Solutions

Here you will find an archive of many previous REMAP solutions. These may be pieces of bespoke equipment or adaptations that have been made by REMAP volunteers. To find out more about an item, please click view details.

All Solutions

Velcro Shoe Grabber

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Modification of a mechanical grabber to allow velcro shoes to be removed independantly. Completed by Scott Elliot of the Cleveland REMAP panel. View Details

Sleeve rolling device

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This client needed a device to help roll up one sleeve as she only has one usable arm following a stroke. View Details

Coat Maid

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Our client, Cora, is a very determined, independent lady who lives alone and wants to be able to continue to go outdoors for shopping, walking and other exercise which supports her mental well-being. Unfortunately she has such arthritis in both... View Details

Changing table

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A client with learning difficulties needs a table to support him in his home while his carers help him get dressed and bathed. Because of the restricted space available, the usual floor-mounted table would not work. View Details

Device to put on a coat

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Our client suffered from a lack of spinal mobility and has shortened upper arms, so he has difficulty putting a coat on and is unable to get dressed to go out by himself. Some ‘gadget’ was requested to help with... View Details

Telescopic Dressing stick and Hairbrush adaptor

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Our client has a shoulder and upper limb weakness from a progressive long-term condition.  She needs to use a long-handled hairbrush and dressing stick to be independent, e.g. if she wears a cardigan outdoors, the weather improves and she gets... View Details

Coat Dressing Aid

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The client has MND which affects his arms so he has difficulty raising them above waist height. Getting dressed is a problem. He can get into a light coat or cardigan by hanging it on the back of a high-back... View Details

Coat donning aid

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The client needed someone to help him put his jacket as he had difficulty putting his arms into the sleeves View Details

Sock aid for prosthetic limb

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The client needed a device to help him put on the special neoprene sock onto his leg to which the prosthetic limb is attached as he had difficulty reaching down. View Details

One-handed ponytail tie

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The client is a young stroke patient who wished to tie her hair up into a pony tail using just her non-dominant left hand. View Details

Shoe fitting aid

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After a stroke, the client struggles to put on his shoes one-handed, in particular keeping the tongue and Velcro straps open as he slips his foot in. A sloping stand holds the shoe steady and stiff wire brackets hold the... View Details

Folding changing table

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Table in position Table without mattress showing both handrails Table folded up Leg brace The client is a double amputee and requires a stable table to allow his career to fit and remove his sling. A infant’s cot mattress was... View Details

Aid to put on outdoor clothing (cape)

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The clients condition leaves her very weak, and unable to lift her arms. She has a powered wheelchair, with which she is very confident and skilled but is unable to put on an outdoor coat independently. She has an overhead... View Details

Sock aid

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The client struggles generally with dressing, in particular putting on his socks, because he is unable to bend to any degree due to his condition.  The dressing aid supplied by social services required too much bending.  A commercial aid that... View Details

Dressing stick

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  The client required a telescopic dressing stick with a handle suitable for her reduced hand gripping ability. The stainless steel telescopic shaft of an inspection tool formed the main body. An aluminium handle was formed to match the shape... View Details

Telescopic shoe buckle fastening device

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The client needed a device to help fastening her shoe buckle without bending, which she could collapse and carry in her handbag. A telescopic pointing device (used in presentations etc) was modified by fitting a hook. The shoe buckles were... View Details

Clothing aid

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The gentleman has a spinal injury and is unable to put on his shirt or jacket without assistance. A spring-loaded post was constructed to hold his clothes at a height at which he could put his arms into them and... View Details

Device to assist putting on velcro shoes

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A lady with severe arthritis and with practically no movement in her hip joints, had great difficulty placing on her shoes and fastening the velcro. An available long-handled tool (a 'helping hand') was modified by cuttting and bracketing at the... View Details

Stocking puller

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The client found that removing his support stockings was almost impossible without assistance as he was unable to roll them down and pull them off unaided. The stockings had to be removed at night so the client was dependent on... View Details

Sock aid

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A lady with multiple sclerosis is still able to dress herself apart from her socks. A unit was made upon which a sock could be fitted and which has long handles which the lady can reach to pull the socks... View Details

Electric dressing aid

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The client, a clergyman, has restricted upper body movement, and had difficulty putting on jackets and his vestments. He required a device which would hold the garment in the correct position for him to insert his arms and ‘shrug’ himself... View Details

Dressing aid for jacket or shirt

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The client has limited arm movement with consequent difficulty in putting on jacket, shirt etc. He could not get a garment over his left shoulder. Various commercial aids had been tried by therapist but without success. We identified that the... View Details

Dressing aid for Jack

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Jack needed help putting on coats and shirts. The garment was put on a hanger which was fixed to a lifting system mounted on a chair. The hanger is raised by an electric motor (taken from an electric can opener)... View Details

Device for putting on boots

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The client has had a bad stroke and lost the use of his right arm and leg. He wears a caliper and special boot that he had great difficulty putting on. The device made clips onto the caliper fitting on... View Details