Patent ID: 8241183
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: A63B,A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a physical therapy on a patient, said method comprising the steps of providing a therapeutic training system including a plurality of shallow housings of a specific shape fastened together in a specific pattern and communicating with each other as controlled by a master device, each of the housings having a quadratic top surface, a quadratic bottom surface and four rectangular side surfaces, each said housing including an upwardly open cavity in said top surface, a flexible and transparent cover enclosing said cavity at least partially, said flexible and transparent cover having a size in a range between a size of a human fist and a size of a human foot, and defining a central part, a force sensor placed inside said cavity and communicating with said central part, said force sensor measuring a force applied on said flexible and transparent cover and generating a response signal, an indicator of one of a light source and a sound source placed inside said cavity for transmission of one light and sound through said flexible and transparent cover, a central processor placed inside each of said plurality of housings for activating said indicator in accordance with a specific software and evaluating said response signal from said force sensor in accordance with said specific software, a 2D accelerometer detecting horizontal or vertical placement of each of the plurality of housings, and a plurality of communication means located on said side surfaces controlled by said central processor for communicating with adjacent housings, loading said software including an exercise program on said therapeutic training system, said exercise program including a series of predefined exercises with each exercise including at least the following steps: instructing said patient by activating said indicator of a specific housing to apply a force onto said central part of said specific housing, and logging said response signal of said force sensor of said specific housing.