DEVELOPMENT OF THEMOELEKTRIC COOLING FOOTWEAR DESIGN TO REDUCE GOUT ARTHRITIS ATTACK PAIN.

• Main Author: An-nadzari Sinan, Am'r
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Seni tekstil
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/37440
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

WHO records Arthritis or joint disorders in Indonesia reaching 81% of the population, only 24% go to the doctor, while 71% tend to consume pain relievers. This figure places Indonesia as the highest sufferer of arthritis disorders at the Asian level. And one of the most common types of arthritis is Gout Arthritis especially in Indonesia. Gout is a type of arthritis that is caused by accumulation of thepurine metabolism residue in the body, especially in the feet bodypart. This gout can strike at any time and the pattern is quite random and the one that most distinguishes gout from other arthritis is that gout attacks the patient suddenly and can stop the patient's activity and mobility. Meanwhile non-drug alternative medicine that is effective enough to relieve gout pain gradually is with cold therapy. But when the sufferer is in the outdoor it is difficult for sufferers to get the cold / ice therapy, so the authors propose shoes that can release temperature for cold therapy with thermoelectric technology so that patients can do cold therapy without having to use ice or ice pack first in when they have activity on the outdoor.