Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Željezna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Sportske Opreme, Fitnesa i Rekreacijske Opreme Competition Category.

ŽeljezoSportska Oprema· 2022

Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

Željezna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Sportska Oprema Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja

Wobbleshroom je uređaj za trening ravnoteže napravljen da ojača gležnjeve i pomogne u prevenciji povreda. Oblik je inspirisan balansnom daskom (wobble board) i podsjeća na gljivu. Stajanje na gornju ploču aktivira uređaj, koji svira muzičke note i vibrira na odabranim uglovima kako bi usmjerio korisnika da se naginje u tom pravcu. Jedan set traje tri minute. Gornji dio je izrađen od mekog poliuretanske pjene radi boljeg prianjanja i amortizacije, dok je tijelo izrađeno od akrilonitril butadien stirena. Uređaj mjeri 55 sa 38 centimetara i teži 5 kilograma.

The Recognition

About the Željezna nagrada A' Design Award

Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja je pobjednik Željezne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje dobrim dizajnima što ispunjavaju profesionalne i industrijske zahtjeve očekivane od dobro dizajniranih kreacija. Željezni pobjednici pokazuju veliku vještinu, visoku specijalizaciju, stručno razumijevanje i kreativne kapacitete svojih stvaralaca. Očekuje se da Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja bude visoko cijenjena, voljena i njegovana kreacija koja je praktična i inovativna. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Željeznu nagradu A' Design Award integrira najbolje industrijske prakse i ima kompetentne tehničke karakteristike povezane sa znanjem i talentom. Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja se poštuje zbog svoje temeljitosti i dizajniran je da pruži poboljšanja kvaliteta života koja pomažu da svijet postane bolje mjesto.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Wobbleshroom is a prehabilitative device designed to prevent future ankle injuries by bringing Neuromuscular Training and Whole Body Vibration into our everyday life. The device utilizes sound and vibration to guide the user in which direction to move – always ensuring a safe, fun, and effective exercise routine that does not feel burdensome.
Dimensions & Packaging: 55cm x 38cm, 5kg
Tags: Healthcare, Recreation, Gamification, Exercise, Fun
Production Technology: To improve grips to prevent a user from falling off while being on top of the device, the top of the Wobbleshroom is designed with soft PU foam. It is soft, cushiony, and provides enough rigidity, serving as a perfect material to address my need. The rest of the body is mostly designed with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
Design Challenge: Challenge was to lower the bar of rehabilitative exercise so that it is readily accessible for all users in a safe, joyful way, ultimately with a goal of the product blending into the user's daily life without feeling like a chore. To make the breakthrough, I have interviewed the users and the experts in the field - including doctors from John Hopkins University, based on data collected on various functional mockups.
Research: The research initially began with ankle injuries. Though some may view them as minor incidents, they are highly likely to develop into permanently unstable ankles if improperly treated. After finding out that the primary way to prevent ankle injuries is by improving peroneal muscles, I set out ways to discover possible fitting exercise routines used by professional athletes. It was there that I came across neuromuscular training and whole-body vibration. Prior is an exercise often used by athletes, and later is a technique developed by NASA for astronauts to stimulate leg muscles and improve balance.
Inspiration: The main inspiration came from the wobble board, a widely used tool to improve one's core strength during rehabilitative exercise.

Additional inspiration came from interviews with experts - including a doctor at Johns Hopkins University.
Project Duration: The project finished December of 2021 in California.
Operation Flow: The simple act of stepping on the Wobbleshroom activates the device. It would start to play music notes and vibrate specific corners of the upper plate (mushroom hat), guiding users to tilt their bodies accordingly. A single set completes after 3 minutes, which is just the safe amount of exercise one is expected to do a day.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Minkyu Seo
Team Members: Minkyu Seo
Image Credits: N/A