Listen to Your Feet loadsol®pro NBD 2025 Contest Winner!
March 19, 2025
novel and National Biomechanics Day are proud to announce this year's LISTEN TO YOUR FEET loadsol® pro NBD Contest Winner:
Christopher Knowlton, Rush University Medical Center Department of Orthopedic Surgery, with the title: “Modulated and Generative Musical Biofeedback for Real-time Interaction with Plantar Pressure”!
Thank you again to all the contest participants and to our external review panel.
We applaud everyone's effort in sharing biomechanics principles with the next generation. The applications were very unique and did a great job of highlighting how we can integrate motion with force, by collecting with different populations, within new/underrepresented geographical areas, and in unique settings.
We look forward to the NBD events and also to seeing the inspiring loadsol® applications submitted for the contest come to fruition in the future!
novel is a proud partner of National Biomechanics Day 2025: thebiomechanicsinitiative.org!
Listen to Your Feet loadsol® pro NBD 2025 Contest
February 5, 2025
In continuing our partnership, novel and National Biomechanics Day are proud to announce this year's loadsol® pro contest for (Inter)National Biomechanics Day on April 9, 2025!
novel is accepting a 1-page abstract on how you would utilize the loadsol pro to provide biofeedback in everyday settings and scenarios. Biofeedback can be visual, audio, haptic, or any sort of alert related to the measurements outputted from loadsol® pro. The project can be in any field and with any population; the only requirement is innovation!
The winner will receive THREE pairs of loadsol® pro (any layout/size).
A full description of the loadsol® pro and its features, capabilities, and insole layouts may be found here.
Contest details: Abstracts will be accepted until midnight EST Tuesday, March 11th. The recipient will be awarded based on the merit and originality of his/her/their abstract on these TWO criteria: 1) implementation and use of loadsol® pro using innovative ideas, and 2) a brief description of their NBD 2025 event including the use of loadsol® to teach biomechanics concepts. The winner will be chosen by March 17th and 3 pairs of loadsol pros (size and layout of recipient’s choosing) will be shipped for implementation prior to NBD.
What are we looking for? Some thoughts: The body relies on the feet for so many different activities and scenarios, from gait and movement to sports to standing and even sitting posture. It's also important to remember that loadsol® pro can measure force AND MOTION with its 6-axis IMU. Think about how forces and motion can be combined to provide biofeedback. The possibilities are endless when you LISTEN TO YOUR FEET!
Questions and submissions may be directed to novelinc@novelusa.com.
novel is a proud partner of National Biomechanics Day 2025: thebiomechanicsinitiative.org