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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Treadmill handrails

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The client is a young boy who is unable to support himself on his legs and uses a Rollator to get about.  As part of his therapy, needs to exercise on a treadmill, for which handrails are required to support... View Details

Pivoting Table for Powered Armchair

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This client had very limited strength in her upper body and wanted a table which had a reasonably large surface area but could be pushed aside rapidly if she wanted to vacate the seat. It also had to be fitted... View Details

Wheelchair Transfer Board

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This client has had a stroke. He wants to be able to transfer himself from wheelchair to bed. He uses a motorised wheelchair, the chair has drive wheels which project beyond the width of the wheel chair seat, because of this,... View Details

Walker Brake Handles Modified

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[caption id="attachment_3622" align="alignnone" width="600"] The finished modifications[/caption] This elderly client had very limited ability to use his fingers to pull up on the brakes of his walker. He mainly used the walker by resting his knuckles on top of the... View Details

Baby Lifting Aid for Wheelchair-bound Mother

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[caption id="attachment_3611" align="alignnone" width="300"] Front view - before adding the leg-strap[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3612" align="alignnone" width="300"] Rear view before adding the leg strap[/caption] This client was a wheelchair-bound mother with one strong and one weak arm. She had a 6 month old... View Details

Electronic Cable Release for a Nikon Camera

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This client took excellent photographs from his powered wheelchair. He could line up the camera before the shot,  but a helper had to press the shutter-release button on his behalf because his fine motor control was not sufficiently good. He... View Details

Lightweight Table for a “Neater Eater”

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This client wanted to use a "Neater Eater" (a device to steady her hand as she fed herself). She wanted the device to be positioned higher than a typical table and to be able to remove and engage the support... View Details

Stair Gate to Prevent Falls

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The client needed a stair gate to prevent them falling down the stairs when they moved about upstairs at night.  With the gate in place the client could move around upstairs without fear of stumbling down the stairs. The gate... View Details

The cup tipper –follow up

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Posted by Paula Allchin   The Cup Tipper - We can't win 'em all. A few months ago central office sent out an appeal for ideas for me, for a Cup Tipper for a 20 years old young lady who... View Details

Adult scooter

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Posted by Paula Allchin     This is an unusual request. A 44-year old man has a very rare skin condition. His sweat glands don't work properly, and he has lost a lot of body tissue and fat as a... View Details

Request for Technical Assistance

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Carlisle and District panel has recently been requested to assist in a case involving a young quadriplegic (result of a mountain cycling accident) He has limited head movement and some degree of "shoulder-shrugging' capability He uses an I-pad for communication... View Details

Trays for special chairs

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The children, who all suffer from Cerebral Palsy, have special high chairs, with a large tray mounted on the front. The tray is used for various purposes, including the use of a simple keyboard for interactive use of a computer.... View Details

Over-chair table

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Client uses an over-chair table with 4 castors. The table is height adjustable but the lowest setting is 2 inches too high. The leg height is adjusted by putting a pin into a series of holes in each leg. An... View Details

Skittles aid

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A ramp was needed to enable people with learning disabilities to launch a skittles ball independently. Special rubber covered balls are used by the skittles team. A ramp was constructed using pine batten, 6mm MDF and hardboard glued and screwed.... View Details

Mobile crane foot platform

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Patient with rheumatoid arthritis and severe water retention was unable to locate both her feet on the relatively small platform of the Harvest crane that she used to raise her into a standing position A larger foot plate was manufactured.... View Details

Stair gate for wheelchair user

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The client uses a wheelchair. The passage from her bedroom to the bathroom crosses the head of the stairs, and the top step is very close, such that a small error in turning the chair out of the bedroom risks... View Details

Padding for a cot

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The client (aged 2 years) sometimes bangs her head without control. She now has a larger cot and the top rails and ends need padding. The padding must stay in place and the straps be tight. The top rails of... View Details

Ankle straps for pedals

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The client is a stroke victim, who uses a set of exercise pedals to exercise his lower legs and ankles. His feet slide out of the pedals. He requires something to restrain his ankles from sliding off of the back... View Details

Shower chair with commode

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The client has a shower chair that she uses to transfer from her living room to her bathroom. She now needs a commode pan fitting underneath this chair. However, there are no runners or sliders to which a pan could... View Details

Wheelchair cup holder

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The client has poor grip and has requested a cup-holder, mounted at the right height on the arm of her wheelchair so that she can drink comfortably with a straw. A clamp was cut from a block of aluminium with... View Details

Play Station control

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The client has muscular dystrophy. This makes it hard for him to press the buttons on his playstation controller and limits the range of games that he can play. Modification of the controller itself was considered (either reduce the force... View Details

Pick up for walking stick

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The client has weak legs and uses two walking sticks. However, he can stand for a short time without the sticks, allowing him to perform a task with his hands. At these times he leans the sticks against whatever is... View Details

Transfer board – folding

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Client suffered from limb girdle dystrophy. He needed a transfer board, used from his wheelchair to his car to be able to folded, so he could travel with it more easily, and stow it in the wheel chair without it... View Details

Tamper proof car harness buckle

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Hyper active child constantly undid seatbelt buckle and roamed the car, often grabbing the driver. The need was for a simple device which would permit the buckle to be used either normally or in tamper proof mode. It should not... View Details