Meet FLEXOR, a rehabilitation device designed to improve the experience of all involved.
FLEXOR was my Undergraduate Final Year Project when studying Product Design & Technology at University of Limerick. It addresses issues with neck muscle rehabilitation and exercising which currently is a cumbersome and expensive process, with long waiting times; often worsening the injury before treatment.
A back muscle exercise device was used by some physiotherapists in the treatment of neck related injuries as there is no device available with which the patient can be monitored remotely whilst performing the exercises. This is a major obstacle to a home-based solution to the treatment of whiplash related injuries. FLEXOR changes all that.
FLEXOR allows the patient to continue rehabilitation at home, in the office, or on vacation. The mobile app allows the patient to track progress and sends daily reminders to exercise. Physiotherapists can view live updates on progress via the mobile app; confident that the exercise routines are not just being completed, but completed accurately.
Once I graduated from UL I continued work on the project, securing commercialisation funding from Enterprise Ireland. Since securing the grant, Flexor has successfully completed patient trials and secured both European and US patents.
