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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Bicycle handlebar adaptation

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The client is a keen cyclist and would like to take part in the coast 2 coast cycle ride for charity. However, her left hand stops at the wrist making it difficult to hold onto the handlebars, especially when rising... View Details

One-handed knitting

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This client wanted an aid to allow her to continue knitting after losing the use of her left arm as a result of a stroke. View Details

Profile Bed Control Adaptation

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Our client struggled to use the handset for her profiling bed and wanted to retain independence. In order to overcome this challenge, our REMAP engineer has adapted the handset to allow the client to easily operate the controls on her... View Details

A removable tray for a walking frame

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Our client uses his walker with one hand in the middle of the cross bar, rather than the two handles. He reached out to REMAP because he wanted to be able to carry some items around his flat and to... 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

One-handed wheelchair lock

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The client wanted a way of securing her wheelchair with a lock that could be operated single-handed. View Details

Brake Modification on Shower Commode Chair

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The client uses a T70 shower commode chair for toileting and showering. As he lives alone without careworker support, he needs to operate both brakes by lowering the left lever, which needs to be higher and longer than the original.... View Details

Steering wheel handle with horn button

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Our client has a VW T5 Transporter based camper van which had been been adapted in the past for hand control. A combined hand throttle and brake is operated by the right hand, and the client steers mainly with the... View Details

Crochet and Knitting Helper

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Gladys is a very determined and resourceful lady who although she suffers from tremors and the effects of a stroke, she is very keen to make the best of situations and to overcome difficulties. In the past, Gladys has always... 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

Games console for people with disabilities

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Carers supporting people with dementia wanted a game that could occupy and stimulate them whilst also offering a useful way of assessing an individuals health status. View Details

Pan holder for one-handed cooking

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After a stroke, the client was unable to hold pans steady on the stove while cooking. The usual pan holders use plastic suckers to grip the stove top but these would not work on the hot surface his Aga. View Details

One-handed nail filing and varnishing

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After a stroke affecting her ability to use one hand, the client struggled to file her fingernails and varnish them. View Details

One-handed Brake for Mobility Scooter

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The client had lost the use of one hand. He had purchased a new mobility scooter. However, to operate the parking brake you had to pull the brake lever with one hand and raise a locking plunger with the other... View Details

Non-spill cup carrier

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We are often asked if we can help Clients who are unsteady on their feet (following a stroke, Parkinsons, or simply age related) if we can find some way they can carry drinks and other liquids without spilling them. The... View Details

Smart Watch Charging stand

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                   The HalfSun Smart Bracelet health monitor charging method involves the user clipping a plastic peg around the watch so as to connect two sprung pins to the gold pads recessed on... View Details

One-handed Hair Tie

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The client is a lady who has substantially lost the use of her left arm as a result of a stroke. She has fairly long hair and, prior to the stroke, was used to using the sprung type of hairgrip... View Details

One-handed Window Opener

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The client is a lady who has substantially lost the use of her left arm as a result of a stroke.  She is fairly short and is unable to reach over the sink to open her kitchen window.  A previous... View Details

One-handed food preparation

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The client had a major stroke and lost use of her left hand but still lives independently and wished to be able to prepare fruit and vegetables, specifically melon. A number of commercial aids are available, but none would hold... View Details

One-handed viola playing

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After a stroke, the client, with reduced hand and arm strength on one side, wished to return to playing his viola. View Details

crutch for shortened forearm

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Paradoxically crutches are used  on the contralateral side to relieve the pressure, hence our client got little benefit from using an elbow crutch on her right side whereas a  weight bearing walking aid  on her left side would be helpful.... View Details

Beach rollator

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A stroke client with dense left sided weakness purchased a lightweight rollator with balloon tyres (£700) for exercising on nearby beaches. This required the addition of a dual pull brake lever on the right side to control both brake cables... View Details

Prop for enabling hair washing

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MsA is a wheelchair user and has a right hemiplegia. Following a head injury her scalp is very sensitive and she likes to wash her own hair, with help. Sitting in her wheelchair, she bends over the side of the... View Details

Nappy changing frame

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First time mum found it difficult to change a dirty nappy with limited use of her right hand. Her wriggly baby was forever putting his foot in the wrong place! Mum wanted a similar design to the one found under... View Details