Disabilities of the Arm,Shoulder, and Hand

Introduction Currently, various instruments are used to measure the use of upper limb function (eg DASH instrument [arms, shoulders and hand disorders]). Some of these instruments are versatile and others are conditional. The most widely used instrument is a physical disability (DASH) questionnaire for the arm, shoulders and hands created and presented by the American Orthopedic Society. According to Gummesson, Atroshi & Ekdahl (2003), instruments are self-managing and are used to measure the condition and symptoms of the upper limbs.

Another name is "Factor Analysis for Daw: Portuguese / Brazilian Edition for Arm, Shoulder, and Hand", Cheng, Sampaio, Mancini, Fonseca and Cotta (2008) also focus on upper limb disorders I will. DASH has been used in the real world and has been converted to other languages ​​to enhance shared research (Cheng et al., 2008). The purpose of this study was "to translate the psychometric properties of the DASH in Portuguese and to investigate the verified version (construction and identification effect)" (Cheng et al., 2008, p. 1901). This is the first performance of DASH in Brazil.

JACO is an auxiliary robot arm with three fingers to enable people with disabilities to perform many activities of daily life independently. The arm is designed to perform many tasks in everyday life, such as drinking water from glass, eating hot meals, opening doors, pushing buttons (such as elevators), picking up items. Fleximug is designed for wheelchair users who offer hands-free drinking and are suffering from quadriplegia caused by multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke and spinal cord injury, and support of daily activities. The aim is to provide independence to wheelchair users who rely on carers and their families with meals and water. Fleximug's patented vent is easy to use, allows you to move your head freely to one side, and is suitable for people with good lip control and suction.