{"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\/nl\/an-interview-with-prof-dr-kingma-the-man-behind-the-balancebelt\/","title":{"rendered":"Een interview met Prof. Dr. Kingma, de man achter de BalanceBelt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a3274f57b163\"  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>Prof. Kingma, van oorsprong biofysicus, bestudeert en behandelt evenwichtsstoornissen sinds hij in 1983 begon bij de Vestibulaire Kliniek van de Universiteit Maastricht. In 2002 besloot hij, gefrustreerd door het gebrek aan behandelingsmogelijkheden voor zijn pati\u00ebnten, zelf een draagbaar voor evenwichtsstoornissen te ontwikkelen. Bijna 18 jaar later is de BalanceBelt gelanceerd en wereldwijd beschikbaar voor pati\u00ebnten met evenwichtsstoornissen. We spraken met hem tijdens een videogesprek.<\/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>Welkom, Prof. Kingma. Het moet een drukke en spannende tijd voor u zijn. <\/strong>Ja, na zoveel jaren van testen en ontwikkelen is de BalanceBelt eindelijk klaar voor dagelijks gebruik en productie op schaal. Ik kan je niet vertellen hoe blij ik ben dat meer evenwichtsstoornis pati\u00ebnten nu de positieve effecten van de BalanceBelt kunnen ervaren.<\/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_6a3274f57c8d3\"  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>Waarom ben je begonnen met het ontwikkelen van de BalanceBelt? <\/strong><br \/>\nIn mijn tijd als clinicus bij de Vestibulaire Kliniek van de Universiteit Maastricht zag ik veel pati\u00ebnten met evenwichtsstoornissen hun plezier in het leven verliezen. Dit gold vooral voor pati\u00ebnten met Bilateraal Vestibulair Verlies (BVL). Pati\u00ebnten met deze aandoening hebben evenwichtsorganen die niet of zeer slecht functioneren, waardoor ze zich voortdurend instabiel voelen, alsof ze op het punt staan te vallen. Dit beperkt uiteraard hun vermogen om zelfstandig te lopen en te bewegen.<\/p>\n<p>De behandelmogelijkheden voor deze pati\u00ebnten waren zeer beperkt, dus begon ik zelf onderzoek te doen naar mogelijke oplossingen. Ik denk dat het hielp dat ik zo'n brede achtergrond had: mijn contact met pati\u00ebnten hielp me te begrijpen wat ze echt nodig hadden, terwijl mijn technische achtergrond me de specialistische kennis en contacten gaf om de wearable daadwerkelijk te ontwikkelen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>En wat bracht je op het idee om haptische feedback te gebruiken om deze pati\u00ebnten te helpen? <\/strong><br \/>\nEr was al een behandelingsoptie beschikbaar die haptische feedback gebruikt ter ondersteuning van fysiotherapie voor evenwichtsstoornispati\u00ebnten. Maar het probleem met fysiotherapie in deze gevallen is dat de evenwichtsorganen niet echt getraind kunnen worden. De therapie helpt om spierkracht op te bouwen en angst te verminderen, maar is niet erg effectief in het helpen van pati\u00ebnten in hun dagelijks leven. In dat opzicht is het een beetje als een gehoorapparaat, dat ook niet effectief is tenzij de pati\u00ebnt het draagt.<\/p>\n<p>Daarom wilde ik een ambulante behandeloptie ontwikkelen, zodat pati\u00ebnten kunnen profiteren van de biofeedback terwijl ze hun dagelijkse leven leiden. Dit zou hen enorm helpen om zich onafhankelijk en zelfverzekerd te bewegen en zou een enorme impact hebben op hun levenskwaliteit.<\/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>Hoe werkt de BalanceBelt? <\/strong><br \/>\nDe BalanceBelt bevat een aantal kleine trilmotoren (tactors) en een versnellingsmeter. De versnellingsmeter detecteert de richting waarin de drager leunt en de tactors geven vibrerende feedback om de drager te waarschuwen over hun lichaamspositie. Deze feedback wordt onbewust ge\u00efnterpreteerd en helpt de drager om zijn houding te corrigeren en zo zijn balans te verbeteren.<\/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>Hoe werkt de BalanceBelt? <\/strong><br \/>\nDe BalanceBelt bevat een aantal kleine trilmotoren (tactors) en een versnellingsmeter. De versnellingsmeter detecteert de richting waarin de drager leunt en de tactors geven vibrerende feedback om de drager te waarschuwen over hun lichaamspositie. Deze feedback wordt onbewust ge\u00efnterpreteerd en helpt de drager om zijn houding te corrigeren en zo zijn balans te verbeteren.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wat waren de belangrijkste obstakels bij de ontwikkeling van de riem? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De eerste versies van de wearable werden ontwikkeld in samenwerking met de Universiteit Maastricht en Maastrichtse instrumenten. Het positieve effect op de mobiliteit en kwaliteit van leven van pati\u00ebnten was duidelijk, maar deze vroege versies waren nog steeds ongelooflijk duur om te produceren en nogal omvangrijk. Het was ook moeilijk om de beste manier te vinden om de haptische feedback toe te passen, welke patronen te gebruiken, hoe het effectief te maken zonder irriterend te zijn, waar het toe te passen, enz.<\/p>\n<p>We hebben lang geworsteld om het ontwerp te verbeteren. Voor mij was het belangrijk dat de band betaalbaar was en comfortabel om de hele dag te dragen. Ik wilde niet dat een hoge prijs een barri\u00e8re zou zijn voor pati\u00ebnten om te profiteren van de BalanceBelt. En ik wist dat therapietrouw eronder zou lijden als de band zwaar en volumineus zou zijn: ongeacht hoe nuttig de haptische feedback is, is comfort een belangrijk punt omdat het apparaat de hele dag gedragen moet worden. Een lage therapietrouw, waarbij pati\u00ebnten moeite hebben om een behandeling vol te houden, is een wijdverbreid probleem in elk medisch vakgebied; in sommige gevallen kan het zelfs dalen tot 50%. Ik wilde dit koste wat het kost voorkomen.<\/p>\n<p>De ontwikkeling kwam pas echt in een stroomversnelling toen we in 2018 Elitac Wearables uitnodigden voor het project. Zij pasten hun expertise in haptische feedback en wearables-ontwikkeling toe en maakten de riem veel betaalbaarder, lichter en comfortabeler om te dragen. En door hun samenwerking met distributiepartner Salesco kunnen ze de BalanceBelt wereldwijd beschikbaar maken voor pati\u00ebnten.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wat zijn de plannen voor de toekomst? <\/strong><br \/>\nWe werken samen met KNO artsen in 18 verschillende landen om uit te vinden of de BalanceBelt ook hun pati\u00ebnten kan helpen. En we organiseren een groot dubbelblind pati\u00ebntenonderzoek in Denemarken en Nederland, om uit te vinden of de BalanceBelt ook pati\u00ebnten kan helpen die lijden aan andere soorten evenwichtsstoornissen.<\/p>\n<p>Het is een lange weg geweest, maar het is de moeite waard om de blijdschap op de gezichten van mijn pati\u00ebnten te zien als ze weer zelfvertrouwen krijgen. Hopelijk kunnen we nu hetzelfde doen voor pati\u00ebnten in andere landen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bedankt dat je de tijd hebt genomen om met ons te praten! <\/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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prof. Kingma, van oorsprong biofysicus, bestudeert en behandelt evenwichtsstoornissen sinds hij in 1983 begon bij de Vestibulaire Kliniek van de Universiteit Maastricht. 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