RU191768U1 - TABLE SIMULATOR FOR REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH DISORDERS OF THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM, cerebral palsy and diabetes and simultaneous testing of the effectiveness of the rehabilitation process - Google Patents

Abstract

A useful model - a bench-top simulator for the rehabilitation of patients with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis and at the same time testing the effectiveness of the rehabilitation process - is intended for the rehabilitation of disabled people with AS, cerebral palsy, with movement and vision disorders at home or in a hospital sitting. It is necessary to supply the ball from the side with a non-playing assistant or a relative who only collects and delivers the balls (balls) to the feeder. The device is completely autonomous, reliable and easily adaptable for each patient, the cost of the device is quite acceptable not only for the disabled, but also for the general population.

Description

A useful model - a bench-top simulator for the rehabilitation of patients with autism spectrum disorders (AS), cerebral palsy (Cerebral Palsy) and multiple sclerosis (DM) and at the same time testing the effectiveness of the rehabilitation process - belongs to the field of neurology and psychoneurology. It is intended for the rehabilitation of disabled people with autism spectrum disorders, with cerebral palsy and with impaired movement and vision for training and developing visual-motor abilities, as well as for playing table tennis at home for one person without a partner while sitting in a chair.

Table tennis is an ideal tool for developing and keeping in good shape both human visual-motor abilities and the general motor sphere, which does not require special physical activity, unlike “big” tennis. At the same time, the game contributes to physical perfection, the development of fine motor skills and precise coordination of the movements of the hands, hands and body, which is extremely important for this category of patients.

For children and people with disabilities with AS, cerebral palsy, with impaired movement and vision, playing table tennis in its current form is impossible, since the size of the table is large for children and people with disabilities with physical development and suggest playing in motion in the gym or outdoors. In addition, playing table tennis requires a sparring partner or trainer. To play table tennis for the above groups of patients, you need a small compact table on which you can play while sitting. But at the same time, someone must serve and pick up balls.

To practice the technique of playing table tennis at home, many table robots are offered (2.ttp: //sportnadomy.ru/nastolnyy-tennis/roboty-dlya-nastolnogo-ennisa/nastolnye-roboty/nastolnyy-robot-y%26t-b3 -robuddy /). They are equipped with various automated devices, but are not adapted for people with disabilities with motor disabilities for a number of reasons:

1. not suitable for the initial stage of training, as they consist of many elements, the use of which requires a training coach;

2. equipped with a high ball feed speed, as a result of which the ball rotates, which does not allow a disabled person with motor disabilities to take and hit the ball purposefully;

3. all components of the configuration are expensive, as a result of which they are not suitable for widespread use, both in homes of disabled people and at home.

They offer many ping-pong mini-tables (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mini+ping+pong+table). All of them are small in size, classic form and configuration, but not adapted for people with disabilities.

There is a “simulator for training eye muscles, eye-arm coordination and developing a reaction to the approach of an object” (patent No. 175656, O. Levashov, 2017), which we chose as a prototype. The simulator is a board game for one person without a partner and an assistant. It is small in size, consisting of several panels rigidly fixed to each other - one basic, one side and two frontal - and designed for training and playing ping-pong to one person of any age and height, including people with disabilities with motor pathology without a sitting partner. But the player must throw the ball himself, beating and directing it with a racket.

In contrast to the prototype, the proposed utility model - a simulator - is intended for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities with AS, cerebral palsy, with impaired movement and vision at home or in a hospital and only in a sitting position. It is necessary to supply the ball from the side with a non-playing assistant or a relative who only collects and delivers the balls (balls) to the feeder. The device is completely autonomous, reliable and easily adaptable for each patient, the cost of the device is quite acceptable not only for the disabled, but also for the general population. The proposed option has several advantages over the prototype:

1. Small size and light weight make it possible to use the simulator to learn how to play at home and in the hospital.

2. The simplicity of design, low cost of components allows the use of this simulator for low-budget families.

3. The ability to hone the technique of hitting both without the assistance of an assistant, passing the balls into the fixture on their own, and using the help of family members who do not have the practice of owning the game.

4. Varying the height of the table or the stand for the simulator, you can use it both standing and sitting, for a player of any height.

5. The presence of a device for supplying the ball makes it possible to work out a blow from one point. At the same time, the net-trap does not allow tennis balls to fly around in the corners.

6. It is possible to vary the size of the countertops depending on the physical data of the player. Universal mesh and mesh-trap for collecting tennis balls designed for different table sizes.

7. Using the simulator in rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities, we can trace the development trend of the game, which, accordingly, is directly related to the rehabilitation process.

