Patent ID: 8092355
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method for providing motional training to a subject, comprising: (a) providing at least one force plate having a sensor; (b) positioning a subject on said at least one force plate; (c) identifying a predetermined task for the subject to perform while positioned on said at least one force plate, said predetermined task being defined by one or more parameters; (d) receiving signals produced by said sensor in response to an attempt by the subject to perform said predetermined task; and (e) providing vibrotactile stimulation to the subject in the event of a variance between said signals and the parameters defining said predetermined task, said vibrotactile stimulation being applied at one or more locations on the subject to induce one or more movements on the part of the subject in one or more directions in order to counteract said variance.