HAND REHABILITATION DEVICE

Abstract

The aim of this project was to make a hand rehabilitation device which could be used by physiotherapists for quick recovery of patients suffering from hand impairment after a stroke. Approximately 400 people in a population of 100,000 have a stroke each year in United States and the numbers are even greater in Pakistan. After the stroke patients different body parts get affected and are unable to perform in daily life activities. Such a machine could make their therapy easy and make recovery faster, giving them a better control over their hand. After the intense study, requirements were established and the necessary data about the forces required and the dimensions of hand was collected from research papers. Several design options were created and evaluated, and the most economical and effective design was selected to achieve the desire task. During the design finalization the availability of products in market was kept in mind. The required material was procured from the markets of Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi using online stores, majorly for electronic components.