Electrical stimulation-based ankle muscle rehabilitation training apparatus and control method thereof

Abstract

An electrical stimulation-based ankle muscle rehabilitation training apparatus comprising: an ankle movement providing device that provides dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, eversion, inversion, supination, and pronation operations; first and second electrode pads respectively attached to the proximal and distal portions of the tibialis anterior representative of the ankle dorsiflexor; third and fourth electrode pads respectively attached to the proximal and distal portions of the peroneus longus representative of the ankle evertor; an electrical stimulation providing unit for applying electrical stimulation to the first to fourth electrode pads; and a control unit that controls the ankle movement providing device to sequentially perform a first operation of repeating dorsiflexion and plantarflexion movements, a second operation of repeating eversion and inversion movements, and a third operation of repeating supination and pronation movements at an appropriate slow speed, and controls the electrical stimulation providing unit to apply electrical stimulation to the first to fourth electrode pads.

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