Wobbleshroom Dispositivo de Rehabilitación de Tobillo by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Dispositivo de Rehabilitación de Tobillo by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Artículos Deportivos Competition Category.

HierroArtículos Deportivos· 2022

Wobbleshroom Dispositivo de Rehabilitación de Tobillo

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Artículos Deportivos Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Dispositivo de Rehabilitación de Tobillo

Wobbleshroom es un dispositivo de entrenamiento del equilibrio creado para fortalecer los tobillos y ayudar a prevenir lesiones. Su forma se inspira en la tabla de equilibrio y evoca la silueta de una seta. Al pisar la placa superior se activa el dispositivo, que reproduce notas musicales y hace vibrar determinadas esquinas para guiar al usuario a inclinarse en esa dirección. Cada serie dura tres minutos. La parte superior está fabricada en espuma blanda de poliuretano para ofrecer agarre y amortiguación, mientras que el cuerpo está realizado en acrilonitrilo butadieno estireno. El dispositivo mide 55 por 38 centímetros y pesa 5 kilogramos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Wobbleshroom Dispositivo de Rehabilitación de Tobillo ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Wobbleshroom Dispositivo de Rehabilitación de Tobillo sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Wobbleshroom Dispositivo de Rehabilitación de Tobillo es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

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