12th March 2020
A 23-year-old client of small stature with Autism and profound mental health problems requires 24-hour care and lives in a residential home. He uses a trampoline for recreational purposes but was having difficulty getting on and off it even with assistance, though the client can self-transfer and is able to crawl and shuffle.
15th April 2014
The client has rheumatoid arthritis resulting in poor upper limb power, reduced range of movement and very limited dexterity and grip. Her mobility is slow and unsteady. Removing items from the oven is problematic and potentially dangerous. She requires a small, stable but easily moveable table whose upper surface is the same height as the oven shelf.
A small wheeled table, which can be hooked onto the oven shelf to stop movement when transferring her dish, was manufactured. The inclusion of a Formica top with a small lip on three sides ensures durability and safety.
The client can now remove items from the oven safely.
12th April 2014
The client, who works from home, has a spinal injury which requires him to lay flat on his back for two or three hours a day. He needs to use his laptop computer whilst in the prone position.
A device was made with a mild steel base and vertical support. The top swivelling on the vertical support to give access to the bed. Adjustments can be made to the height, the angle of laptop support and the sideways movement.
The client is now able to make profitable use of the hours he is obliged to spend in the prone position.
10th April 2014
The client has had a stroke leaving him with the use of the left hand and leg only. He is an engineer and model maker and wished to continue to manufacture parts for his table top railway.
A small vice was purchased and reworked to make it very free in use. The leadscrew “collar” was freed to enable the moving jaw to slide independent of the leadscrew when opening. The moving jaw was then attached to a long lever hinged at floor level. In operation the client opens the vice to just wider than the workpiece, then positioning the work with his “good” hand he lightly closes/clamps the work by pressing on the long lever with his knee. He then tightens the vice with the now free hand.
The client has regained a level of independence and is now engaged in expanding his railway layout with a high degree of satisfaction and dexterity.
12th March 2014
The young lady has arthrogryposis which severely limits her ability to use her hands and legs. For a course in photography, she needed to operate a complex film camera using her mouth and extremely limited left hand movement.
The camera was mounted on a ball joint and counterbalanced with a pendulum weight. Levers with mouth grips set the tension or lock the ball joint, to manoeuvre the camera through pan and tilt and provide zoom control.
A remote control was modified to operate by a lever, via a duplex cam, giving self-centring, forward for focus and back to take the picture. The system packs away in a carrying box.
The client could enrol for her course, being able to use the required film camera and to control the framing of shot, focus, zoom, aperture and speed and shutter firing.
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