Patent ID: 11872446
Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for gait retraining of a runner, the method comprising
measuring acceleration data of at least one lower leg of the runner using a sensor which is adapted for monitoring external impact shocks;
diagnosing the acceleration data using a processing unit, thereby determining a measure of the impact intensity of at least one external tibial shock;
and providing real-time feedback to the runner using an interface unit by converting the measure of the impact intensity into distortion of music to a level which is perceived by the runner as a measure for the impact intensity whereby, for the distortion, a sound type is continuously added to the music,
wherein the conversion is done based on a predefined relationship between perceived distortion levels and imposed distortion levels,
wherein the sound type is pink noise,
wherein the predefined relationship is an exponential fit, and
wherein the runner aims to reduce the distortion of the music by adjusting his or her gait.