Wobbleshroom Dispositiu de Reabilitacion del Chivilh by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Dispositiu de Reabilitacion del Chivilh by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fèrre in Articles Esportius Competition Category.

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Wobbleshroom Dispositiu de Reabilitacion del Chivilh

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award de Fèrre Winner in Articles Esportius Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Dispositiu de Reabilitacion del Chivilh

Wobbleshroom es un dispositiu d'entraïnament d'equilibri fach per enfortir los chivilhs e ajudar a prevenir las lesions. La forma es inspirada del "wobble board" (plancha basculanta) e rapèla un campairòl. Quand òm posa sus la placa superiora, activa lo dispositiu, que jòga de nòtas musicalas e fa vibrar los cants seleccionats per guidar l'utilizaire a se clinar dins aquela direccion. Una session dura tres minutas. La partida superiora es facha de mossa de poliuretan tòva per una bona presa e amortiment, e lo còs es fach d'acrilonitril butadien estirèn. Lo dispositiu fa 55 per 38 centimètres e pesa 5 kilograms.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fèrre

Wobbleshroom Dispositiu de Reabilitacion del Chivilh a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre, una reconeissença prestigiosa acordada a de bons designs que respondon a las exigéncias professionalas e industrialas esperadas de creacions plan concebudas. Los ganhaires del Fèrre demòstran una granda abilitat, una nauta especializacion, una comprenedura d'expèrt e la capacitat creativa de lors creators. S'espèra que Wobbleshroom Dispositiu de Reabilitacion del Chivilh siá una creacion fòrça considerada, admirada e estimada, practica e innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre integra las melhoras practicas del sector e a de caracteristicas tecnicas competentas ligadas a un saber-far e a un talent. Per son rigor, Wobbleshroom Dispositiu de Reabilitacion del Chivilh merita lo respècte e es destinat a aportar de melhoraments a la qualitat de la vida que ajudan a far del mond un luòc melhor.

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