The technical result consists in expanding the ability of patients with AS, cerebral palsy and diabetes, as well as people with limited mobility with various types of motor limitations, to learn the basics of playing table tennis with a non-playing assistant who feeds tennis balls to the ball feeder, which can be adjusted to the height of the installation, the speed, frequency of supply of the ball to the basket and elimination of its twist by changing the angle of inclination of the supply pipe of the device; hone your skills yourself by throwing a tennis ball into the net-counter from an individually selected convenient position, thereby practicing every ball trajectory with a different number of movements and repetitions, and the technical net stretched at the end and side walls of the panel does not allow the balls to fly into corners and, Thus, the development of eye-hand coordination from a boring, monotonous training, due to the different localization of the sight (basket), turns into an exciting game, and the net-counter gives an opportunity to the ability to simultaneously test their results, which develops game interest and increases the patient’s emotionality, as well as the ciliary muscle and the external muscles of the eye, the eye-arm coordination is being worked out diversely for this category of inactive patients with poor coordination of movement, physical perfection is developing.

The technical solution is achieved by using a tabletop simulator consisting of a panel 42 × 60 (cm) or 42 × 120 (cm) in size, depending on the physical condition of the patient; tennis net, standard height, width 50-60 cm, which is attached using two racks with clamps (standard product) to the tabletop at a distance of 10 - 15 cm from the edge of the panel; technical mesh or mesh-trap 100 × 200 cm to delay the ball, which is stretched between two vertical struts from the end of the panel with a height of 70-90 cm and an installation angle of 110-120 degrees, in relation to the panel, which helps to collect the balls as efficiently as possible and is fixed a furniture stapler along the side edges of the panel; devices for supplying a standard tennis ball for table tennis, which is mounted on the side of the panel with an easily installable clamp on either side for right-handed or left-handed patients, and a net counter for throwing a tennis ball, which is attached to the tabletop between the net-trap and the tennis net in the photo a tripod or special grooves made on the panel in advance and can be reinstalled at any place to practice getting the ball into various sights, s, as well as objective testing of the player intervals of 2-3 weeks, forehand, backhand, making up the schedule by the number of hits, which visually shows achievements.

A utility model - a simulator - is located on a table at a level convenient for a seated patient with a disability (photo 1. “Table simulator for rehabilitation of patients with AS, cerebral palsy and diabetes”). A grid-trap (2) is installed on the base panel (1), which is pulled between two vertical struts (2a) from the end of the panel and secured with a furniture stapler along the lateral edges of the panel (2b). The fixture (3) for supplying the ball is mounted on the side of the panel with an easy-to-install turbine (3a). The nipple counter (4) is mounted on a photo tripod (4a) or (for the panel 42 × 60 cm) is fixed in special grooves previously made on the panel (1) from the side of the end inside the mesh-trap. The training game uses the usual racket (5) for ping-pong. Tennis net (6) of standard height, 50-60 cm wide, is attached to the tabletop using two racks with sturbins (standard product (6a).

The process of control and testing is simplified due to the lack of electronic registration of hits on the target. (Photo 2. “The Game”). In our version, the counter is a net, and a direct hit count reflects the training process itself. When the counter-net is installed at different points on the panel, the trajectory of hitting the target and improving coordination of eye movements changes - the hand is within 40-80 cm from the eyes, when binocular vision works most efficiently and the convergence and divergence of the eyes is continuously performed under the action of the external muscles of the eye . And you can objectively test the athlete with a frequency of 2-3 weeks, according to the forehand backhand, make a schedule for the number of hits that visually demonstrates the success of the athlete. Our simulator allows you to increase the frequency of training, as you can train yourself at home and in the hospital.

Safety, lack of risk of injury, ease of development (while the biomechanics of the process are complex), plus the above factors and game excitement make the simulator affordable and interesting, both for patients with AS, cerebral palsy and diabetes, and for a wide range of people with various types physical limitations.

The simulator is easy to assemble and disassemble. When assembled, its size is 120 × 60 × 80 (cm) and a weight of 2.2 kg or 60 × 44 × 3 (cm) and a weight of 3.1 kg.

Claims (1)

Tabletop simulator for rehabilitation of patients with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis, characterized in that the benchtop simulator consists of a panel 42 × 60 cm in size; a tennis net 50-60 cm wide, which is fixed with two stands with clamps to the panel at a distance of 10-15 cm from the edge of the panel; mesh traps 100 × 200 cm for delaying a tennis ball, which is stretched between two vertical struts from the end of the panel with a height of 70-90 cm and an installation angle of 110-120 degrees relative to the panel and secured with a furniture stapler along the side edges of the panel; and a net for throwing a tennis ball, which is attached to the panel between the net-trap and the tennis net on a tripod and made with the ability to be reinstalled in any place to practice getting the tennis ball into various sights.

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