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- SoM-ToUR
- SWAN
- SMILING PRO*
- SMILING HC*
Overview
Several products are under development. These
products are aimed at various motor disorders and
various populations. The use of innovative high
technologies (electronics, sensors, wireless communication)
permit the most effective rehabilitation and diagnostics
of a variety of motor pathologies, as well as the
prevention of movement quality deterioration at
hypodynamic lifestyle and aging.
How It Works
One of the main limits of the existing methods
of motor rehabilitation and training is that they
are based on movement repetition and not problem
solving. For that reason plasticity in the Central
Nervous System in areas related to motor control
is limited. The plasticity can be obtained only
when the new complex skills are consolidated. The
new approach is intended to challenge the user by
inducing variable environments that need active
response. This approach requires problem-solving
in real time.
SoM-ToUR (Thrive on Unique
Road)
SoM-ToUR aims to train children and teenagers
with Cerebral Palsy. It is a computer-controlled
walking-sandal that modifies the environment during
walking and is aimed to improve stability and walking
in their home and community environments. Further
versions of SoM-ToUR will fit bigger footwear sizes
and will be modified for use by adults with Cerebral
Palsy, persons with hemiplegia following stroke,
and traumatic brain injury.
SWAN (Smart Wearable Assistance
to Neck)
SWAN is a wearable non-invasive system aimed
to reduce pain and improve posture by inducing chaotic
pressure/vibration to the neck muscles applied during
working hours in front of computers and by doing
so become part of the natural ergonomic environment
of the user. In co-operation with Ab.Acus S.r.l
(Italy).
Joint Projects
SMILING PRO* (Self
Mobility Improvement in the eLderly by counteractING
falls)
SMILING PRO is a wearable training system for
clinical environments and professional use. It provides
information about linear and non-linear characteristics
of the walking and enables manual correction of
the operation of the device.
The SMILING solution, a wearable non-invasive computer-controlled
system, is aimed to perform chaotic perturbations
to lower extremities during active walking by small
alterations of the height and slope of weight-bearing
surfaces.
SMILING HC*
SMILING HC is a simplified version of SMILING
PRO that will be used at home and community centers.
It remodels training sessions in fitness clubs or
home environments to facilitate and ameliorate walking.
*SMILING project – Grant Agreement n. 215493 – FP7
IST, funded by EC
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