Beskrivelse
The SD&C Senior Suit ® gamma was developed to sensitize the public for the problems of ageing as a special low cost model. This age simulation suit simulates the following effects:
• Højfrekvent hørenedsættelse
• Synsforringelse
• Ændring af farvesyn
• Grænse for perifert syn
• Begrænsning af hovedets bevægelse
• Reduktion af muskelkroppens styrke
• Tab af styrke i armene
• Tab i albuen bevægelighed
• Forringelse af fingerspidsernes følsomhed
• Kontraktur af håndleddet leddene
• Afstivning i knæleddene
• Tab af styrke i benmuskler
The simulation results in combined effects such as impaired coordination, less balance, less overall control, deteriorated grip and handling of objects, uncertainty and communication problems, so that so that everyday tasks like counting money or operating a vending machine directly reveal the typical problems of getting older. Several hundred companies, universities, hospitals and retirement homes, assisted-living centers, government facilities and schools all over Europe have used the age simulation suits from SD&C to educate people on the problems of the elderly.
