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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Moving table top

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Margaret has Motor Neurone Disease, and was keen to be able to move her plate away and access her communication device independently following a meal. The solution was inspired by a Lazy Susan type device that may be found for... View Details

Wheelchair comfort footrest modification

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A modification to make wheelchair footrests more comfortable for a client with Cerebral Palsy. View Details

Comfort panels for a standing sling

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The person relies on a standing hoist  but the standing sling was uncomfortable under the arms. The current sling was the most padded version available. The sling belongs to the community equipment store, so nothing can be permanently fixed to... View Details

Touch sensitive remote control

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The lady in this case suffers from MS, Arthritis, and is on Oxygen due to respiratory problems. She was unable to operate the press buttons on the electric bed remote and if, in the night, she needed to lift the... View Details

Arjo Sara Stedy additional cross rail

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Our client has a Swedish product called an Arjo Sara Stedy which is used to help his transfer from sitting to a standing position.  However, the nature of his chair and folding leg rest means his care team struggled to... View Details

Plastic table for lady with severe allergies

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She sits the majority of her time in a plastic garden chair and needs a table to put her meal plate on which is served to her by her carer. View Details

Adjustable Wrist Support

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Paul loves using his computer with a glide point mouse (touch pad). The problem is getting, and keeping, his hand in just the right position to operate the touch pad. He was using a combination of sponges to hold his... View Details

Wheelchair shooting table

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  To design an easily dis-mountable table to fit to a wheelchair which meets the Para-Olympic shooting regulations for both prone and standing events. It must be adjustable in several planes. The client's carer must be able to mount, dismount... View Details

Laptop table

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Our client sits in the same low and wide arm chair all day, and there is no clearance beneath it for traditional over bed/over chair tables, and they don't tend to adjust low enough anyway.  She has small tables to... 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

Electrically Controlled iPad Support Arm

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Colin has MND and lives down stairs, spending almost all his time in a riser/recliner chair.  He likes to watch YouTube on his iPad and has it mounted on a stand in a convenient position in front of him.  The... View Details

I can jump waves on holiday!

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5 year-old boy (one of twins) with Cerebral Palsy, who has recently had surgery to enable him to stand, planning going on their first family holiday to the beach. He wanted to use his ‘K’ Walker on the sand and... View Details

Raincover for a wheelchair/buggy

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Please note that there are now similar items commercially available, so we no longer create these solutions. Find out more. The 5 year old client is blind, has cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic. But her hearing is good and she... View Details

Drinking aid

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Our client is a lady with MS living in a care home - and has relatively little arm movement so cannot bring a cup up high enough to take a drink without help. Remap were approached to see if we... View Details

Increase footrest height

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The footrests on the wheelchair were too low, even on the highest setting. To overcome the back pain caused by the low footrests, she used the edge of the shopping basket as a footrest. Resting feet on the thin edges... View Details

Arm rest for dining chair

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The client is unable to sit for any period of time without resting her upper body on her arms. A support tray or table was required for a particular type of chair, chosen by the client. View Details

Large buttons for recliner chair

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The challenge was to design a device that allowed our client to operate her brand new Kirton Products Duo Major/Minor electric powered recliner chair by herself. The controller supplied with the chair has soft touch buttons that are hard to... View Details

Invacare headrest comfort modifications

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Our client has a pronounced lean to the left, and her standard Invacare headrest of the type shown can be adjusted sideways to suit. However, the side supports of the headrest tended to move out of adjustment, and our client... View Details

Toilet seat back rest

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A severely disabled wheelchair user needed a toilet seat back rest but no commercial product was suitable due to the distance from the cistern, space between the wall and location of the mounting below the cistern. A bespoke unit was... View Details

Workshop stool back support

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The client had multiple injuries to his back and pelvis following a fall. After three years of recuperating he was planning to return to work as an auto locksmith that required him to sit for periods of time at the... View Details

Chair Headrest

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The gentleman has cerebral palsy and uses the shower chair (shown below) to move around his house due to its smaller size in comparison to his wheelchair. The chair doesn’t have a head rest and the manufacturers are unable to... View Details

One-touch computer screen bracket

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The client earned her living with her computer and had a spinal condition that forced her to spend her working day supine or on her side on a divan.  She had to move frequently to ease her discomfort and therefore... View Details

Foot and leg exercisers for chair and wheelchair users

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  Attached are two pictures of foot and leg exercising devices designed and made by two members of REMAP Gwent, who do have a very special interest in those who suffer from MS and their inability to get the crucial... View Details

Seat foot rest

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Original unsuitable arrangement Foot rest extension fitted… .. with padding added. The footrest of the client’s reclining armchair did not fully support her feet. A footrest extension piece was made with tubular supports that mated with tubes fixed to the... View Details