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Quench2Go: A Hydration System for Power Wheelchair Users (University of...

Jaime Arredondo, Steven Kowalski, Noha Halawani, Rui Min Chia Individuals with reduced dexterity and motor coordination of the upper extremities often display poor eye hand coordination, increasing the...

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Soft Robotic Back Orthosis for Patients with Lower Back Pain(Arizona State...

Deven Sanat Govin, Luis Anthony Saenz, Laura Snyder, Panagiotis Polygerinos  Low back pain is a disorder which affects almost 80% of the American population at some time during their lifespan....

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Biofeedback Walker Handle: Weight Distribution Monitoring System for Patients...

Karan Subhash Bhutada, Matthew Dickens, Pham Huy Nguyan, Ameya Wadekar, Shannon Jameson, Panagiotis Polygerinos  Patients, such as those with Parkinson’s disease, have trouble detecting how much of...

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VeelCAst: A shoulder assist device for wheelchair users (Arizona State...

Saivimal Sridar, Amogh Gadagi, Ripujit Gindam, Vishwarath Taduru Shoulder pain is a common symptom in wheelchair bound patients due to repetitive push strokes applied to the wheel. Studies have...

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Strider Hip Flexion Assist Device (The University of Texas at Dallas)

Ross Neuman, Adrian Alegre, Olufunto Faweya, Minh Nguyen, Matthew Pelto, Michael Theisen The aim of the Strider Hip Flexion Assist Device (HFAD) project is to create a wearable, low-profile orthotic...

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SplintPal: A Monitor for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Splints (Johns Hopkins...

Sofia E. Espinosa, Sapna Kumar and Tony Sheng Wrist splints (orthoses) are commonly used in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). However, very little is known about the effectiveness splint...

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AIDIR: A method to assist muscular rehabilitation (McGill University)

James Skoric, Shicheng Xu, Leotard Niyonkuru, Megan Akhras Physiotherapy outpatient recovery time is hindered by the improper performance of treatment-specific exercises. Recent studies at McGill show...

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Music to Movement: An assistive music therapy device (University of British...

May Liang, Aria Rezapour Common treatment for patients who experience mobility problems is to go through rehabilitation programs aimed at helping them regain the highest level of mobility possible. The...

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Hippopeutic: A horse simulator for hippotherapy (Rice University)

Gary Woods, Linus Shih, Leah Chong, Chandler Burke, George Zhu, Sihan Zeng, Paul Byrnes Hippotherapy is the use of horseback riding to improve the coordination, balance, and core strength of patients...

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High-Powered Two Degree of Freedom Prosthetic Leg (Virginia Tech)

Thomas Schluszas, Brandyn Greczek, James Caputo, Emma Moore, Tehran Brown, Jordan Evans, Jesse DeWerth, Joshua Korsness, Logan Nelson, Peter Lee, Ty Morris, and Nicholas Vezina On average, people with...

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