medical assisitve design
AllSet: Fashionable & Supportive Wearable
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AllSet is a jacket designed for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease. This training wearable promotes the formation of new neural pathways for routine movements, in order to facilitate energy conservation. Symptoms of the disease are most often triggered or worsened by fatigue and stress, so reducing these factors makes daily activities easier. The jacket functions as a passive reminder system, promoting certain motions over others. For example, when swiping an access card, it is easier for someone with a limited range of motion to do so with his or her arm extended; however, the natural motion for swiping a card involves bending the elbow, which causes more strain on the arm muscles.
Leaps & Bounds
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Inspiring confidence in children through movement & play, this pediatric physiotherapy kit provides families with a way to bring the benefits of phsyiotherapy into their day to day lives.
