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 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

Sidhil Profiling Bed Control Holder

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A control holder that attaches to the standard issue bed rail on a Sidhil profiling bed to help a lady who had suffered a stroke to press the controls. View Details

Walking Frame Supporting Platform

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Our client had great difficulty going up his two steps from his hall to his kitchen. To solve this, REMAP has created an overlapping extension platform to the bottom step between the hall and the kitchen in order to accommodate... View Details

One-handed Sandwich Cutter

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An elderly stroke survivor with significant left-sided inattention and upper limb hemiparesis wanted to be able to make and cut his own sandwich to reduce dependence on his carers. The reliance on his right hand had made using knives risky... 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

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

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

Exercise bike leg support

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The client had been recommended to build up his leg muscles following a stroke using a recumbent exercise bike. The problem was that his left leg tended to move outwards as he was using the bike. We were asked for... 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

Nurse call buttons

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Following on from a previous project we had undertaken within Harrogate District Hospital, Remap were approached by two other wards within the hospital who had entirely different nurse call button systems, where patients were experiencing similar issues. These were: A... View Details

Wheelchair leg and arm supports

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After a stroke, the client's left side weakness means he needs his wheelchair to be adapted to provide additional support to his left arm and something to restrain his left leg to maintain proper posture. 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

Assessment car for rehabilitation patients

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The East Kent Neuro Rehabilitation Department had an old quarter of a mini which used to be used as rehabilitation practice for their patients. However, this was thrown away during Covid. The department requested for something similar to be made... View Details

Activity Boards

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                        We recently received a request to create two activity boards: one for use in a school and another for a portable board to help stroke victims rehabilitate (the... 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

Bespoke Cutlery

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The client has limited use of his left hand due to a stroke. His physiotherapist had made an adaption to his fork so he could stabilise food for cutting with his unaffected right hand. However, the adaption wasn't quite fit... 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

Chair raisers for leather arm chair

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Our client has a leather suite with low profile square timber feet, but following a stroke, found it harder to get out of the chair. Most chair raisers, such the commercial "elephant feet" type, cater for chairs with proper legs... 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

Shower seat

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The client had suffered a stroke and was unable to use his arm or leg on the left side of his body. His wife was unable to get him into the shower as it was too narrow for a shower... 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