Patient rehabilitation aid that varies treadmill belt speed to match a user's own step cycle based on leg length or step length

A method of aiding gait rehabilitation, comprising the steps of:

• setting treadmill belt speed to match an appropriate step cycle based on one of measured leg length and cadence;
• running the treadmill belt to increase speed until reaching the set treadmill belt speed;
• and
• scrolling foot prints in a display in accordance with the appropriate step cycle.

A gait rehabilitation aid, comprising:

• a treadmill having a belt speed;
• a user input device;
• a display screen;
• a sensor arranged in the treadmill to sense a gait parameter;
• and
• a processor responsive to the sensor to direct the display screen to display a representation of a foot fall corresponding to the sensed gait parameter, the processor being responsive to the user input device to change the belt speed of the treadmill.

A method of aiding gait rehabilitation, comprising the steps of:

• entering information via a user input device that is one of leg length and cadence;
• determining an appropriate step cycle based on the information;
• running a treadmill belt at a speed that matches the appropriate step cycle;
• sensing foot falls on a belt of the treadmill;
• and
• depicting representations of the foot falls on a display screen.