Picture this: You're sitting at your piano in the late afternoon light, thinking with sentiment about times you played your favourite songs. The melody you've been longing to play sits in your mind, but your hands won't quite cooperate. 

Your fingers feel stiff, your grip uncertain. 

That guitar in the corner hasn't been touched in months, and your beloved flute remains silent in its case. 

The gap between the passion for music and what your hands can achieve feels impossibly wide.

So the question is, how do you bridge that distance and come back to the passions that you enjoyed not so long ago?

For many people living with upper limb disabilities, muscle spasticity, or reduced hand mobility, this scenario plays out daily. 

The instruments that once brought joy become sources of frustration. 

Too often, the advice might be to "adapt" or "find new hobbies," but everybody should live their life following passions and hobbies that brings them fulfillment.

This is where Madglove Assist steps in.

Not as a cure-all, but as a thoughtful companion designed to help you support your musical (alongside others) passions on your terms. 

Madglove Assist is a daily-use wearable that transforms home rehabilitation into something that fits naturally into your life, including your musical pursuits. 

Rather than replacing your abilities, it works to enhance what you have, stabilizing your wrist, assisting finger opening, and correcting hand position so you can engage with the activities that matter most to you.

 

Supporting Your Musical Journey Every Day

When you're dealing with muscle weakness, spasticity, or loss of movement control, traditional rehabilitation often feels disconnected from real life. 

You might work on grip strength in a clinic, but how does that translate to holding guitar picks, pressing piano keys, or managing the delicate finger work required for flute? 

Madglove Assist takes a different approach by supporting the specific movements and positions your hands need for daily activities, including making music.

The beauty of this device lies in its adaptability to your goals. 

When you're at the piano, the wrist stabilization helps maintain proper hand position while the finger assistance supports the precise movements. 

For guitar players, that same stabilization becomes crucial for fretting, while the finger support helps with both chord formation and picking techniques.                     And flute players benefit from the improved grip stability and finger dexterity that makes covering tone holes and managing the instrument's weight more manageable.

You can wear Madglove Assist during your morning practice session, adjust the support level for different pieces throughout the day, and even keep it on while doing other activities. 

It's designed to move with you, supporting not just your rehabilitation goals but your artistic ones too.

 

Designed with Users in Mind

When creating Madglove Assist, we acknowledged that different daily activities require different types of support, and music demands particular attention to finger independence, pressure sensitivity, and fine motor control.

Our design priorities reflect this understanding:

• Precise finger adjustment - Each finger sleeve can be customized to provide exactly the support you need, whether that's more assistance for your ring finger on guitar frets or lighter support for your pinky during piano passages

• Breathable, lightweight materials - Long practice sessions require comfort, so we've created a device you can wear for hours without distraction

• Natural sensory feedback - The high-quality materials preserve your ability to feel the strings, keys, and instrument surfaces that are crucial for musical expression

• Moment-to-moment adaptability - The adjustment mechanism lets you modify support levels during practice as your hands warm up or fatigue sets in

The goal isn't to make your hands work exactly as they did before, but to give you the stability and support needed to express your musicality in new ways.

Crafted for Real Life Moments

We paid close attention to the specific challenges everybody may face when developing Madglove Assist. 

Working closely with occupational therapists, hand specialists, and users themselves, we learned that it's not just about grip strength or range of motion.

It's about the confidence to pursue daily activities as well as music with ease and independence.

Every detail is meant to support those moments.

The wrist stabilization, the finger assistance and the  adjustability means you can modify your support as you progress, always working toward greater independence while maintaining the ability to create music that moves you.

 

Madglove Assist Accessible Through Your Healthcare Team

One of the biggest barriers to accessing assistive technology is often cost, but Madglove Assist is fully reimbursable through basic Dutch health insurance when ordered by a certified physiotherapist, clinic, or orthotic specialist. 

That means no direct payment from you - your healthcare provider simply needs to make the request based on your rehabilitation and daily living needs.

The process is straightforward: discuss your goals with your physiotherapist or occupational therapist as part of your broader rehabilitation plan.

They can evaluate how Madglove Assist might support both your functional recovery and your specific interests. 

Since the device is designed for home use, it fits perfectly into a comprehensive approach that includes your musical practice alongside other daily activities.

If you're working with a healthcare provider who isn't familiar with Madglove Assist, we're happy to provide information about how the device supports rehabilitation goals and daily function.

Because your musical interests aren't separate from your recovery - they're an integral part of maintaining quality of life and motivation.

Who Can Benefit From Using Madglove Assist

Madglove Assist is ideal for individuals with muscle spasticity who struggle with finger extension during tasks like chord changes or key presses.

It supports people with muscle weakness who find their hands fatiguing quickly during practice sessions. Those experiencing loss of movement control benefit from the stabilization that makes precise finger placement possible again.

This includes stroke survivors working to improve their musical abilities, individuals with cerebral palsy who want to explore new instruments, people with muscular dystrophy maintaining their musical practice, and anyone whose hand function has changed but whose love for music remains constant. 

Ultimately, Madglove Assist is for anyone who believes that physical limitations shouldn't silence their musical voice.

Because we firmly believe that disability is just another aspect of diversity and everybody deserves to follow their passion and live fulfilled life on their own terms. 

Ready to Reconnect with Your Music?

Take the First Step Toward More Freedom and Independence

Talk to your physiotherapist - Discuss how Madglove Assist can support your musical goals alongside your rehabilitation plan

Schedule a consultation - Connect with your healthcare provider to explore reimbursement options through Dutch health insurance

Join our community - Follow our journey and connect with other musicians who've found new ways to make music

Madglove Assist: A daily-use wearable to transform your home rehabilitation lifestyle.