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Might this keep people upright when they're wearing it but simultaneously worsen their balancing skills when they're not using it?
by Jeff_Brown 7y ago
Might this keep people upright when they're wearing it but simultaneously worsen their balancing skills when they're not using it?
- foxyv 7y agoAnything that keeps them upright longer will help for sure. A huge problem with the elderly is they end up in a chair or reclined in a bed for 99.9% of their waking hours slowly getting weaker and weaker.
- octokatt 7y agoThe answer is yes, but that's a known compliance problem. So, you would have the same issues with the user deciding they "don't need it today" seen with canes or walkers. Physical therapy is the better solution for long-term, with a device like this serving as a guide rail to get to health, like an assisted chin-up machine helping someone build muscle to be able to do an unassisted pull-up eventually. This question definitely highlights the big thing: Your future health will be determined in large part to how compliant with medical recommendations you're willing to be.