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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ONE HANDED WHEELED ZIMMER

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A one-handed wheeled zimmer for a gentleman with left sided weakness and considerable difficulty walking, due to a stroke. View Details

PALM OPERATED BRAKES FOR TOPRO TROJA WALKER 2 ROLLATOR

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A bespoke set of replacement handles/brakes for a Topro Troja Walker 2 for a client with myotonic dystrophy, where the brakes are activated by pushing the handles inwards with the palm of the hand - and then pulling them back... View Details

Weighting a Rollator

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Laura, who uses a rollator daily for mobility, reported that the device lacked stability, causing frequent inconvenience and increasing the risk of slipping. View Details

Rollator revised handles and single brake operation.

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Increased handle height for rollator walker

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  Matt needed his existing rollator handles raised by 2-3 inches to aid his recovery following brain injury. Matt is 6'2" and his rollator was too low to provide the correct posture. View Details

Lifting Stair Barrier

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The client required a barrier that could be lifted to one side and stowed when not in use. The client was unsteady on his feet and had previously fallen down the stairs at night, when transiting to the bathroom. View Details

Bespoke Walking Stick handle

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Ann has rheumatoid arthritis which has given her ulnar deviations of her fingers. This condition causes her fingers to bend towards the little finger and often results from swelling and weakening of the tendons and ligaments around the knuckles. Over... View Details

Wrist support for White Stick User

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A client who is blind and experiences arthritic joints and a weak grip was finding it increasingly difficult and painful to hold and use her White Stick. The primary objective was to develop a practical modification that would reduce strain... View Details

Custom Rollator/Walker for client with limited upper limb function

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REMAP were approached to to see if we could help a gentleman born with arthogyrposis multiplex conginta – function deformity of both upper limbs – and with contractures and underdeveloped arms reducing functional use. In the last year he had... View Details

Aid for triggering someone to take a step (Gait aid)

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The client needed a visual prompt in the form of a line on the ground to enable her to take a step with her rollator. Initially we thought of a laser, but the OT felt that a physical line in... View Details

Rutland trolley adaptation

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The project to adapt the client’s Rutland trolley shows the importance of personalised solutions in assistive technology. By addressing the specific challenges she faced, the team were able to implement a successful solution that involved widening the trolley's legs. Despite... View Details

Trolley rollator hand rest and grip

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An adaptation for a trolley rollator for a lady with poor LH grip. View Details

Left Hand Brake Lever for Rollator Four Wheeled Walker

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Our Client, Sheila, had a stroke which has affected her right side. Sheila's day-to-day living is challenging as she is unable to use her right arm and wears a foot splint on her right foot. Her husband said "I would... View Details

Weights for a Walking Frame

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Handles for JLL treadmill

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I was asked to attach some handles to a treadmill for a seven-year-old as the original handles were too high for him to reach. View Details

One-handed Rollator brake – one brake, two wheels

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The client could only use one hand to brake his four-wheel Rollator. This meant that sometimes, the Rollator would swing wildly and had resulted in occasional falls. The solution made the Rollator much more stable when the right-hand brake was... View Details

4-wheel walker HEIGHT EXTENSION

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Extending the handles of a 4-wheel walker using 3D printed parts and carbon fibre tube. View Details

Walker quick release clips

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A simple solution to allow a walker / rollator to be taken apart easily by a gentleman with arthritis, so it can fit in his car. View Details

Single handed walking frame

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Single handed walking frames used to be available commercially but production was stopped many years ago. The panel was requested to convert standard frames to single handed versions by various NHS therapists. Since we started making them in 2004 we... View Details

4-wheeled Walker adaptation

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Our client was elderly and frail and had had a stroke which affected her right-hand grip on her 4-wheel walker. She also had hurt her ankle on a protruding brake fixing on the lower tubing of the walker. Her Occupational... View Details

Rollator handle modifications

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Our client was in the rehabilitation ward of a local hospital, and the standard palm rest on the rollator she was walking with was uncomfortable, and a twisted wrist/arm meant the angle of holding it was uncomfortable too.  Remap were... View Details

Emergency Brake for Baby Stroller

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Our client was a young mother-to-be who suffered from dramatic and unpredictable seizures. She was concerned that if she were to experience one of these seizures when she was out with her baby in the stroller, then she would not... View Details

4-wheeled Walker adaptation

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Our client’s Occupational Therapist had asked for a four-wheeled walker leased from Medequip to be adapted to enable our client to have the mobility to safely walk to the local shops. Following a stroke in 2008, our client has suffered... View Details

Head Support

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The Suffolk East group was asked by an occupational therapist to provide some head support for use when walking. Neck collars and chin supports are available by they tend to be very uncomfortable. A support was not required when sitting... View Details