Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsenhet by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsenhet by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Järn in Sportartiklar, Fitness och Fritidsutrustningsdesign Competition Category.

JärnSportartiklar· 2022

Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsenhet

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award i Järn Winner in Sportartiklar Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsenhet

Wobbleshroom är en balansträningsenhet utformad för att stärka anklarna och hjälpa till att förebygga skador. Formen är inspirerad av balansbrädan och påminner om en svamp. Genom att kliva på den övre plattan aktiveras enheten, som spelar tonsekvenser och vibrerar i utvalda hörn för att vägleda användaren att luta sig i den riktningen. Ett pass varar i tre minuter. Ovansidan är tillverkad av mjuk polyuretanskum för grepp och stötdämpning, medan kroppen är gjord av akrylnitrilbutadienstyren. Enheten mäter 55 gånger 38 centimeter och väger 5 kilogram.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Järn

Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsenhet är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsenhet förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. Wobbleshroom Ankelrehabiliteringsenhet respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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