Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Гвоздена награда A' Design Award in Дизајн спортске опреме, фитнес и рекреативне опреме Competition Category.
ГвозденаСпортска опрема· 2022
Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja
by Minkyu Seo
Client: Minkyu Seo
Гвоздена награда A' Design Award Winner in Спортска опрема Category
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The Design
About Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja
Wobbleshroom je uređaj za trening ravnoteže napravljen za jačanje gležnjeva i pomoć u prevenciji povreda. Oblik je inspirisan balans daskom i podseća na pečurku. Stajanje na gornjoj ploči aktivira uređaj, koji svira muzičke note i vibrira na odabranim uglovima kako bi usmerio korisnika da se naginje u tom pravcu. Jedna serija traje tri minuta. Gornji deo je izrađen od mekog poliuretanske pene radi boljeg prijanjanja i amortizacije, dok je telo napravljeno od akrilonitril butadien stirena. Uređaj ima dimenzije 55 sa 38 centimetara i teži 5 kilograma.
The Recognition
About the Гвоздена награда A' Design Award
Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja је добитник Гвоздене награде A' Design Award, престижног признања које се додељује добрим дизајнима који испуњавају професионалне и индустријске захтеве очекиване од добро осмишљених творевина. Добитници Гвоздене награде показују велико умеће, високу специјализацију, стручно разумевање и креативне способности својих твораца. Очекује се да Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja буде високо цењена, дивљена и вољена творевина која је практична и иновативна. Овај дизајн награђен Гвозденом наградом A' Design Award уграђује најбоље праксе индустрије и има компетентна техничка својства повезана са знањем и талентом. Захваљујући темељности, Wobbleshroom Uređaj za rehabilitaciju gležnja заслужује поштовање и осмишљен је да пружи побољшања квалитета живота која помажу да свет буде бољи.
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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