Fireplace
Fireplace provides extra heat for persons who have a hard time staying warm [..]
Tips och ideas about: Looking after ones health
- Cope with pain (10)
- Handling of medicine (7)
- Keeping warm/ keeping cool (48)
- Preventing swelling (4)
- Preventing urinary infections (4)
- Preventing/healing ulcers (33)
- Preventing/treating colds (6)
- Preventing/treating muscle tensions (15)
- Training (27)
- Use of breathing aids (11)
- Weight (3)
Cooling and heating vest
Vest with built-in hot or cold pads, suitable for persons with problems regulating body temperature [..]
Cranberry juice
Cranberry juice is used to prevent urinary tract infections. [..]
Heating fan
Heating fan suitable for persons who find it difficult to regulate body temperature. [..]
Rain cape
Rain cape appropriate for wheelchair users [..]
Dodger on adapted sailboat
Custom easy-to-use dodger keeps user warm and dry on boat; extremely suitable for persons with physical disabilities [..]
Custom-built bathtub in larch wood
Larch wood bathtub with broad edge to help with transfers and stops for the feet – suitable for people with disabilities [..]
Accessible sauna
Sauna increases well-being of person with quadriplegia [..]
Mattress for pressure ulcer prevention, with compressor
Hanging the compressor on a string can reduce vibrations. [..]
Chaps-style trousers for wheelchair users
Chaps are easy to put on and take off while sitting in a wheelchair. [..]
Rain poncho for bicyclists
A rain poncho for bicyclists works as rain gear for wheelchair users. [..]
Wheat cushion provides extra heat
Wheat cushion appropriate for persons who freeze easily. [..]
Spray bottle with pump
A water spray bottle works well for cooling off on hot days. [..]
Ceiling fan
The ceiling fan helps when it gets too hot in the summer; appropriate for persons who have problems with temperature regulation. [..]
Electric space heater
Provides extra heat for persons who freeze easily. [..]
Ceiling fan
Ceiling fan helps persons who have problems regulating body heat to sleep on hot summer nights. [..]
Mobile shower/toilet chair on casters
Combined shower and toilet chair on castors [..]
Cap with built-in cooling or heating elements
Custom-designed cap for persons with problems regulating body temperature [..]
Massage device
For massages, to increase circulation and warm the body [..]
Electric heating pad
Electric heating pad, practical for persons who have problems regulating body temperature [..]
Rosemary oil for swollen feet
Susanne uses rosemary oil and avoids wearing support hose for swollen legs. [..]
Air-to-air heat pump maintains even temperature
Since persons with high spinal cord injuries frequently do not tolerate excessively high or low temperatures it is important to maintain a constant temperature indoors [..]
Heating fan with built-in thermostat
A heating fan by the workplace helps persons with impaired hand and/or arm function to avoid tension in their shoulders. [..]
Cooling fan
Cooling fan for persons who have problems with temperature control. [..]
Whirlpool tub
A hot bath can help persons who find it difficult to stay warm and have problems with spasticity [..]
Arm cycle with customized handlebars
Arm cycle with customized handlebars suitable as home exercise machine for wheelchair users who have impaired hand function. [..]
Chaps-style trousers for wheelchair users
Chaps-style trousers that can be put on without having to move from the wheelchair [..]
Wheelchair accessible sauna
An accessible sauna that can be used while sitting on a shower chair on casters [..]
Heating pad with timer
Heating pad with timer warms the bed [..]
Vibrating foot bath
Vibrating foot bath can accelerate healing of wounds and improve circulation [..]
