Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsapparat by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Sportsutstyr, trenings- og fritidsutstyrdesign Competition Category.
JernSportsutstyr· 2022
Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsapparat
by Minkyu Seo
Client: Minkyu Seo
A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Sportsutstyr Category
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The Design
About Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsapparat
Wobbleshroom er et balansetreningsapparat laget for å styrke anklene og bidra til å forebygge skader. Formen er inspirert av balansebrettet og minner om en sopp. Ved å tråkke på den øvre platen aktiveres apparatet, som spiller musikknoter og vibrerer i utvalgte hjørner for å veilede brukeren til å tippe i den retningen. Én økt varer i tre minutter. Toppen er laget av myk polyuretanskum for grep og støtdemping, mens kroppen er laget av akrylnitrilbutadienstyren. Apparatet måler 55 ganger 38 centimeter og veier 5 kilogram.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Jern
Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsapparat er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsapparat forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsapparat respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.
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
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