A sports rehabilitation equipment designed for leg injured athletes. The design explores a novel form of skill and strength based training by allowing jumping at different angles of recline.
The angled position of exercise allows weight to be offloaded from the knees and ankle joints, making it ideal for rehabilitation. The exercise intensity can be adjusted by sliding the structure on the base and thus changing the amount of weight offloaded during exercise.
Design details
Designed for the entire rehab process: from Immediate Post-injury to Return to Play.
Swing! allows adaptation of exercise intensity with stages of recovery, allowing the subject to visualize and monitor his own progress.
Understanding the athletes' stress during rehabilitation.
top: The exploration of the saddle seat and its association with dynamic activities, sports, and ergonomic seating positions.
bottom: concept and proportion testing with full scale prototypes (continues on the next page)
top: Exploration of the cradle form as inspired by para-sailing harnesses, balancing a sense of protection and safety with dynamism and speed.
bottom: concept and proportion testings with full scale prototypes
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Sports rehabilitation equipment design
Swing! - jumping for sports rehab