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Andrew Prior
 IP: 194.176.105.38 Aug 8, 07 - 3:39 AM |
The Piece Of Equipment that Changed my Life.
Have you discovered a piece of equipment that has radically improved the way you do things? A dressing stick? A bed leaver? a handy grab, for example? Let's share our experiences and opinions! |
Felix
IP: 194.176.105.38 Aug 8th, 2007 - 3:46 AM |
Re: The Piece Of Equipment that Changed my Life
For me there have been several; My computer mouse with rollerball is brilliant for easing the strain on my wrists and I miss it whenever I am using someone else's computer; Bamboo knitting needles - small, light and flexible - have also been amazing for making it possible to knit. They ease the pressure on wrists immeasurably and force me to knit nice and loosely, so I am not wrecking my wrists; I also have an ergonomic potato peeler which assists me greatly in the kitchen whenever peeling anything. I am always looking for products that can ease the strain on damaged wrists; I have used many but these are my favourite things because they enable me to do my favourite activities with minimal pain and difficulty. |
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Anne Marie
IP: 194.176.105.37 Aug 30th, 2007 - 6:33 AM |
Re: The Piece Of Equipment that Changed my Life.
I have to be honest and say that its not the piece of equipment that changed my life directly, but as an OT its the one most popular with the patient group I work with. I work with people who have limb deficiencies, mostly those with upper limb abscence, and the best piece of equipment has to be the belly clamp. It is a device that sits on the kitchen counter, it takes up the room of about a piece of A4 paper. It has a fixed wedge on one end and a sliding wedge on the other. The sliding wedge is pushed in using your 'belly' hense the name belly clamp. It allows you to grip items such as bottles, jars, cans etc.. without using your hands. Really useful Hope you find this helpful AnneMarie |
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Leo
IP: 86.205.115.245 Sep 12th, 2007 - 12:12 PM |
Re: The Piece Of Equipment that Changed my Life.
I am Adam's cousin and I miss him very much. This is my first foray onto Adam's forum - which is an excellent idea. There are a few pieces of equipment that have changed my life, but I thought I would start by mentioning some of Adam's. I remember in the 80s Adam writing to me: ‘I have a new computer’. We assume computers today but then I had to examine the word. When his letters started to arrive typed I imagined Adam’s patience with a typewriter. ‘I have started to use an Apricot’ he explained later in the decade. I was lost, again, by the terminology. Adam was at the avant-garde of technological advance. Word-processing his poems, dairies and letters before most of us knew what it was. Soon notebooks (the paper ones, not the electronic type) were replaced by Lightwriters. The first of these was a monstrosity: a huge electric machine with a small green flashing screen that displayed words that would be typed out slowly on the plastic coated round keys. The machine was as large as a monopoly set and was cased in wood. Later these shrunk and Adam seized new machines that could break down other communication barriers. Technology joined to Adam’s tenacity was a formidable challenge to all prejudices. When the internet came it was an old game to Adam, having sent emails to his sister in Switzerland on an early prototype in the late 1980s. Ten years later our letters gave way to emails. Adam was partly liberated by the internet. Here he found a world that wasn't immediately judged by your body, how you looked and your ability to walk and speak. I have lots more equipment thoughts but think that this is probably enough for tonight. |
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Andrew Prior
IP: 194.176.105.38 Sep 13th, 2007 - 4:08 AM |
Re: The Piece Of Equipment that Changed my Life.
Thankyou for sharing your memories of Adam with us, Leo. I only met him on a few occasions,- at our AGM's etc. He always smiled easily, and let me mess around with his lightwriter whenever he brought it with him. |
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Louise
IP: 195.93.21.40 Jan 5th, 2008 - 5:56 PM |
Re: The Piece Of Equipment that Changed my Life.
I use a lot of different equipment, and apart from the obvious ones like my powered chair or crutches my best piece of equipment is my dressing stick! It's a 2foot long piece of wood, like dowling, with a small cup hook at one end and a rubber finger stall (or thimble) at the other. Other than dressing (obviously!) I can pick up almost anything, open/close curtains, reach things on my dsk at work, use it to assist with bathing and more. I even use it to decorate my Christmas tree!  It's a simple thing but indespensible to me! |
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Andrew Prior
IP: 194.176.105.38 Jan 9th, 2008 - 5:09 AM |
Re: The Piece Of Equipment that Changed my Life.
Thanks for your input, Louise. Always good to get feedback to my questions. I didn't discover the dressing stick myself until I joined Dialability, but I really don't know how I managed without it before. I use the De Luxe model, as that one has the funny shaped end, which allows me to do more with it. |
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