Kitchen Appliance Designed To Help Arthritis Patients

An Australian student has designed a new model of kitchen appliances that will be easy on patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Cooking tasks can be both difficult and dangerous for them. The new assistive technology invented by a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) student offers a safe way for people to lift cookware, relying on the strength of their forearms.

RA is a chronic disease affecting one percent of the population - about 500,000 Australians. It involves inflammation of the joints, which can lead to stiffness, swelling and sometimes disablement in the hands.

Mr Hsu, who grew up in Taiwan, began his masters in lighting engineering at QUT in February, and hopes to work on environmentally friendly products in the future.



Source: Medindia