Scientific Studies
We work in close collaboration with your company to design studies that are individually matched to your needs and requirements.
Performance Diagnostics
We use the very latest diagnostic measurement techniques in our laboratory, as well as experimental protocols to analyze physical performance.
Consulting and Development
Innovation in the fields of training and health care – we provide you with support by drawing on our many years of experience and the very latest scientific findings.
Robots with a good swing
Golf players’ ultimate goal is to achieve the perfect swing, just as it has always been. It takes years of practice to get anywhere near controlling the myriad degrees of freedom that make the golf swing one of the most complex movements in the world of sport. It is also one of the most difficult to coordinate. The TopSwing golf robot was developed to provide a senso-motoric representation of the ideal swing.
Using software specially developed for the device, the optimal movement trajectory can be programmed for golfers in 3D. The robot then guides learners through the swing movements – literally taking them by the hand. We conducted a scientific study on the ability of the robot to actually initiate sustainable sensorimotor learning processes. The results produced by the robot were so impressive that we won first prize for the best study at the World Scientific Congress of Golf.
Convalescence and fun in one
It has been proven that post-hospitalization convalescence can improve the condition and health of in-patients. But unfortunately, many interventions are only short-term and after convalescence, patients’ physical condition can quickly degenerate when they return to their everyday setting. Often, one of the reasons for this is that they don’t continue their exercises at home. One way to solve this could be to provide motivating therapy programs for outpatients to work on independently during post-hospitalization convalescence at home.
We have tested such a concept as part of a clinical study. We created a motivating Exergame – classic exercise equipment used in convalescence combined with a video game console. The device is capable of providing demonstrably effective training on maintaining balance. A key aspect of the Exergame is that introducing video games had a longer-term impact on outpatient convalescence than conventional, classic exercises!
Helping aerospace get off the ground
Astronauts undergo a significant decline in physical performance when they spend time in weightlessness. The question is, can human beings be given exercises that allow them to spend prolonged periods of time in weightlessness without significant physical deterioration? Is there some sort of exercise that can be completed quickly, yet is still effective in combating bone and muscle atrophy – and simultaneously trains the cardiovascular system?
Working in partnership with Novotec Medical and the European Space Agency (ESA), we tested a new kind of exercise equipment in several laboratory studies. The equipment involved would allow astronauts to carry out reactive jumps naturally in a horizontal position. We recently tested the efficiency of a training program specially developed for the “jumping sledge” in an RSL bed-rest study at the German Aerospace Center.
