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Sliding Forearm Rest for Parallel Bars: Suggestion from the Field

Ms. Posey is Senior Therapist, Arthritis Amputee Fracture Service, Physical Therapy Department, Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS 39216 (USA).
Dr. Pearce was a biomedical engineer, Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS, when this article was written. He is currently with Farm Management Systems of Mississippi, Inc, McComb, MS 39643.

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PROBLEM

Forearm trough canes or platform crutches have been advocated for patients with rheumatoid arthritis because they protect the joints of the hands and wrists.¹ Parallel bars are standard physical therapy equipment used for teaching gait patterns when assistance for support and balance is needed.² Using the parallel bars is difficult, however, for patients with limited or nonfunctional handgrip. This problem prompted the development of the sliding forearm rest attachment for the parallel bars, and the rationale for the forearm trough canes was the basis of its design.

SLIDING FOREARM REST

Construction

The sliding forearm rest consists of a pair of forearm troughs* attached to a U-shaped frame. The frame is supported by four trolleys that ride on the parallel bars. The device can be fabricated by a machine shop from readily obtainable materials (Fig. 1)....

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