hANDi hand orthose

thingiverse

Human Design Experience History We brought home our son from Shanghai this past spring. He's diagnosed with mild Spastic Cerebral palsy which makes his left side not work perfectly due to muscle tension all the time causing his left hand to be bent and he needs stretching multiple times a day. We had an idea for something like this hand a while back, but didn't have experience with 3D design software until I stumbled upon that challenge and it got me motivated again after getting help from a friend sending me some information. Learning took time but eventually got proficient enough to get my designs printed out and test them only to sometimes end up redoing the same thing because results varied. I've managed to develop an item now though :). The design was part of a challenge so this is my contribution for Thingiverse #AssistiveTech Challenge and I can use it as stretch equipment or even more by just pulling upwards at "overhand plate" for finger exercises one-handed. A huge plus that we never could have predicted came with him being able to now hold his hand up in the air after initially only designing it to help his muscle rehabilitation with all this spring tension but because the other part has the functionality of allowing kids to draw. And if drawing doesn't work for your child then you should know there are plenty alternatives! We actually see a difference just by looking at his arm movements every day. That was a pleasant surprise and amazing for parents to experience firsthand. One main thing I want everyone reading this article or any form you're viewing this on is the hand i designed helps people like him out there with cerebral palsy too not only limited usage as stretching aids. For others maybe even helping their muscle skills while also trying to make sure my own kids can still learn how best suit them because that’s part of what motivates parents. Here are some print settings that worked for me when printing these files: Rafts :Yes Supports :Yes Resolution:Medium And High Infill:50% Notes:You will need some support material on your first layer since this was printed upright however; second layer did have slight problem so just try turning thing around so that top layer prints downward