TheraTex

Development of a technological platform to integrate sensory and actory functions into a textile, to support the therapy of people with hemiplegia.

The transdisciplinary research-project „TheraTex“ deals with the development of an e-textile platform. By integrating sensory and actory functions into a textile, the therapy of people with hemiplegia will be supported. For this purpose patients, their relatives, medicals and therapeutics are involved in the Human-Centered Design process. Focused on their needs and symptomatic-related requirements a combination of innovative sensory will be used. The movements and posture will be tracked and analyzed by the software and gives an haptical and interactive feedback to the user. The patients will be activated, motivated and supported in their movements. In that way an innovative therapy approach will developed, to support people outside the clinic and give them the possibility to train in their private surrounding. Furthermore treatment progression and success will be measurable and comprehensibly.

The project had a successful end with a final symposium at the kunsthochschule weißensee berlin on 11/22.