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treadmill and perturbation speeds and accelerations that are deliberately slow may be beneficial to
patients when they are learning or relearning to walk and/or training there reaction times in case of a
fall, especially at the start of treatment. In particular, being able to achieve a more effective and also
more deliberate control of their movement can have a positive impact.
5.6 Training troubleshooting
5.7 Patient becomes unconscious
5.8 After training
Stop the treadmill and perturbations or any running sessions.
Loosen the belt straps and remove the harness belt from the user.
5.9 At the end of a training day
Switch OFF the BalanceTutor according to the manufacturers’ orders.
Pull the plug out of the socket, to separate the BalanceTutor from the current.
Is there a person or object inside the danger zone?
Stop the training session immediately and make sure that there is no other person
or object inside the danger zone before restarting.
Do you notice the treadmill making jerky movements or unusual sounds?
Stop the training session and carry out a functional check without a patient. Contact
the treadmill producer.
The patient cannot be lowered for technical reasons (winch and emergency release
are no longer working)?
Do not attempt to remove the user from the device on your own. Ask for assistance
from one or more people you have called upon, and they can lift the user while you
then undo the buckles on the harness belt.
A user may have difficulties with circulation control when standing up from a seated
position due to reduced muscle activity and paralysis of the vegetative nervous system. If
the user suddenly becomes unconscious the emergency physician must be informed and
the user lay down immediately or tilted backwards if sitting in a wheelchair.
