Wobbleshroom Apparechju di Riabilitazione di a Cavichja by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Apparechju di Riabilitazione di a Cavichja by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award di Ferru in Articuli Sportivi Competition Category.

FerruArticuli Sportivi· 2022

Wobbleshroom Apparechju di Riabilitazione di a Cavichja

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Articuli Sportivi Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Apparechju di Riabilitazione di a Cavichja

Wobbleshroom hè un apparechju d'addestramentu di l'equilibriu fattu per rinfurzà e cavichje è aiutà à prevene i ferite. A forma hè ispirata da a tavula d'equilibriu è ramenta un fungu. Appughjendu si nant'à u pattinu superiore, l'apparechju s'attiva, sunendu note musicale è vibrendu i cantoni selezziunati per guidà l'utilizatore à inclinassi in quella direzzione. Una seduta dura trè minuti. A parte superiore hè fatta di scuma di poliuretanu dolce per l'aderenza è l'ammurtimentu, mentre chì u corpu hè fattu d'acrilonitrile butadiene stirene. L'apparechju misura 55 per 38 centimetri è pesa 5 chilogrammi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Ferru

Wobbleshroom Apparechju di Riabilitazione di a Cavichja hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì Wobbleshroom Apparechju di Riabilitazione di a Cavichja sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. Wobbleshroom Apparechju di Riabilitazione di a Cavichja hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.

Behind the Design

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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