PLAYWORK

PlayBall: the First Smart Therapy Ball

PlayBall is a breakthrough smart exercise ball for Rehab & fitness therapy ball used with the Playwork interactive recovery program.

PlayBall is the only interactive physical therapy ball that, thanks to its integrated smart sensors, measures movements and the pressure exerted on it, tracking the patient’s performance (in terms of strength, movements and more) to monitor their progress and manage the recovery programs.

PlayBall works as a performance measuring tool and video game controller that allows you a complete rehabilitation process whilst playing games (designed with therapists) on the Playwork to enhance complete body workouts receiving real-time visual feedback empowering the patient to self-correct his technique and motions under the close supervision of the therapist.

Therapy Ball IoT

People have been talking about the internet of things, and how it will revolutionize our lives for a long time now. But while others have been talking we have been working – or Playworking with our therapy ball – an intelligent therapy ball, is the product of our hard work over the past years.

Our therapy ball was developed on the basis of our experiences with rehabilitation patients and caregivers, and our expertise in developing cutting-edge electronics, therapy balls that offer patients and therapists perfect motion tracking data via smart integrated sensors that measure and track patient performance connected via Bluetooth to the Playwork screen.

With PlayBall you can:

  • Perform objective, irrefutable measurement of patient performance.
  • Devote your undivided attention to supervising and engaging with your patients.
  • Analyze, and show your patient, how much he has improved, and where he should concentrate to optimize his performance at your leisure, once the work is done.

Total body exercises

Play games on the therapy ball to complete full-body rehabilitation exercises. our therapy ball includes a unique game mechanism that offers you a list of recommended ball workouts and also allows you to work «Freestyle» by inventing your own hand exercise ball.

Playwork exercise programs compatible with the PlayBall includes:

  • Hand exercise ball specially designed to help exercise and rehabilitate the hand, wrist, fingers, and forearms from disorders or injuries. Our innovative therapy ball provides a strong level of resistance and helps increase the range of motion, build up strength, and relieve pressure on arthritic joints – all in a fun, engaging manner that will grip your patients even as they improve their grip.
  • Exercises for the entire shoulder complex to aid rehabilitation from injuries or disorders. PlayBall provides resistance and helps build up strength, as well as increasing the range of motion and the flexibility of your shoulder complex. Patients no longer have to guess whether they are operating their shoulders correctly – rather they will be using shoulder movements to achieve objectives displayed on the Playwork screen, enabling rapid improvement of performance and patient self-confidence.
  • Whole body exercises: Stiffness, arthritis and other back pains are the plagues of the 21st-century desk jockey. With PlayBall, your patients can build up their muscle strength, relieve pressure, and increase flexibility and the range of motion – all while improving fine motor control and posture with the feedback provided by the Playwork screen.
  • Exercises for ASD children: Improve hand-eye coordination, visual-spatial orientation, and perception, visual tracking, strength, and attention span. It can also be used as a motivational tool for behavioral modification.
  • Educational and cognitive games: Alongside the physical activity are combined cognitive tasks like matching words, images, sound, and memory card games. Serving special-education needs as well as cognitive training for seniors.

With PlayBall, your patients won’t just achieve better recovery faster. They will stay the course, thanks to higher engagement and self-empowerment achieved through visual feedback. Best of all, no special maintenance or new exercise routines are necessary.

Engaging "Motion controlled" & cognitive training games

Discover a unique engaging game package and set new high scores. Our games are controlled by the motion and pressure applied on the ball by the patient during his therapeutic exercises. Our series of games are designed to encourage physical and motoric functions as well as cognitive and educational goals. All games are personalized and set automatically according to the patient’s personal ability.

"Performance" workouts and dashboard

PlayBall’s smart algorithms measure and track your performance to create an even more engaging and efficient recovery process.

Every workout is logged and reflected in mission to provide the most successful and efficient recovery process. Real-time measures and stopwatch feature allows you to conduct «performance» exercises without a game.

From time to time you will be asked to test your max power. Results will automatically reset your personal parameters and game controls.

To hear more about PlayBall, and how you can integrate it into your own rehabilitation routines contact us today.

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