associated with ideal location data. A difference between the location data and the ideal location data is determined (8). Correction information is output (14a) for varying the movement or attitude of the defined body part with output devices in a defined tolerance range based on the difference between the location data and the ideal location data.

Description

The present invention relates to a physiotherapeutic control method for monitoring and correcting postures, according to the subject-matter of claim 1.

Persons who wish to build muscle due to an accident or other reasons, and / or want to maintain their physiological performance must either go to a physiotherapist in a studio and perform certain exercises under supervision, hire a physiotherapist to look after them, or perform exercises without the control of a specialist. In the first case, the respective person always has to drive to said studio, which results in a high expenditure of time and a great financial outlay due to the travel costs and the physiotherapy costs. In the second case also high costs arise because a private physiotherapist must be paid. In the third case, the quality of the movements or postures carried out is not guaranteed, since there is a lack of the corresponding supervisory authority, whereby, contrary to the goal of the training, malpositions can be antraordinated or pain can arise.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method according to which the monitoring of the physiological characteristics of a person and the adaptation of training units with a comprehensively ensured accuracy of the training process or the training quality is made possible without the person and a coach at the same time on the same Must be place.

The object of the present invention is achieved by a physiotherapeutic control method for monitoring and correcting postures of at least one person occupying a defined posture and / or performing a movement. As attitude is preferably a position of individual or all defined parts of the body, such. As the arms or forearms and upper arms to understand each other.

Preferably, an attitude represents a temporarily stationary position of the body parts to each other, d. H. that the angle and / or the position of the respective body part to another body part preferably does not change or only insignificantly changes to all other body parts. As a movement, it is preferred to guide at least one body part on at least one movement path, while the position of a plurality of body parts changes at least temporarily relative to one another.

The person is preferably assigned to one or more groups according to predefined factors. Conceivable factors are z. Age, weight, height, disability or illness, specific injury, level of exercise, occupation, gender, combinations thereof and more.

The method according to the invention preferably comprises the steps of optically detecting the posture or movement of at least one defined body part of the person with at least one image capture device, wherein the body part preferably includes, among others, the head, the breast, the spine, the neck, and the extremities, such as the Arms, legs, feet, hands, fingers, and / or toes.

In particular, a camera is to be understood as image capture device, wherein the term image capture device also encompasses the capture of videos. Furthermore, it is conceivable that instead of just one image capture device, a plurality of image capture devices and thus, for example, a plurality of cameras are provided. This leads to the advantage that various views and / or 3D images of the defined body parts and / or the entire person are possible. Furthermore, the image capture device preferably captures the defined body parts or the person in black and white or in color, with HD detection being particularly preferred. It is also conceivable that the image capture device or the image capture devices recorded several persons or body parts of these persons residing in one place and instructions for correcting or changing the posture or movement of one, several or each of these persons can be output or output. Furthermore, the persons can be in different places and monitored at the same time by the physiotherapeutic control method when performing movements or postures, it being conceivable that communication between the persons, in particular via video telephony, VoIP, chat, etc. is possible.

The method further comprises the step of determining location data corresponding to the posture or the movement of the defined body part of the person and the step of assigning the location data to ideal location data provided in a database and assigned to the defined body part, wherein a database, in particular a storage unit For example, a hard drive, a removable disk, multiple computers, especially a network of computers or the Internet is to be understood.

The ideal location data particularly preferably corresponds to the location data of a defined person, the ideal state or the ideal attitude or represent or dictate the ideal movement of the defined person. Preferably, for each person or group nearest ideal location data can be selected, wherein the nearest ideal location data for different postures or movements or for different defined body parts are preferably assigned to different defined persons. However, it is also conceivable that a person always the ideal location data of the same defined person are assigned or assigned.

