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AllSet: Fashionable and 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.
plica - a collapsible crutch
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Plica is a collapsible crutch designed to reduce underarm stress associated with axillary crutch use, facilitate portability through collapsibility and personalize the aesthetic of a standard crutch.
Exhibited at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Spring 2009
