Fashion design and life experience: Reduced mobility in ageing

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is multiple and rheumatic disease is by far the most common. It is a degenerative disease that nature involves the entire joint: the cartilage wears away and the bone that grows and becomes denser. Of all the pathologies that affect individuals from forty years of life osteoarthritis is undoubtedly the most common and it is estimated to occur in about 90% of the adult population. Osteoarthritis is a functionally disabling disease especially in daily activities that require greater range of motion of the members. The aim of this research enfold inclusive design of clothing and ergonomics, the impact of extrinsic factors that may contribute to the increase in garment comfort for individuals with specific diseases and can identify critical values such as pressure in different anatomical sites at risk, assess the impact of textile contact surface, patient modes easily use the proposed clothing, even when it reveals low capacity for mobility. This research aims to develop and application of appropriate clothing solutions to the specific needs of elderly or patients with osteoarthritis.