In a further step of the method according to the invention, the determination of a difference between the location data and the ideal location data, it is conceivable that a comparison of the difference with a correction value, since the ideal location data may differ from the location of any person due to different physical shape ,

Furthermore, the method according to the invention comprises the step of outputting correction information for varying the movement or posture of the defined body part with an output device in the case of preferably exceeding a defined tolerance range or tolerance value. The tolerance range can be predetermined, for example, or result after a determination of the difference and / or the consideration of a correction value, which can thus result in changing tolerance values or fields depending on the training units and training cycles. A parameter may also include a characteristic field or a plurality of characteristic values, which are also predetermined and / or depending on a plurality of parameters, such. As the duration of training, the number of training sessions, clothing, manually or automatically changed or adapted.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, defined reference points of the body parts and / or a set of points, line elements or area elements representing a defined shape are detected for determining the location data of the body parts of the person. The location data thus preferably describe points lying on the body or the clothing surface, which in turn preferably allow a conclusion to be drawn on points lying in the body parts and / or points lying outside the body parts. Thus, it is conceivable in particular that points are detected on a plane of symmetry of the body, wherein the plane of symmetry preferably extends in height direction and depth direction of the body or the respective defined body part and has the same distance to the eyes of the person substantially on both sides of the plane.

This embodiment is advantageous because a very simple and efficient detection of the body, the body parts and thereby a very precise detection of posture and / or movement is feasible. Particularly preferably, after the location data has been acquired, this location data is interpolated, which makes it possible, in particular, to smooth out the acquired location data and make the assignment to ideal location data or the selection of the closest ideal location data more accurate.

In accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location data describe movement fields of the body parts for determining mechanical properties and / or dependencies between the body parts, wherein the ideal location data are preferably assigned to a plurality of groups as a function of varying proportions and are preferably selected at least sex-dependent and / or percentile-dependent.

In this case, a movement field preferably describes the area in which the respective body part or the connection of several body parts can be moved. Thus, for example, the thigh of a person only partially about an axis extending in the body width direction axis and only partially rotatable about an axis extending in the body longitudinal axis, thus, a motion field z. B. describe all positions of the thigh within the maximum end positions in all directions, and it is also conceivable that the motion field describes only the end positions or a selection of end positions. As a rule, movement fields deviate from one another depending on the sex, age, height, weight, etc. of different persons, as a result of which the location data of individual movement fields of individual persons only rarely coincide. It is thus preferred that the person depending on the attitude and / or movement to be monitored depending on their profile, in particular depending on their gender, age, etc., certain ideal location data or varying ideal location data, d. H. suitable for individual postures and / or movements or individual body parts.

This embodiment is advantageous because it allows for optimal adaptation and monitoring of the training.

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location data is in addition to speed data for describing a speed of the defined body part, for. B. coordinates of individual body points, acceleration data for describing an acceleration of the defined body part or several specific body parts to each other or to the Environment, direction data for describing directions of movement of the defined body part and / or angle data for describing the position of the defined body part and thus preferably part of movement data.

This embodiment is advantageous because the detection of various kinematic relationships is possible, whereby a preferably unlimited variety of exercises, d. H. Postures or movements, monitorable and controllable.

It is likewise conceivable that data on aids, such as training devices, in particular weights, balls, tapes, etc., can be implemented in the database and / or the image capture device records location data and / or design data, in particular dimensions, of the aids.

For image acquisition of the aids, the aids can be equipped, for example, with defined identification features which are detected by an image capture device and to which properties corresponding to the processor unit or data unit, in particular function parameters, are assigned. Functional parameters may be, among other things, for example, the weight, the elasticity, the dimension, etc. The physiotherapeutic control method can thus monitor and control the postures and movements of a person using aids. Furthermore, by the physiotherapeutic control method of a person z. Example, in addition to other as a result of an evaluation of the training progress, the profile of the person and / or the training goal, the use of an aid are proposed and / or a correction notice in case of incorrect selection or use of the respective aid are automatically output.

In accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database is one for providing the ideal location data preferably for a plurality of persons, in particular any number or number of persons, centrally arranged database and prefers the ideal location data for determining differences to the location data of several persons at least temporarily at the same time ready.

