Abstract: A standing aid for helping a person stand up is proposed, having a frame, at least one support arm arranged movably on the frame and with handles, and a drive device coupled to the frame and to the at least one support arm in order to move the at least one support arm to a lowered and to a raised position, and having at least one padded rest configured to support the shins of the person during the movement of the at least one support arm. The padded rest is formed from a viscoelastic foam with a thickness of at least 6 cm and is dimensioned in such a way that the person's kneecaps at all times bear on the padded rest during the movement of the support arm.

Abstract: A standing aid for helping a person stand up is proposed, having a frame, at least one support arm arranged movably on the frame and with handles, and a drive device coupled to the frame and to the at least one support arm in order to move the at least one support arm to a lowered and to a raised position, and having at least one padded rest configured to support the shins of the person during the movement of the at least one support arm. The padded rest is formed from a viscoelastic foam with a thickness of at least 6 cm and is dimensioned in such a way that the person's kneecaps at all times bear on the padded rest during the movement of the support arm.

Abstract: A gait training method includes a sensor-based reduction or variation of the weight load (16) in order to improve the gait (21) of an individual (2). A device (1) is used to reduce or vary the weight load (16). The device (1) has a sensor system (3a-e) which detects physical and biometric characteristic data (12), in particular in real-time and automatically via different sensors, and the CPG activity via surrogate signals as additional characteristic data (13) of the individual (2). The characteristic data (12, 13) is used to regulate and/or control a reduction or variation of the weight load (16).