{"id":11189,"date":"2020-10-01T13:07:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T11:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balancebelt.brthrs.io\/?p=11189"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:40:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:40:53","slug":"an-interview-with-prof-dr-kingma-the-man-behind-the-balancebelt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/en\/an-interview-with-prof-dr-kingma-the-man-behind-the-balancebelt\/","title":{"rendered":"An interview with Prof. Dr Kingma, the man behind the BalanceBelt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a3261fe659f4\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p><em>Originally a biophysicist, Prof. Kingma has been studying and treating balance disorders since he joined the Vestibular Clinic of Maastricht University in 1983. In 2002, frustrated by the lack of treatment options for his patients, he decided to develop a balance aid wearable himself. Nearly 18 years later, the BalanceBelt is launched and available worldwide to patients with balance disorders. We caught up with him on a video call.<\/em><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p><strong>Welcome, Prof. Kingma. It must be a busy and exciting time for you. <\/strong>Yes, after so many years of testing and developing the BalanceBelt, it is finally ready for daily use and production at scale. I cannot tell you how happy I am that more balance disorder patients will now be able to experience the positive effects of the BalanceBelt.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap \" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\n      <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1200\" width=\"800\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Prof-Kingma.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Prof-Kingma.jpg 800w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Prof-Kingma-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Prof-Kingma-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Prof-Kingma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balancebelt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Prof-Kingma-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a3261fe66214\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p><strong>What prompted you to start developing the BalanceBelt in the first place? <\/strong><br \/>\nDuring my time as a clinician at the Vestibular Clinic of Maastricht University, I saw many patients with balance disorders lose their enjoyment of life. This was especially true for patients with Bilateral Vestibular Loss (BVL). Patients who suffer from this disorder have balance organs that function very poorly or not at all, causing them to continually feel unstable, as if they are about to fall. This obviously limits their ability to walk and move around independently.<\/p>\n<p>The treatment options for these patients were extremely limited, so I started researching possible solutions myself. I think it helped that I had such a wide background: my contact with patients helped me understand what they really needed, while my technical background gave me the specialist knowledge and contacts to actually develop the wearable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And what gave you the idea to use haptic feedback to help these patients? <\/strong><br \/>\nThere was already a treatment option available which uses haptic feedback to support physiotherapy for balance disorder patients. But the problem with physiotherapy in these cases is that the balance organs cannot really be trained. The therapy helps build muscle strength and reduce anxiety but is not very effective at helping patients in their daily lives. In that sense it is a bit like a hearing aid, which is also ineffective unless the patient is wearing it.<\/p>\n<p>That is why I wanted to develop an ambulant treatment option so patients could benefit from the biofeedback while going about their daily lives. This would go a long way toward helping them move around independently and confidently, and have a huge impact on their quality of life.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p><strong>How does the BalanceBelt work? <\/strong><br \/>\nThe BalanceBelt contains several tiny vibration motors (tactors) and an accelerometer. The accelerometer senses the direction the wearer is leaning toward and the tactors provide vibrational feedback to alert the wearer about their body position. This feedback is interpreted subconsciously, helping the wearer correct their posture and improve balance this way.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p><strong>How does the BalanceBelt work? <\/strong><br \/>\nThe BalanceBelt contains several tiny vibration motors (tactors) and an accelerometer. The accelerometer senses the direction the wearer is leaning toward and the tactors provide vibrational feedback to alert the wearer about their body position. This feedback is interpreted subconsciously, helping the wearer correct their posture and improve balance this way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were the main obstacles in the development of belt? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first versions of the wearable were developed together with Maastricht University and Maastricht instruments. The positive effect on patients\u2019 mobility and quality of life was clear, but these early versions were still incredibly expensive to produce and rather bulky. It was also difficult to find the best way to apply the haptic feedback, what patterns to use, how to make it effective with being irritating, where to apply it, etc.<\/p>\n<p>We struggled for quite some time to improve the design. To me, it was important that the belt was both affordable and comfortable to wear all day. I didn\u2019t want a high price being a barrier for patients to benefit from the BalanceBelt. And I knew that adherence would suffer if the belt was heavy and bulky: Regardless of how beneficial the haptic feedback is, comfort is a major issue as the device needs to be worn all day. Low adherence, where patients have trouble sustaining a treatment, is a widespread problem in any medical field; it can drop as low as 50% in some cases. I wanted to prevent this at all costs.<\/p>\n<p>The development really sped up when we invited Elitac Wearables to the project in 2018. They applied their expertise in haptic feedback and wearables development and made the belt much more affordable, lightweight and comfortable to wear. And through their partnership with distribution partner Salesco, they are able to make the BalanceBelt available to patients worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the plans for the future? <\/strong><br \/>\nWe are working with ENT doctors in 18 different countries to find out whether the BalanceBelt can help their patients too. And we are organizing a large double-blind patient study in Denmark and The Netherlands, to find out if the BalanceBelt can also help patients suffering from other types of balance disorders.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a long road, but it\u2019s been worth it to see the joy on my patients\u2019 faces when they start regaining their confidence moving around. Hopefully, we can do the same for patients in other countries now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Many thanks for taking the time to talk to us! <\/strong><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Originally a biophysicist, Prof. Kingma has been studying and treating balance disorders since he joined the Vestibular Clinic of Maastricht University in 1983. 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