In this case, it is also conceivable for user profiles to be stored on the database and / or in the area of a processor unit, in particular in the area of the image capture device and / or on the Internet, which may be dynamic and / or static. Static data preferably has no changes as a result of training progress. In contrast, dynamic data preferably has, among others, depending on the progress of training, the number of training sessions, and / or the training accuracy, d. H. z. Example, a certain number of repetitions of an exercise or certain exercises without exceeding a tolerance range, an adjustment of the profile.

This embodiment is advantageous because the ideal location data can be provided with extremely low storage costs and energy expenditure of any number of persons.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location data is exchanged via a network between a processor unit arranged in the region of the image capture device and the database. However, it is also conceivable that the image information acquired by the image capture device is routed via a network to a processor device arranged in the region of the database.

This embodiment is advantageous because individual persons of completely different or identical parts of buildings, buildings, outdoor areas, localities, countries, time zones, etc. can use the physiotherapeutic control method by cable connection and / or via a wireless connection. It is conceivable here that the display means, in particular a display surface, can be adapted or adapted to different languages, times, etc. Furthermore, the integration of the physiotherapeutic control method in other networks or local systems is conceivable. Thus, the physiotherapeutic control method can also be implemented in social networks and platforms. This is advantageous because a large number of people can directly use the physiotherapeutic control procedure.

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the ideal location data for adapting to physiological characteristics of the person with preferably one or more adaptation means, in particular an input device, changed and / or to expand the information content with the preferred one or more adaptation means, in particular Input device, changed.

The input device could in this case z. B. be a keyboard on the information or data from the person or another person, such. As a special coach, physiotherapist or doctor, can be changed. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the input device is a device coupled to the processor unit for detecting physiological parameters, in particular a blood pressure detection unit, an ECG, a thermometer, a weight detection unit, a welding analyzer, etc., and by the respective Means / means or the respective means / means generated data additionally or alternatively to the data provided in the database are detected.

This embodiment is advantageous since a multi-dimensional monitoring and control of persons is feasible, as well as the pure mechanical examination of the sequence of movements or postures of the body parts also preferred the detection of biological and medical parameters such. B. medical, hormonal and / or psychological parameters, in particular information on stress, recovery, joy, etc., detectable.

In accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location data, the ideal location data and / or the correction information generated from the difference of the location data with the ideal location data are viewed and / or changed by a master instance, in particular a physiotherapist. In this case, a master instance can be an instance equipped with greater or different rights for the person, such as As a processor unit that can make changes due to certain conditions, for example, the profiles, training plans, etc., or a human instance, the z. B. due to special properties special and / or has certain rights.

This embodiment is advantageous because in addition to the computer-based control of the postures and / or movement / s also a human interaction is possible, whereby z. B. periodic, random or permanent additional monitoring and control of posture and movement is feasible. Furthermore, it is conceivable that by the computer-based master and / or the human master performed by any person positions and / or movements are defined as ideal location data, whereby the library of ideal location data is expandable. This offers the advantage that by increasing the number of ideal location data the location data of the individual persons can be assigned more accurate ideal location data. So is also particularly preferably conceivable that the person z. B. Under the guidance of the ideal attitudes occupies or performs the ideal movements in order to receive special adapted to exactly this person ideal location data and to be able to use the further training as a basis.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a master instance generates a further master instance and assigns a person to this further master instance.

This embodiment is advantageous because the physiotherapeutic control method Z. B., while ensuring certain quality requirements, ie. H. preferably, compliance with maximum tolerances corresponding to the tolerances between location data and ideal location data can be extended as desired. So z. For example, in the case of a computer-aided control and monitoring, it is conceivable that a person is defined or designated as the master instance or the junior master instance depending on defined criteria. A junior master instance can be an instance that has, for example, more rights than the person but less comprehensive or other rights than the master instance. It is also conceivable that a person has performed a desired number of exercises without exceeding a tolerance range and / or has already received positive judgments from one or more further persons, junior instances and / or master instances as a result of the control and monitoring of their attitudes and movements and thereby automatically an instance change, such as the redefinition as a junior instance or master instance occurs.

