Erfolgreiche Präsentation von EQUIMedi & EQUIFit auf der WD-HNO Fachtagung 2024 in Köln

READ MORE

Half-time: Successful start of the EQUIFit test campaign

As expected, the EQUIFit product test got off to a good start. By mid-September, we had received numerous applications for the product test. These were carefully reviewed and the test persons handpicked. They will receive an EQUIFit as well as a diary to fill out. They are then allowed to put the device through its paces for four weeks free of charge. The only condition: their honest opinion.

The goal is to get more feedback from EQUIFit users and learn from their experiences. For example, we have learned that some creative users have adapted the training program to their specific needs with small exercise variations. These are currently being collected and the most promising ones will be compiled in an exercise book.

After the first half of the test campaign, we have already been able to gather a lot of valuable information. The EQUIVert team would like to thank the test persons for their feedback! Many praise the easy handling of the device. The gesture control makes the training easy to perform. The exercise announcements were also easy to understand.

Particularly pleasing: some said that they had already improved in the exercises during the four weeks of testing. After three to four weeks, for example, the symptoms of test person Charlotte W. appeared less frequently. With further training with EQUIFit, chances are good that dizziness could also decrease over time. Last but not least, some remarked that they felt well taken care of by the EQUIVert team. “The team was always available and helpful,” said test subject Dieter B.

In addition to all the positive feedback, there were of course also requests for improvement. These will be carefully examined and implemented as far as possible. Of course, these will be made available to our existing customers later via updates. However, it may still take some time until this is the case, as all feedback is being collected first.

So far, the EQUIVert team can be quite satisfied with the progress of the test campaign. We hope that the second half of the test campaign will bring us and our test persons further new insights and many positive feedbacks. After the end of the campaign, a comprehensive conclusion will be drawn.

READ MORE

EQUIFit: Rebalance yourself

Vertigo training with biofeedback is one of the most effective methods for vertigo and dizziness complaints of all kinds to get back into balance. The position of the patient in space is measured by the devices and reflected back to the brain via a sensory channel as information. This information connects the brain with the signals from the body’s own measurement systems, and over time learns to rebalance without this information.

The devices on the market for biofeedback training differ considerably in terms of the measurement of the body position, the sense channel of the information reflected back and the practical handling of the training.

Devices that are similar to the organ of equilibrium and that measure body position in the head area and not, for example, in the upper body area are to be preferred. As a sensory channel for the reflected-back information, vision is less suitable than hearing, because the visual process itself, which is part of normal balance regulation, stabilizes it and thus makes training much less effective. Hearing, on the other hand, provides optimal spatial orientation without taking over the regulation of equilibrium and thus also allows dizziness training with closed eyes.

EQUIFit acoustic biofeedback

Based on these considerations, the vertigo trainer EQUIFit was developed, which uses a comfortable headphone to measure the deviation of the head and body and transmits it acoustically to the brain. Similar to a parking aid, acoustic signals indicate the direction and extent of the sway and allow targeted correction of posture. A structured exercise program leads you individually through the different levels of the training. Exercises while standing, walking and on different surfaces allow a gradual increase in the level of difficulty. The device detects when a level rise is safely possible and conveniently, the instructions are also given the same over the headphones, so that a tedious reading in training instructions deleted.

For the first time, EQUIFit also offers a biofeedback device for dizziness and vertigo training that can be conveniently used at home. The previous procedures were usually available only in specialized clinics and practices, which has a daily, continuous training, as required for a quick success, has made very difficult.

Author: Dr. med. Uso Walter (ENT Specialist)

READ MORE