Ferro Articoli Sportivi · 2022
Wobbleshroom Dispositivo per la riabilitazione della caviglia
by Minkyu Seo
- A' Design Award di Ferro 2022 in Articoli Sportivi
- CLIENT: Minkyu Seo
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 26,304
- Verification code DF54DBC35F · Verify this award
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About Wobbleshroom Dispositivo per la riabilitazione della caviglia
Wobbleshroom è un dispositivo per l'allenamento dell'equilibrio ideato per rafforzare le caviglie e contribuire a prevenire gli infortuni. La forma si ispira alla tavoletta propriocettiva e richiama quella di un fungo. Salendo sulla piastra superiore si attiva il dispositivo, che riproduce note musicali e fa vibrare gli angoli selezionati per guidare l'utente a inclinarsi in quella direzione. Ogni sessione dura tre minuti. La parte superiore è realizzata in morbida schiuma poliuretanica per garantire aderenza e ammortizzazione, mentre il corpo è in acrilonitrile butadiene stirene. Il dispositivo misura 55 per 38 centimetri e pesa 5 chilogrammi.
About the A' Design Award di Ferro
Wobbleshroom Dispositivo per la riabilitazione della caviglia ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Ferro, un riconoscimento prestigioso conferito a buoni design che soddisfano i requisiti professionali e industriali attesi da creazioni ben progettate. I vincitori di Ferro dimostrano la grande abilità, l'elevata specializzazione, la comprensione esperta e la capacità creativa dei loro creatori. Ci si aspetta che Wobbleshroom Dispositivo per la riabilitazione della caviglia sia una creazione molto apprezzata, ammirata e amata, pratica e innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Ferro integra le migliori pratiche del settore e ha caratteristiche tecniche competenti legate a know-how e talento. Wobbleshroom Dispositivo per la riabilitazione della caviglia è rispettato per la sua accuratezza ed è progettato per offrire miglioramenti della qualità della vita che aiutano a rendere il mondo un posto migliore.
Press Kit
- 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
- Image Credits
- N/A
