T-CHAIR

At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Daniel Baumgartner, Prof. Dr. Jürg Meier
- Project team : Christoph Bauer, Salome Berger, Jonas Fabech, Dominik Textor, Michaela Wenger
- Project budget : CHF 200'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : CTI
- Project partner : rotavis AG, Stiftung Kliniken Valens
- Contact person : Daniel Baumgartner
Description
The T-CHAIR is a robotic reha-device for stroke patients to reactivate trunk muscles and to improve balance in sitting. Necessary boundary conditions for a mobilisation of the lumbar spine and the pelvis were acquired in the gait laboratory of the IPT. The T-CHAIR will be developed by the IMES Institute for Mechanical Systems and will be tested in a feasibility study together with the Rehaklinik Valens.
Further information
Publications
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Bauer, C.M.; Nast, I.; Scheermesser, M.; Kuster, R.P.; Textor, D.; Wenger, M.; Kool, J.; Baumgartner, D.,
2021.
Applied Ergonomics.
94(103390).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103390
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Kuster, Roman Peter; Bauer, Christoph Michael; Baumgartner, Daniel,
2020.
Is active sitting on a dynamic office chair controlled by the trunk muscles?.
PLOS ONE.
15(11).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242854