Wobbleshroom Naprava za rehabilitacijo gležnja by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Naprava za rehabilitacijo gležnja by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Železna nagrada A' Design Award in Oblikovanje športnih artiklov, fitnes in rekreacijske opreme Competition Category.

ŽeleznaŠportni artikli· 2022

Wobbleshroom Naprava za rehabilitacijo gležnja

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

Železna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Športni artikli Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Naprava za rehabilitacijo gležnja

Wobbleshroom je naprava za trening ravnotežja, zasnovana za krepitev gležnjev in preprečevanje poškodb. Oblika je navdihnjena z ravnotežno desko in spominja na gobo. Stopanje na zgornjo ploščo aktivira napravo, ki predvaja glasbene tone in vibrira na izbranih vogalih, s čimer uporabnika usmerja, naj se nagne v to smer. En sklop traja tri minute. Zgornji del je izdelan iz mehke poliuretanske pene za oprijem in blaženje, telo pa je izdelano iz akrilonitril butadien stirena. Naprava meri 55 krat 38 centimetrov in tehta 5 kilogramov.

The Recognition

About the Železna nagrada A' Design Award

Wobbleshroom Naprava za rehabilitacijo gležnja je prejemnik Železne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje dobrim oblikovanjem, ki izpolnjujejo profesionalne in industrijske zahteve, pričakovane od dobro zasnovanih stvaritev. Prejemniki Železne nagrade kažejo veliko spretnost, visoko specializacijo, strokovno razumevanje in ustvarjalne zmožnosti svojih ustvarjalcev. Od Wobbleshroom Naprava za rehabilitacijo gležnja se pričakuje, da bo visoko cenjena, občudovana in ljubljena stvaritev, ki je praktična in inovativna. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Železno nagrado A' Design Award, vključuje najboljše prakse panoge in ima kompetentne tehnične lastnosti, povezane s strokovnim znanjem in talentom. Zaradi svoje temeljitosti si Wobbleshroom Naprava za rehabilitacijo gležnja zasluži spoštovanje in je zasnovan tako, da zagotavlja izboljšave kakovosti življenja, ki pomagajo narediti svet boljši kraj.

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