An innovative Rehabilitation based Gloves for curtailing pain in Arthritis Patients

Nazia Ejaz; Mehwish Faiz; Ansharah Hasib; Inam Ul Ahad; Sohrab Khan; Jalal Shah; Wazir Muhammad

doi:10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_44

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An innovative Rehabilitation based Gloves for curtailing pain in Arthritis Patients

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Nazia Ejaz¹^{, *}, Mehwish Faiz², Ansharah Hasib², Inam Ul Ahad³, Sohrab Khan⁴, Jalal Shah⁴, Wazir Muhammad¹

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar, 89100, Pakistan

²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ziauddin University (FESTM), Karachi, 74200, Pakistan

³School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

⁴Computer System Engineering Department, Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar, 89100, Pakistan

^*Corresponding author. Email: ejaz94@yahoo.com

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Nazia Ejaz

Available Online 24 December 2024.

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Keywords: Arthritis; pain; cost-effective; acupressure; Glove
Abstract: Hand arthritis is a condition that affects the cartilage at the ends of the joints. The consequences of this condition include severe pain, stiffness, and often deformity of the hand. As the condition progresses, stiffness and deformity increase, impeding the ability to perform daily tasks. To address this issue, we have designed a cost-effective glove aimed at alleviating pain in patients by applying pressure to specific acupressure points. The glove features vibrators placed at areas affected by hand arthritis, particularly on LI4 (Hegu), PC8 (Laogong) and SI3 (Houxi) regions, to reduce pain and inflammation. Controlled by an Arduino UNO, the vibrators’ operation timing is regulated. Tested on four arthritis patients, the glove has proven effective in pain reduction, offering a user-friendly solution for rapid pain relief and ease of use.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Key Enabling Technologies (KEYTECH 2024)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date: 24 December 2024
ISBN: 978-94-6463-602-4
ISSN: 2589-4943
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_44 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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