Parallel Bar Platform Advisor: Dr. Robert Couch Team 3 Members: Valerie Futral Becky Schmid Pete Tandy
Background Parallel bars are ambulatory rehabilitation devices stroke spinal injuries Often the patient can still bear weight on the wrists and use the bars for balance
Problem Possible Solution What if the patient cannot bear weight on his wrists? Possible Solution Platform for forearm weight-bearing
What has been done before? Unable to find comparable work Student group at Stanford created this device to assist rehab patients unable to weight bear
Current Status Equipment obtained Walker platform
Future Work Brainstorm design ideas Obtain some sort of rolling/sliding mechanism Explore safety features