In the case of human control and / or surveillance, the persons, e.g. As determined by an assessment by the human or master, as master or junior master instance or be designated. It is also or additionally possible for a computer-aided and human-based master instance to be used or needed for evaluating the person or making an instance change of the person.

Furthermore, it is conceivable that the physiotherapeutic control method has one or more communication devices for communicating or for exchanging data between the person or the persons and / or the or the junior master instance and / or the master instances. In this case, communication devices can be, for example, e-mail, chat, blogs, VoIP, video telephony, etc. The exchange of data may involve the exchange of images, videos, audio files, profiles, text files, etc.

Furthermore, it is conceivable that a documentation device is provided which prepares and visualizes one, all or selected parameters, for. In the form of a diagram. As a parameter z. These include, but are not limited to, other exercise intensity, exercise frequency, exercise progress, heart rate development, weight development, muscle mass fraction development, medication used, etc., and interdependencies between these parameters and other parameters. It is also conceivable that in the application of the method according to the invention special training methods are based, in particular the training method holistic MOTION. It This is a training method that combines various body movements while promoting brain activity and coordination of right and left hemispheres.

In addition, an introduction means, such as. B. Videos, texts, images and / or audio files, be provided by the person the process of training, the use of the physiotherapeutic control method, the use of the documentation device, the use of the communication device, the use of tools, the meaning of the master status or the master instance, etc. is explained.

Further advantages, objects and characteristics of the present invention will be elucidated by the following description of attached drawings, in which exemplary physiotherapeutic control methods for the control of postures and / or movements are shown. Elements of the physiotherapeutic control method, which in the figures at least essentially coincide with regard to their function, can hereby be identified by the same reference symbols, the elements not having to be numbered or explained in all figures.

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1 a schematic representation of a preferred structure of the physiotherapeutic control method according to the invention;

2 an alternative process structure of a specific process part;

3 a schematic representation of several included in the physiotherapeutic control method according to the invention means.

In 1 is shown that with the reference numerals 2 . 4 . 6 and 8th characterized process steps preferably take place in succession, wherein it is also conceivable that individual of these steps are performed simultaneously to further steps or before corresponding steps. The one with the reference number 2 characterized method step describes the optical detection of the attitude or the movement of at least one defined body part of a person with at least one image capture device.

Preferably takes place after detecting the attitude or movement in the reference numeral 4 characterized method step, the determination of corresponding to the posture or the movement of the defined body part of the person location data. The determination of the corresponding location data is preferably carried out using a processor device which can be arranged or provided on the user side, ie in the area of the person or on the provider side, ie in the area of a control instance.

According to the method step 6 the corresponding location data is provided in a database and ideal location data associated with the defined body part is selected. Ideal location data and acquired location data, which can also be regarded as current location data, are thus related to the analysis of the respective attitude or movement.

Further, in the reference numeral 8th characterized method step determines a difference between the location data and the ideal location data.

The difference between the location data and the ideal location data preferably results in at least two options. Thus, it is conceivable that when using the reference number 10a characterized condition that the difference is greater than a certain tolerance value, the method to the reference numeral 14a marked method step, ie the output of correction information, passes. If, however, the difference between the location data and the ideal location data does not exceed the said tolerance value, the remaining retention period or movement duration is preferably automatically carried out as a function of the respective user profile or the identified person, it being conceivable that a continuous monitoring or a re-run or several new passes of the process steps 2 to 8th for continuous monitoring of the posture or movement of the person are feasible. The process step of performing the attitude or movement is denoted by the reference numeral 13 characterized.

It's the 1 to take that starting from the process step 13 an arrow to the procedural steps 34a and 34b is shown. The process steps 34a and 34b On the one hand, this represents a manual termination of the physiotherapeutic control procedure or, on the other hand, an automatic termination of the physiotherapeutic control procedure, for example in the case of manual termination 34a which is selectable by the person or in case of automatic termination 34b after the successful execution of the predetermined or desired sequence, in particular training sessions, takes place.

