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.

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Standing Aid

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A client's left leg is 5.5 inches shorter than her right. A custom stand was made to make transfers from and onto her wheelchair a lot easier. View Details

Modified Stair Lift

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This client was unable to reach the lever of their stairlift which put them at risk of falling down the stairs. Their Occupational Therapist asked REMAP to adapt the lever, so the client could stay safe. View Details

Adapt sit-to-stand aid

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A 9-year-old child had difficulty supporting herself when transferring using her ReTurn sit-to-stand aid. A padded knee divider supports her legs and guides added to the footplate locate her feet. View Details

Ambiturn belt extension kit

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We were contacted by an OT who was having difficulty securing the belt around a client who was using an Ambiturn sit-to-stand aid.  A larger belt wasn't obtainable. View Details

Narrowboat access lift

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Steve lived permanently on a narrowboat and needed a means of transferring between the deck and the cabin, a height of almost 1 metre, following amputation of a leg. He could not leave hospital without this being available. His Occupational... View Details

Toilet transfer rail

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Our client has a particular transfer method from his wheelchair to the toilet which requires a combination of a standard issue fold-down floor mounted support rail, and some sort of additional hand-hold near to the toilet cistern.   For the latter,... View Details

Wheelchair footrest holders

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In order to take the client out of the wheelchair, the horizontal foot rest needs to be pivoted to a vertical position, and held there by a carer during transfer, as the manufacturer has made no provision for holding it... View Details

Padded toilet seat adaptation

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Several years ago, Ian Brocket of the Harrogate & Ripon group modified a commercially available padded toilet seat to cope with a client doing a side transfer onto it, through improving areas such as the hinges which tend to be... View Details

Bed transfer rail

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Our client had recently dispensed with a hospital-type profiling bed and bought himself a much nicer looking one.  But like the profiling bed, his new bed only came with a particular type of grab rail and our client has a... View Details

Rising Shower Chair

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The client, a man in his early 70s, has a rare late-onset progressive muscle disorder (inclusion-body myositis). He currently is wheelchair dependent and relies on a full function powered (“Quickie”) wheelchair. He has almost no extension power in the knees... View Details

Access to toilet

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The challenge was to allow the child with leg amputation below the knee to access his toilet and allowing him to be more independent. the client had some small steps that he could climb and get onto the toilet but... View Details

Zimmer frame arm gutter supports

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Our client is of very short stature with significant posture issues.  She had been using a child's zimmer to help her walk, which had previously been modified to have an extra set of wheels, but this wasn't providing the support... View Details

Molift Raiser 205 foot plates

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A Molift Raiser 205 is a type of hoist for lifting someone from a seated position. However, the client's condition meant that her feet were prone to twisting and moving out of position for lifting which was uncomfortable for her. ... View Details

Sit-to-stand sling modification

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The client uses a MiniLift sit-to-stand aid for transfers but the sling is unsuitable. The Oxford Journey aid has a more suitable sling, but the aid itself is too large to maneuver inside the client's home and its sling uses... View Details

Shortened bed rail

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Our client has a hospital profiling type of bed at home but was struggling to transfer to his wheelchair unaided, and needed another strong supporting rail in addition to the two standard issue support rails he already had for this... View Details

Wheelchair Step

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A Paediatric Occupational Therapist contacted us with the following challenge: A child with Cerebral Palsy has a tiny tracks electric wheelchair: https://www.tinytrax.com/ The wheelchair seat is 45cm off the ground, so slightly too high for her to sit straight into... View Details

Drum Stool Removable Backrest

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A professional drummer with Motor Neurone Disease could not get onto the stool for his drum kit from his wheel chair. He had quite strong arms therefore he could shuffle forward over the stool, leaving the wheelchair behind him. This... View Details

Lift on Mobility Scooter

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The client spends much of his time sitting on the ground caring for an exotic collection of some 200 birds but he needs to get on to a mobility scooter to travel distances and he is getting progressively weaker.  He... View Details

T-Shaped Steps

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The OT reported: "A child with Developmental delay and Ataxia resulting in a picture of ‘Ataxic Cerebral Palsy’ Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, attends special school and requires supervision when mobilising, as she is unsteady on her feet. She has reduced safety... View Details

Mini Lift Platform Footrest

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The client has Cerebral Palsy affecting all four limbs. She mobilises in a powered height adjustable wheelchair. She is weight bearing with support and uses a Mini Lift 125 for transfers. She previously had work done on her old Mini... View Details

Bathroom Step

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Child with significant lower limb weakness is not able to stand up from the floor independently. She requires assistance for steps. The bath is in a lowered area 25cm lower than the bathroom floor. The OT requested a Platform/step between... View Details

Molift Knee Blocks

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The client had had recent surgery, preventing him from being able to transfer independently by standing following a surgery. This meant that he was having to be lifted by mum or hoisted at school. School had tried to use a... View Details

Standing Frame Modification

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The client uses a standing frame at school; but as she uses it, she twists her trunk. The Physio was keen to try and prevent her being able to twist so much by adding taller elbow blocks. The School Physio... View Details

Wheelchair Armrest Bracket

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The plastic bracket which held the armrests in place on a manual wheelchair was not sufficiently robust for the job. The client's friend milled me a new one in aluminium for the right hand side. This worked well for years,... View Details