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  1. BALANCE TRAINING SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype of a balance training system for children with disabilities using Wii balance board technology. Students from Rice University linked together five Wii balance boards to a computerized motion tracking system and developed a game based on this system to help children advance their balance skills. The boards are lined up in a row between active handrails that provide feedback on how heavily users depend on their arms. The game requires the...[More Information]

  2. BIODEX BALANCE SYSTEM SD Picture of BIODEX BALANCE SYSTEM SD The Biodex Balance System SD is a balance training biofeedback device designed for use by individuals with balance disabilities. The user stands on a platform while viewing real-time visual biofeedback on a high-resolution color touch-screen liquid crystal display (LCD). The platform tilts 20 degrees from horizontal in all directions, and comes with two adjustable support handles that lock in place for safety or swing away for an unobstructed, open environment for a variety of training activitie...[More Information]

  3. BODY-ALINE Picture of BODY-ALINE The Body-Aline is an exercise machine and posture training activity for people with posture problems due to neuromuscular disabilities or lumbar issues. It is designed to gently stretch and strengthen the back and trunk postural muscles. The Body-Aline consists of a bench on which the users sits. A vertical bar is mounted in the rear of the bench with arm bars extending forward on either side of the user. There is also a foam roller mounted on the vertical bar. The heights of the arm bar and the...[More Information]

  4. CHAIR AND LADDER --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To provide practice in moving from sitting to standing. A plywood stool was mounted to a plywood base. In front of the stool, also on the base, is mounted a plywood ladder with hardwood rungs. The ladder is braced with barckets attached to the ladder and the base on the side away from the user. The user grasps the rungs of the ladder to pull himself to a standing position. DIMENSIONS: The ladder is 850 millimeters (mm) high. The rungs are 70 mm apart. TITLE: Ha...[More Information]

  5. SPINOVO Picture of SPINOVO -------- PROTOTYPE --------- PURPOSE: To create a prototype of a product that treats chronic back pain for individuals with arthritis and other conditions causing chronic back pain. Spinovo (spine + new) is a concept smart clothing product that uses modular packs to treat back pain through heating, cooling, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapies, as well as incorporating bend sensors to ensure the wearer maintains the correct posture. The designer, Justine Smith, studie...[More Information]

  6. THERA-BAND STABILITY TRAINER Picture of THERA-BAND STABILITY TRAINER The Thera-Band Stability Trainer is a balace and posture training device designed for use by individuals with balance, neurologial, or lower extremity disabilities. This device is intended to improve balance, postural stability, proprioception, and coordination. Made of foam, the unsteady surface challenges the body to maintain postural stability and balance. DIMENSIONS(HxLxW): The blue Trainer is 2 x 22 x 12 inches and the green trainer is 2 x 20 x 12 inches....[More Information]

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