Furthermore, the process step closes 14a preferably one with the reference numerals 10b and 12b characterized switch, which essentially the facts described above with respect to the method steps 10a . 12b repeated. It is therefore also conceivable that with the reference numeral 12b marked method step with the reference numeral 13 marked method step and thus also the manual termination 34a and / or automatic termination 34b connect the process. On the other hand, the process step closes 10b prefers an abort function 16 or another correction sequence 14b at.

The demolition function 16 leads via the analysis of the training profile or profile of the person, the duration of training, training intensity or other parameters to a further splitting of the process. Thus, by the physiotherapeutic control method according to the invention a continuation of the training mode 20 or exit training mode 20 be effected.

Following the continuation of the training mode 20 takes place, as in the following with the reference numerals 13 characterized method step, preferably depending on the profile of the person and / or a predetermined or selected training plan automatically or partially automated control of a given or taking into account the profile of the person and / or the training data randomly devoted further training sequence (method step 32 ). The process step 32 is preferred with the method step 2 coupled, whereby even with an altered or newly selected training sequence, the resulting location data is detected and compared with other data, in particular the ideal location data or other ideal location data.

The termination of the training mode 20 in the step 22 preferably follows the starting of a cool-down sequence 24 , which in turn lead to a termination of the physiotherapeutic control method according to the invention 26 and / or starting or implementing a rendering or post-processing sequence 28 leads. By the reference numerals 30a to 30c It is stated that several follow-up or processing sequences, in particular the initiation of communication with a master instance or other persons, nutritional counseling, for example as a result of completed training or future desired training successes, or documentation of one or more performed training sessions taking into account, for example, other parameters (Heart rate, aids, etc.), can be introduced.

With the reference numerals 50 and 52 manual emergency stop functions are shown, which allow the person, another person and / or the master instance preferably at any time to end the inventive method. In this case, the reference symbol represents 50 in particular the manual abort and the reference number 52 the step of aborting the respective sequence.

In 2 is the in 1 represented with the reference numeral A section in a modified design. The reference number 2:01 reflects the identification of the person based on input data, voice data, location data and / or similar. However, it is also conceivable that the process step 2:01 is not present, since in the exclusive use of an image capture device or a processor device by always the same person can be dispensed with an identification.

The reference number 2:02 describes, on the other hand, the identification of aids, such as weights, tapes, balls, etc., for example, the detection of point quantities, the entry of product designations, the scanning of product designation codes, the detection of information actively emitted by the tool, for example, via cable or wireless, is feasible. The identification step 2:02 is particularly preferred because the optical detection of the posture and / or movement of a person and the aid in the step 2.1 can be performed, which on the one hand, an assignment of the location data of the defined body parts in the step 4 and / or simultaneously or temporally staggered a determination of corresponding location data of the auxiliary means is possible, whereby effects on the location data and / or physiological characteristics of the person are determined depending on the respective auxiliary means. A property of the person, for example, can be determined or can be deduced, is thus z. As the fatigue of the person or the fatigue of the body parts of the person.

The in the process steps 4 and or 4.1 determined data are in the process step 6 the ideal location data can be assigned, which preferably directly in the process step 6.1 a determination of the kinematic effects or effects on the person or the defined body parts of the person can be determined. The one with the reference number 8th characterized method step preferably corresponds to the reference to 1 explained corresponding method step.

In 3 an arrangement is shown according to which several persons can use the physiotherapeutic control method according to the invention at the same time and / or with a time delay. Each person preferably requires at least one data recording device for this purpose 62 . 62.1 . 62.2 acting as an image capture device 64 . 64.1 . 64.2 , Voice recording device 66 . 66.1 . 66.2 , Device for recording heart sounds 68 . 68.1 . 68.2 , In particular for receiving the pulse, and / or further recording devices may be executed.

Further, an output device 70 . 70.1 . 70.2 in the area of the person required as an optical output device 72 . 72.1 . 72.2 , in particular a screen, an acoustic output device 74 . 74.1 . 74.2 , In particular speakers, haptic output device 76 . 76.1 . 76.2 , such as a vibration device, and / or further output devices may be performed.

