CURRENT PRODUCTS TO ASSIST IN SELF-DRESSING
We were not able to find any commercial devices designed to help people with arthrogryposis self-dress.
However, we did find several videos showing several home solutions and another device developed by
students for a similar design project. We were unable to find further information regarding this device.
Despite the lack of commercial devices made specifically for people with arthrogryposis, there are many
commercial solutions on the market for people with arthritis or limited mobility.
Our client provided us with the link to a video of a boy with arthrogryposis using a dressing tree to put
on and take off a shirt (see Video 2) that inspired this project and informed us that she has been trying to
recreate and modify the technique shown to suit our user. Our client has had some success with user in
simulating the hooks from the video, however the technique the boy uses is not applicable to our user as she
is not ambulatory (see Figure 21).
Figure 21: Dressing tree in use
Video 2: Dressing tree in use
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