3D PRINTED PHYSIOTHERAPY AID FOR REHABILITATION OF FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS MUSCLE

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Our project is engineered to assist patients who experience partial mobility loss in their hands due to strokes, accidents, or conditions such as hypermobility. The hand exercises our project will provide are specifically designed to engage muscles in the forearm and wrist. Key target muscles include the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis muscle, which governs hand grip strength, and the Abductor Pollicis Brevis Muscle, responsible for abduction and circular motion of the hand as well as its contraction. Our objective is to develop a product that fortifies the patient's hand muscles, ultimately rehabilitating their hand functionality. We aim for a design that is both simple and effective, while visually appealing. Our material selection focused on PLA, the softer variant, rather than the stiffer one.