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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Kool Stride Buggy Foot Plate Extension

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The Kool Stride buggy needed modifying to safely allow the growing child.  The child's legs extended beyond the factory-fitted foot plate, exposing the child to risk of trapping their feet. 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

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

Modify foot rest of riser/recliner chair

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Footstool with added hooks and handle. Because of his height, the client finds that the footrest of his riser/recliner chair does not support his feet. The footrest cannot be extended, as was done in this solution. The problem was initially... View Details

Modified Bariatric Walker for 6′ 8″ man

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Remap were asked to modify a bariatric walker to assist a 6 feet- 8 inch tall man. The existing walker could be adjusted to a maximum of 950mm height to top of handles, a dimension of 1010mm was required.  ... View Details

Heightened walking frame

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Fred is very tall and needs a walking frame to get around. However, available frames are too short. The handles on the walking frame were extended to provide a further 75mm of height adjustment. Fred can now walk more upright... View Details

Height of kitchen equipment

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The client attends a chef’s course at Milton Keynes college. He is 19 and currently 6’ 11" and still growing. He was having difficulty when working as the surfaces are standard height and needed something to raise the chopping boards etc.... View Details

Folding seat stick

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In order to gain some independence the client, who uses hand crutches, needed a seat which she could fold and carry in a shoulder bag. Some of the components of a standard stick seat were used to fabricate one that... View Details