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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Crutch Stand

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The client, an 80 y.o. woman, is unable to walk or stand for more than a few seconds due to severe arthritis in her right hip. The condition has worsened over the past 18 months, and now she is confined... 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

Wooden Elbow Crutch

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The client is young and active and had childhood polio. He uses commercially available aluminium elbow crutches but they fail at the length adjusters after about three months.  He asked if remap could provide something sturdier and longer lasting. View Details

Crutches bracket for electric scooter

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The client requires a bracket to hold his crutches, but mounted in front of the seat. The area behind the seat (where commercial brackets are usually fitted) is taken up by a cargo basket. View Details

Walking stick – Fischer handle

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The client had learning difficulties and is paralysed in his left hand and foot. He needed his Tetrapod walking stick handle changing to a 'Fischer Handle'. The existing walking stick handle was removed by drilling out a rivet. The second... View Details

Walking poles

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The client enjoys an outdoor lifestyle. Problems with her ankle mean she needs to use walking poles when walking on rough ground. She has difficulty holding these due to weak, unstable wrists. The poles supplied by the hospital are too... View Details

Marathon crutches

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A London marathon entrant broke his ankle but was determined to carry on, using crutches but “running” on crutches poses problems: 1. Crutches hit road at an acute angle, so often skids. 2. Cause rapid wear to rubber tips. 3.... View Details

Low height walking frame and crutches

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Small client needed a reduced width walking frame and shorter crutches. The shortest crutches (child’s) commercially available are too long in the portion from the handgrip to the upper arm support. Walking frame reduced in width by 75mm and upper... View Details

Folding crutches

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The client likes to ride pillion on her husband’s motorcycle, but cannot dismount without her crutches. The requirement was for folding crutches that can be carried in a back pack. An old pair of aluminium elbow crutches was cut and... View Details

Balancing aid for bowler

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Assisting with balancing on the bowling green was needed after a double hip replacement. Walking sticks were fitted with large padded ends for walking between ends. A further set of sticks were fitted with a curved tubular prop with padded... View Details