AWRC projects

AWRC projects

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Using power assisted exercise equipment to improve wellbeing for all

The Assisted Gamified Exercise for All (AGE4A) project will co-design, prototype and evaluate a new generation of power assisted exercise equipment which will enhance the wellbeing of those with various long-term health conditions.


Magic Five

This collaboration with Innerva explored the five major benefits of power-assisted exercise for older people and people with neurological and cardio-respiratory conditions. The 'magic five' consists of aerobic fitness, muscular strength, flexibility, balance and psychosocial wellbeing.


Etexsense: cuff development and testing

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a medical device that treats foot drop (inability to lift the toes during walking) in multiple sclerosis or following stroke. It works by applying pulses of current to paralysed muscles.