An arm brace that helps people to empathize with the symptoms of ALS. Using movable material made a device that refrained elbow joint mobility; with the use of paracord and surgical tubing, the arm brace shuts down the left arm which mimics the deterioration of the  upper motor nerve cells.

ALS is a disease that over time has become more and more common; with it being common doctors and scientists have not been able to figure out how to find a cure. ALS is a disease that over time, whether it is in a matter of months or years, deteriorates the nerve cells and motor neurons in the body. It is a very complex disease and through creating brackets that have been 3D printed along with the use of paracord and surgical tubing, this arm brace is able to mimic a stage of the disease by refraining movement of the arm. This project brings light to some of what people with ALS goes through, though it is only refraining the arm it can help people better understand what those with the disease go through.

We created this arm brace through many different drawings and models. Through these different models we have been able to create what we believe depicts the symptoms of ALS in a way that none of our other models would have been able to depict.  This model hopefully will be able to bring light to what people with ALS go through; even if it’s only for a short amount of time. The arm brace uses different materials such as, surgical tubing and felt that, normally would not be thought of as materials to use but we have been able to use them.