In order to better understand the problem and provide better tools to deal with it, Michael Blazer created a 3D model of his wife’s cranium and tumour and uploaded it to Sketchfab, to share it to neurosurgeons from all over the US. One replied positively, willing to help them with their problem. Blazer 3D-printed life-sized models of the cranium and tumour, and sent them the doctor conducting the surgery.
The surgery went well and the 3D model ended up being a very important tool in the whole process, with Pamela having the tumor removed in 2014.

For her treatment, she needed a leg brace. As a result, she saw herself having to wear uncomfortable velcro underwear. To solve the problem, she created her "snap-on" underwear. They are in everything similar to regular underwear, with an innovative feature: they snap along the sides, making it easy for anyone in a similar situation to hers.

Adapted from: http://huff.to/2id9f1U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zP_L_4SKzo

Kylie created this product after having some discomfort she found discomfort when walking around with the necessary IV pole.

“I remember tripping over all the wires, getting tangled up and having to drag this big thing around”, the inventor explained.

She was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare bone and soft tissue cancer, when she was eight years old.

In order to solve the problem of walking with all the wires, which was also scary for her, she created an IV backpack specially designed to accommodate a pump for chemotherapy or transfusions.

Care Monster is a mobile app that allows families and caregivers to be more in touch and to better communicate. It was created by Mike Eidsaune, who realized out of personal experience that caregiving could benefit from better planning among those involved. With this app, families are better able to, for instance, coordinate visits to their older relatives. The idea participated in the Harvard Business School Health Acceleration Challenge.

Adapted from: http://caremonster.crushpath.me/info/spots/4.

One key problem was her difficulty to sleep at night, which could not be curbed by back braces available in the market, for those were designed to be used during daytime. She thus developed a solution for her own problem: the Nighttime Back Brace. Being a student of business administration focusing in healthcare innovation, she built a company around the product and participated in the Harvard Business School Health Acceleration Challenge.

More info: http://www.curepedic.com/

This innovation was thought of primarily for deadbolt handles, which are sometimes challenging for people with arthritis. It is a simple device made of a piece of wood, a piggy bank cap, and a small metal rod. In order to make it, you just need to use hot glue to attach the bank cap to the piece of wood and, then, make a small drill on the other end of the piece to attach the metal rod. This is a cheap, easy to make option for those who have trouble in opening or closing doors with small handles. Check the pictures, which can help you in the process.

Zippers, be they in trousers or dressers, are quite often problematic for people with arthritis and related conditions. They may be too small or difficult to pull. This innovation was shared online aiming at providing a simple, cheap solution for the problem.

Janw wanted to make something for the health contest, but he had no clue where to start until his girlfriend got ill and noticed him how easily she forgot to take her prescripted medication.

Since a lot of people, especially elderly people, take a lot medication on a daily basis to stay as healthy as possible he decided to make a machine that automatically gives the right pills at the right moment and also sounds an alarm so that the person who needs those pills knows it's time for his or her medication.

Vincent decided to make a modified Wii Remote controller working as a mouse computer when he saw one of his aunts using the computer mouse with her hands. Due to an illness her hands shake a lot.

The device is controlled through tongue motions. It’s like a helmet that you put in your head, then you insert a bubble tap keychain in your mouth. That will work like a computer mouse. From here you are able to surf the internet and, with some practice, you might as well be able to make some drawing on the windows paint app for example!

mole1's husband needed to wear crutches for the first time, but he complained a lot of sore elbows from hitting the back of the crutches.
To help her husband, mole1 wrapped the crutches with some pipe insulation. Using pipe insulation over the aluminum tubing protect the elbows and provides very comfortable padding on the hand grip.

See how it's done here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Padding-Crutches/

In the last few years, due to aging, no doubt, foot pain has become a problem. Lonnie believes the condition is plantar fasciitis as well as some minor arthritis pain. Whatever the condition, he decided to try and alleviate the pain without drugs and or store bought orthotics.

Since they didn't work out, he came up with the idea of making arch supports and insoles out of available materials, hence these instructables, so you could easily gather some materials, and create your own arch supports, saving money!

Buck Weimer's wife suffers from Crohn's disease, which led her to have high flatulence. The situation was uncomfortable to both, namely at night when they slept together.

One day, after a Thanksgiving dinner, Buck started thinking that he needed to do something, and, after years of research, he perfected and patented the design for Under-Ease.

To curb the bad odours, Buck created a special sort of underwear that contains a filter which curbs the smells and makes their life easier.

She began exploring ways to live life more fully, creating tools to help her walk further, ski faster and climb higher. Drawing on her personal experiences has given Sarah the unique insight to create the products and accessories that help others on their journey to reclaim their independence.

Jeff presented his idea in the TV Show Dragon’s Den. He wanted to make a multi-adjustable and moldable wheelchair so he created "ICON Wheelchairs", and founded his company, which is managed by Christian Bagg and Rick Hayden (both of them also injured) and himself.

“We have designed an active wheelchair that changes with you rather than forces your body to change according to the chairs fixed limitation” - said the 13 times Paralympics medal winner and co-designer at ICON.

He got a key chain ring and put it in the zipper. When it was pulled to the top, he would put the ring around the jeans button. Problem solved.

He shared his idea at Instructables http://www.instructables.com/id/ZIPPER-LOCK-Arthritic-Zipper-Assistant/

He teamed-up with members of Free Art and Technology, OpenFrameworks, the Graffiti Research Lab, and The Ebeling Group communities to create a device that would allow anyone in a similar situation to draw through eye-motion.

"Art is a tool of empowerment and social change, and I consider myself blessed to be able to create and use my work to promote health reform, bring awareness about ALS and help others", Tempt said.

When he fractured his right arm, he realized that handling a SLR camera with a plastered arm wouldn't be possible: the grip is on the right handside and so is the shutter release button. After six weeks, when the plaster came off, his hand and arm was now too weak to handle the camera.

This has inspired him to develop an idea that he had during his period of discomfort. The idea is simple: a device transfers the weight of the camera to your chest. This makes the handling of the camera very light and very stable. All you need is some PVC tubing and a special hinge.

While in occupational therapy, the therapists used an one-leg stool to help him with his self regulation. It helped him with his focus since he used to spend most of the time fidgeting while doing homework.

This is a simple trick that made his boy focus despite his Autism!

Adapted from: http://www.instructables.com/id/One-Leg-Therapy-Stool-Autism/