Development of a physiotherapeutic exercise device for rehabilitation

One method of rehabilitation includes the gradual increase of resistance-type exercise for the fingers and hands. Hand exercisers are well known devices for use in this purpose. Three conceptual designs were generated after conducting a critical analysis on the existing products available in the mar...

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Main Author: Wong, Kum Soon.
Other Authors: Zhong, Zhaowei
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5385
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary:One method of rehabilitation includes the gradual increase of resistance-type exercise for the fingers and hands. Hand exercisers are well known devices for use in this purpose. Three conceptual designs were generated after conducting a critical analysis on the existing products available in the market. Biomechanics and Anthropometry are two aspects of human factor considered before finalizing the proposed design. Due to the cost constraint, a single-plunger resistive hand exerciser was proposed to improve the strength and flexibility of the fingers and hand.