There is no readily available device that can help Elsa do this task by herself; a device has to be
catered specifically to her condition and abilities.
There have been past attempts to help individual people with arthrogryposis put on and take off
their shirt. One attempt is shown in Figure 3, the following video:
Figure 3: Dressing tree demonstration
Source: “Arthrogryposis self dressing!”
Design: Shirt Horn
The Shirt Horn is a device that is meant to hang off the back of a door, with hooks that go over
the top of the door. It consists of three main elements: the claws, the pulley system and the door
assembly. Figure 4 shows the mounted Shirt Horn in use.
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