靴下履き用自助具"ソックスリッパ"の開発

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Higashi, one of the authors, was involved in a serious motorcycle accident, and suffered from vertebral damage, Oct. 2001. He returned to college life by wheelchair after 7 months rehabilitation program in hospital. This paper is concerned with the practical report on development of self-help device for putting socks on by Higashi. Activity of putting socks on has become one of the most difficult works for him in daily life. After a couple of trial productions, a new self-help device which seems to satisfy disabled people's requests was developed. This self-help device has the following advantages. 1) We can put socks on from tiptoe to heel. 2) This device doesn't depend on the size of foot. 3) This device doesn't depend on the kind of socks. 4) We can use it with our sense of independence and play. This new self-help device was named "THE SOCKSLIPPER" by Higashi.
2004-01-30