Kim Peper (centre) stands on the GyroTrainer board. Elisabeth Jensen (front left) determines individual stiffness, right: Jan Lang Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in cooperation with partner companies have developed a device to provide back muscle training adapted to users’ individual fitness levels. With the GyroTrainer, back strengthening exercises are adapted to the strength and ability of the individual user.
Back pain is extremely widespread. According to figures in the most recent 2023 Health Report, issued by the German health insurer DAK, around 18 percent of cases in which employees submit sick notes involve musculoskeletal ailments, above all back complaints. After topping the table of individual diagnoses in 2022, back pain still ranks high, just behind COVID-19 and respiratory ailments. ...
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