it just occured to me that i would also love to generate a list of things that *need* to be made! what comes to mind right now, for personal reasons, are SLINGS! i have had to be in an arm sling off and on for the last five years or so... and always end up tearing the things off. there have been times -- after a major shoulder surgery like a shoulder replacement -- when i could not tolerate the sling because of crps. the straps are awful, too tight, with too many "edges" -- if you know what i mean! there needs to be a modified, allodynia-aware design.

so if anyone out there is looking to make a better mousetrap, start with slings!

in the end, i always rigged something up from a bathrobe tie, or a soft scarf -- but as easy as those were on me, they were also not exactly what my orthopedic surgeon had in mind...