Redesign of Foot Rehabilitation Products-Correction of Thumb Valgus and the Comfort and Hygiene of Wearable Assistive Technology

The foot is one of the organs that people use almost every day of their lives, and every human foot may suffer from some minor deformity. This project analyses one of the most common deformities of the foot, the bunion, and analyses the different occupations and lifestyle habits of different patients with this deformity and improves the existing rehabilitative corrective devices. In addition, the project investigated the comfort of the user with the wearable assistive technology. By analysing the sweaty areas of the foot, I used sweat sensing devices to control the ventilation system of the product and investigated different porous structures of the generative design as the foot support material to solve the problems of stuffiness and lack of ease of cleaning when wearing the wearable assistive technology for a long period of time, which brought the users a breathable and more hygienic wearing environment.