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SilverFit Mile sensor ready! |
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Friday, 20 January 2012 |
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The SilverFit Mile is a system to make threadmill exercises more fun and rewarding. A large screen is put in front of the threadmill; we project a virtual walk on this screen. So far, we can show forest walks, a stroll though a nice Mediterranean village, or a walk through your own local city.
Up until now, the speed of the movie had to be set manually by the therapist each time the threadmill started. This week, we have been able to finish a sensor that can be installed on any threadmill to measure the speed at which the threadmill is running. Using this sensor, we can automaticalaly adjust the speed of the movie to what the user is doing. This make the Mile much easier to use, and enhances the experience considerably. We will install this new sensor at our existing customers as part of their update package soon. |
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SilverFit for independent living |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 |
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In collaboration with Living Lab for Healthcare Innovation we have installed a specially adapted SilverFit system at the Radius foundation in Leiden. Our aim is to make the SilverFit exercises available for people living independently and allow them to train or rehabilitate close to their own homes. Volunteers at the Radius foundation are helping us to map out what is required to make the SilverFit even more accessible and easy to use, with the final goal being home use. This project is being financially supported by the Province of South Holland. |
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012 |
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SilverFit has seen strong international growth in the past year. We have been very successful in China and Hong Kong, where our distributors Jiangsu Suyun Medical Materials (Mainland) and Healthlink (Hong Kong) between them have installed more than 40 SilverFits, Miles and Newtons. Some of the most prestigious hospitals in China are now using our systems! We have been invited as guest speaker at a number of conferences in China in 2011, which has been a pleasure. We have also been able to learn a lot from Chinese doctors, therapists and academics at these conferences.
Most of the games and exercises work very well for Chinese patients. Sometimes, we see cultural differences-- for instance, the buildings in the 2D walking game were unfamiliar to many Chinese customers. The 3D game already has some landmarks from Hong Kong hidden in the exercise. We are working on creating more adaptations over time.
We have also noticed that many Chinese patients are physically fitter than those in European hospitals, and often use th more difficult settings in the games. Together with our distributors, we have translated the instructions into classical and simplified Chinese, so each person can choose the right level.
Below, we have added a picture of a recent visit to China.
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