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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Rollator revised handles and single brake operation.

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Making Arms Weightless

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The client has cerebral palsy and uses a motorised wheelchair. She does not have sufficient strength in her arms to lift them, let alone to lift a cup, so she is completely dependent on other people for eating and drinking.... View Details

Arm Camera Mount

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The client is a keen photographer but has a weak right arm and struggles to operate digital SLR controls. We sourced an arm brace support for a video camera from Amazon and 3d printed a hand grip on which the... View Details

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

Wheelchair Adaptation for Drum Effects Pedal

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Jonny is a professional drummer and full-time manual wheelchair user. He wants to be able to use a multi-effects pedal without using his feet. View Details

Frame to hold one knitting needle in place to allow one handed knitting

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The client only has the use of one arm and would like a solution to allow her to knit – this essentially requires a way to hold a knitting needle stationary and a way to hold the initial end of... 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

Dog treat dispenser for wheelchair user and helper dog

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The client approached REMAP with a need to be able to give a treat to their helper dog each time the dog obeyed an instruction. The client is a wheelchair user and has limited use of their hands, so therefore... View Details

Wheelchair arm side rest

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A simple gel side rest for a wheelchair arm for a client with involuntary movements. View Details

Custom Medicine Trolley with Pump & Bottle Carrier

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This was work for a young lady who has quite complex medical needs. She is fed entirely by a tube below her stomach and is connected to it 24/7. She takes a lot of medications and struggles with malnutrition and... View Details

Tricycle steering lock

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A child with cerebral palsy has toppled his tricycle when turning the handlebars too sharply. A bracket was added to restrict the amount that they can be turned. 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

Motorised Headrest for power chair

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A motorised headrest allows a power chair user to change head position forward or backward to reduce pain during some daily activities, including eating. View Details

Music holder

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The client is a keen member of his local choir however, following a brain tumour, he needs to use a stick to balance when standing, which means he cannot hold his sheet music and turn the pages single handedly. The... View Details

One Handed Knitting

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The client's journey underscores the importance of tailored solutions for individuals facing physical challenges. With the help of innovative knitting aids designed specifically for her needs, she has the potential to overcome barriers that have hindered her passion for knitting.... View Details

Wheelchair Weighing Platform

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A wheelchair user needed to be accurately weighed before chemotherapy so the dose could be compounded.  Currently this was conducted at the hospital and she generally had to wait 2 hours for the therapy dose to be compounded. She requested... View Details

One-handed scissors

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A pupil wished to cut paper and card with scissors like her school friends but has the use of only one hand. A board was devised that holds the card while it is being cut. 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

Vinnie’s Arm Support

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Vinnie has SMA type 1 and a few years ago he suffered a cardiac arrest resulting in a brain injury and dystonic posture.  He has extremely limited movement and communication capacity. His OT found that, when his elbows were supported... View Details

Wheelchair Arm Spacers

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Machined aluminium spacers to provide extra distance between the arms on a lightweight/compact/folding powered wheelchair for the occupant's comfort. View Details

Utensil aid for a quadruple amputee

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A cutlery holder made by Perth & Kinross Panel for an upper limb amputee, plus a similar device seen on the internet, provided some ideas. Unfortunately neither of these were appropriate for our client who had higher amputations, ie she... View Details

Portable Dog treat dispenser

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The Charity 'Dogs for Good' require potential assistance dog owners to be able to dispense single kibble dog treats to reward the right actions during their training period. This person has been waiting over a year to have an assistance... View Details

Knitting Aid

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This project provides a flexible support for knitting for a client with limited mobility in one arm. The device is designed to be fully useable with one hand, ridged enough to work against but flexible enough to be easily adjustable. View Details