It is the in 3 shown illustration further that the individual recording devices 62 . 62.1 . 62.2 and the individual dispensers 70 . 70.1 . 70.2 each with processor devices 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 communicating, connected. Particularly preferably, the receiving devices transmit 62 . 62.1 . 62.2 Data to the processor devices 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 and the processor devices 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 in turn transmit processed data to the output devices 70 . 70.1 . 70.2 ,

According to a further preferred embodiment, the processor devices 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 in the area of a database 80 preferably as a processor device and thus in the area of a master instance 90 and not arranged in the area of the person. The recording device 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 and output device 70 . 70.1 . 70.2 according to such an embodiment, preferably communicate with the processor device in the area of the database 80 , where it is also conceivable that in the field of recording device 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 and the output device 70 . 70.1 . 70.2 further auxiliary processor means (not shown) for communicating with the main processor means in the area of the database 80 are provided.

It is also conceivable that the individual processor devices 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 Intermittent or permanent data exchange via cable or wireless data connections. In this case, it is particularly conceivable that the processor devices 60 . 60.1 . 60.2 Communication data, profile data, training data, location data, data on tools, etc. are exchanged.

Database 80 particularly preferably has profile data 82 to the individual persons and / or ideal place data 84 on. Furthermore, with the database 80 especially preferred is a master instance 90 for changing, supplementing, deleting, correcting etc. of location data, ideal location data, differences between location data and ideal location data, etc. provided.

All disclosed in the application documents features are claimed by the applicant as essential to the invention, provided that they are new individually or in combination over the prior art.

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Voice recording equipment

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Master instance

Claims (10)

Physiotherapeutic control method for monitoring and correcting postures of at least one person occupying a defined posture or performing a movement, comprising the steps of: optically detecting the posture or movement of at least one defined body part of the person with at least one image capture device ( 64 . 64.1 . 64.2 ), Determining location data corresponding to the posture or movement of the defined body part of the person, associating the location data in a database ( 80 ) provided ideal body data associated with the defined body part, determining a difference between the location data and the ideal location data, and outputting correction information for changing the movement or posture of the defined body part with an output device ( 70 . 70.1 . 70.2 ) at the difference between the location data and the ideal location data exceeding a defined tolerance range. Physiotherapeutic control method according to claim 1, characterized in that for determining the location data of the body parts of the person defined reference points of the body parts and / or a defined shape representing point set, line elements or surface elements are detected. Physiotherapeutic control method according to claim 2, characterized in that the location data describe movement fields of the body parts for determining mechanical properties and / or dependencies between the body parts. Physiotherapeutic control method according to claim 1, characterized in that the location data in addition to speed data for describing a speed of the defined body part, acceleration data for describing an acceleration of the defined body part, direction data for describing directions of movement of the defined body part and / or angle data for describing the position of the defined body part , Physiotherapeutic control method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the database ( 80 ) a centrally arranged for providing the ideal location data for several people database ( 80 ) and defined ideal location data for determining differences to the location data of several people are temporarily provided at the same time. Physiotherapeutic control method according to claim 5, characterized in that the location data and / or ideal location data via a network between a in the region of the image capture device ( 64 . 64.1 . 64.2 ) and the database ( 80 ) be replaced. Physiotherapeutic control method according to claim 5, characterized in that the ideal location data for adapting to physiological properties of the person with an adaptation means, in particular an input device, are changed and / or to extend the information content with the adaptation means, in particular the input device, changed. Physiotherapeutic control method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the location data, the ideal location data and / or the correction information generated from the difference of the location data with the ideal location data from a master entity ( 90 ), recorded and / or changed. Physiotherapeutic control method according to claim 8, characterized in that a master instance ( 90 ) another master instance ( 90 ) and this further master instance ( 90 ) assigns a person. Physiotherapeutic control method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ideal location data are assigned as a function of varying proportions of several groups and selected at least sex-dependent and percentile-dependent.

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