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Designers: Fernando Iglesia, Wade Sidley, Shin Chang Client Coordinator: Margie Muenzer, PT, North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Therapeutic horseback riding is a technique that uses the motion of riding a horse to build strength, and improve trunk tone and muscular endurance as well as balance and posture. […] Designers: Luke Li, Andy Pettit, Xinli Zhang Client Coordinator: Jean Bridges, Lenox Baker Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Lenox Baker Hospital offers Aquatic Physical Therapy (APT) conducted by physical therapists. Physical therapists utilize the buoyancy, viscosity, and hydrostatic pressure of the water to help support […] Designers: Sam Lipman, Nicole Rothfusz, and Kelly Waldman Client Coordinator: Charlotte Hughes, PT, Orange County Schools Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Molly is a middle school student who uses a manual wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury. She has paraplegia at the T-3 level and does not have motor control or […] Designers: Laura Struzyna, Alexandra Sterling, AlessondraSpeidel Client Coordinator: Catherine Alguire, OT, Jen Michalenok, Lisa Stinnett, Durham Public Schools Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION We created a transportable, adjustable display stand for a special needs classroom in a local elementary school. Our clients have a number of different neurological disorders, including Angelman’s Syndrome, […] Designers: Calvin Lee, Joe Hoerner, Morgan Fox Client Coordinator: Meredith Nye, SLP, CCC, Duke University Medical Center Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often develop of speech and voice disorders. Our client, an older woman with PD, experiences these common symptoms as she is prone to gradually lowering […] Designers: Katie Apibunyopas, Seung Yun Lee, David Song Client Coordinator: Fay Tripp, OTR, Lenox Baker Hospital Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Our client, Joshua, is a teenage boy who was diagnosed with a primary brain tumor and experienced a stroke as a result of surgery to remove the tumor. The stroke left […] Designers: Henry Hwang, John Lee, Tamara Louie, Nicholas Ong Client Coordinator: Kimi Dew, Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina (GIENC) Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION The nature facilities at the Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina (GIENC) are used to produce gardening products and to provide pleasant gardening experiences for people with disabilities.. During the […] Designers: Michael Chao, Ian King, Esther Lee, Shengnan Xiang Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION The goal of this project was to create a device that enables employees with disabilities at OE Enterprises, Inc. to safely and reliably apply shrink wrap to vitamin supplement bottles. EasyShrink physically isolates the heat gun from its user using a […] Designers: Min Choo, Olivia Hao He, Arjun Kalyanpur, Audry Kang Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION Children with spina bifida experience partial or complete paralysis of the lower extremities, often requiring an upper extremity powered mobility device in order to travel. In the United States, these devices are either easy to purchase at a local store […] Designers: Brian Bigler, Anita Raheja, Margaret Widmyer, and Matt Davis Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION Our client has difficulty stabilizing herself on her bike due to cancer related treatments and surgeries. The goal of this project is to create a device to provide stability during intervals of starting and stopping throughout a bike ride. The […] |