Development of chair walker and leg-exercise machine.

Abstract

Background : Development of a chair walker could be used to fold up to save space for transport and leg exercise can be done while sitting on the chair walker.

Objective : To invent and test the efficiency of a chair walker and leg-exercise machine and evaluate users’ satisfaction with the device.

Design : Invention for development.

Setting : Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University.

Materials and Methods : The machine was designed to fold up to save space for transport. Thirty people participated in this study.

Results : The efficiency and evaluated satisfaction levels of the chair walker and leg-exercise machine were proven to be good (4.14 ± 0.31 and 4.01 ± 0.82, respectively).

Conclusion : The chair walker and leg-exercise machine has been shown very useful and comfortable.