Patients receiving treatment at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke are benefiting from an interactive sensory projection system funded by UHNM Charity.
The omiVista Mobii system projects interactive games, activities, and moving imagery onto floors and tables, encouraging patients to interact through movement using their hands and feet.
The system is being used on the Children’s Oncology Unit, where some treatments can affect mobility and cause painful movement difficulties for children undergoing cancer treatment.
Julie Eaton, Children’s Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist at Staffordshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Stoke, explained:
“Some of our treatment affects the tendons in patient’s legs and can lead to painful mobility issues. Patients can lose the ability to walk and can even become bedridden.
However, we’re now seeing massive improvements in the mobility of patients who use the projector. The range of games and activities not only stimulate and entertain patients, but encourage them to exercise and move from crawling, to walking to jumping.”
One of the patients benefiting from the equipment is three-year-old Wyatt Forster, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in July 2022.
Wyatt’s mum, Rhiannon, shared the impact the system has had during his treatment:
“When Wyatt was first diagnosed he was bedridden for months and months and lost the ability to walk. All the muscles in his legs had gone.
But thanks to this projector we’ve got him back walking again. At first he could only crawl, but his mobility improved a lot and he was soon walking with a frame, then unaided.”
The interactive projection system supports movement, engagement, and play within healthcare environments, helping to create positive experiences for children during treatment and recovery.
We’re incredibly proud to see OMi technology supporting children, families, and healthcare teams in such meaningful ways.
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