Homemade walking aid tackles Multiple Sclerosis
A scientist whose wife has multiple sclerosis has developed a walking aid that has been shortlisted for an award.
Ken Armitage and wife Anne were trying to reach a pub on Dartmoor in time for a cream tea.
Mr Armitage improvised using his rucksack and a bungee strap, and the couple made it in time for tea.
Mr Armitage is a geo-physicist and spends his time inventing things, though not usually disability-related products.
"Our need was to get to a pub that was serving the best cream teas on Dartmoor," Anne Armitage told the BBC News website.
"My husband had this wonderful idea - he took off his rucksack, put a bungee on my foot and I covered the last two kilometres and got there in time for tea."
The Armitages - together with a partner, Andrew Wynd - have formed a company to market the MuSmate to the public.
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4 Comments:
That is very cool. It looks like something I used to play with when I was a kid. I used to get a jump rope and put in on my foot and try and lift my foot up as I walked.
I truly hope it helps...well, actually I truly hope there's a cure in the new future. But until then, this seems awesome.
:)
ooops I mean "near" future. ;)
I hope it works well. The idea is a decent one. Bit pricey though. :o/
what a great idea! folks with ms need all the help they can get.
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