1. Parallel Bar Platform Advisor: Dr. Robert Couch Team 3 Members:
Valerie Futral
Becky Schmid
Pete Tandy

2. 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

3. Problem Possible Solution
What if the patient cannot bear weight on his wrists?
Possible Solution
Platform for forearm weight-bearing

4. 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

5. Current Status
Equipment obtained
Walker platform

6. Future Work Brainstorm design ideas
Obtain some sort of rolling/sliding mechanism
Explore safety features