Wearable for Neglect - LeftON
About this project
Our wearable implements several therapies that have been shown to improve "left awareness" in physiotherapy sessions. A wearable allows the patients to independently apply the therapies throughout their day. LeftON incorporates an MP3 player and vibrating component on a comfortable collar with simple controls on the right side for patient controls , output devices on the left side to provide stimuli to improve left awareness and hidden tuning controls for the rehabilitation therapist. LifeON , when worn, by DEFAULT functions as an MP3 player, playing the patients favorite songs on his/her left side only, In CHATTER (therapy) MODE it plays 1-1.5 minute excepts from favorite tunes with long quiet periods. In VIBRATE (full therapy) MODE , the vibrating component provides 1 minute of massaging on the left every 10 minutes. These stimuli have been shown to improve left awareness during therapy sessions. Daily use promises to improve patients awareness during their daily routines. Personalization: Various tuning controls are available to tune LifeON to the individual patients sensitivities to the stimuli - including volume, intensity and periodicity. Future versions should integrate a feedback mechanism that verbally awards the wearer AND provides metrics for therapists. Easy to use and wear.
The challenge
We want to provide a wearable for sufferers of Neglect to improve their awareness of the "neglected" left side.The loss of awareness can be in a combination of factors, spatial, vision, hearing etc.
Who it helps
Our need knower is Dr Elior Moreh a Senior Physician Hadassah Mount Scopus Rehabilitation - Neurology. "Left Neglect Syndrome" is caused by damage to the right hemisphere of the brain. Sufferers lose a sense of their left body, left side of their sight, hearing etc.
Project details
- Stage: Concept
- Built by the Hadassa community, Jerusalem, Israel
- Team: Elior
- Category: Therapy
- 7 downloads
The build files for Wearable for Neglect - LeftON are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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