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Tips och ideas about: Self care


  • Body care (46)
  • Dressing (63)
  • Toileting (78)
  • Using make-up (7)
  • Washing oneself (55)

Mobile toilet

A folding lift attached to the wheelchair makes bathroom visits possible anywhere – suitable for women with extensive disabilities [..]

Mobile toilet
Author Helena2017 Categories Mobility on trips, Mobility with assistance, Self care on trips, Toileting, Transfers with lifting devicesTags High tetraplegia without function in arms and hands (C2-4)

Smart shoelaces

Shoelace with magnet makes it easier to put shoes on and take them off – suitable for people with impaired hand function [..]

Smart shoelaces
Author Max2017 Categories DressingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Modified urine bottles

Modifications that facilitate use of urine bottle [..]

Modified urine bottles
Author Robert 22017 Categories ToiletingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

“Urination hook” with durable rubber tourniquet

The urination hook is an assistive device for persons with compromised arm/hand function who use a urine bottle or drain their bladder intermittently [..]

“Urination hook” with durable rubber tourniquet
Author Robert 22017 Categories ToiletingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

“Urination hook” – hanger style

– am assistive device for people with impaired hand function [..]

“Urination hook” – hanger style
Author Robert 22017 Categories ToiletingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Assistive device to drain bladder

Simple gripping aid for self-catheterization – suitable for individuals without hand function [..]

Assistive device to drain bladder
Author Anonym 302016 Categories ToiletingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Electric nail file

Electric nail file with good grip – suitable for people with impaired hand function [..]

Electric nail file
Author Anonym 12016 Categories Body careTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Automatic toothpaste dispenser

– makes it possible to take toothpaste without needing to open/close the cap and without needing to squeeze the tube – suitable for people with impaired hand function [..]

Automatic toothpaste dispenser
Author Alex2015 Categories Body care, Opening/closingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Bathtub stopper

– simple adaptation that allows a person with reduced hand function to easily pull out the bath tub plug [..]

Bathtub stopper
Author Alex2015 Categories Body care, Opening/closingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Aquatec bath lift

– makes it possible to take a relaxing bath – suitable for people with disabilities [..]

Aquatec bath lift
Author Alex2015 Categories Body care, Cope with pain, Preventing/treating muscle tensionsTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Flush toilet using a string

With the help of a simple string a person with impaired hand function can easily flush the toilet
[..]

Flush toilet using a string
Author Alex2015 Categories Switching on and off, ToiletingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Modified sponge

– makes it possible to wash your hand when you can only use a hand [..]

Modified sponge
Author Alex2015 Categories Body careTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Automatic soap pump with sensor

– suitable for people with impaired hand function [..]

Automatic soap pump with sensor
Author Alex2015 Categories Body careTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Support stockings with zipper

A zipper on support stockings makes it easier to put them on – suitable for people with disabilities [..]

Support stockings with zipper
Author Heidi 22015 Categories Dressing, Preventing swellingTags Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

Home-made buttoning device

Practical home-made buttoning device – suitable for people with impaired hand function [..]

Home-made buttoning device
Author Ina2015 Categories Dressing, Opening/closingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Warm wheelchair gloves

Mittens with large opening adapted with hard rubber, used as wheelchair gloves in winter [..]

Warm wheelchair gloves
Author Anonym 232015 Categories Dressing, Keeping warm/ keeping cool, Moving around by wheelchairTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Modified toothbrush

A holder that enables people without finger function to hold a toothbrush [..]

Modified toothbrush
Author Anonym 232015 Categories Body care, Lifting and carryingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Custom-made wheelchair gloves

Custom sewn wheelchair gloves with friction surface on the thumb that facilitates wheelchair driving for people with impaired hand function [..]

Custom-made wheelchair gloves
Author Tomas2014 Categories Dressing, Moving around by wheelchairTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Technique to pull down the zipper of an outer jacket

Using a key ring attached to the zipper – technique for people with extensive disabilities [..]

Technique to pull down the zipper of an outer jacket
Author Kenneth2014 Categories Dressing, Opening/closingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Dressing skirt

– an aid when dressing that promote privacy [..]

Dressing skirt
Author Anonym 222014 Categories DressingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Key ring with “bite tug”

A user with extensive disabilities can use a “bite tug” to help pull up a zipper on a jacket [..]

Key ring with “bite tug”
Author Kenneth2014 Categories Dressing, Opening/closingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Putting on specially-sewn mittens independently

– a technique for people with extensive disabilities [..]

Putting on specially-sewn mittens independently
Author Kenneth2014 Categories DressingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Blanket modified with mitten holder

A blanket sitting on the user’s lap is held in place by a mitten holder [..]

Blanket modified with mitten holder
Author Kenneth2014 Categories Dressing, Keeping warm/ keeping coolTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Emptying urine bag

A method for people with high tetraplegia to independently empty their urine bag [..]

Emptying urine bag
Author Kenneth2014 Categories ToiletingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Removing an outer jacket

Technology to take off an outer jacket – suitable for a person with severe disabilities [..]

Removing an outer jacket
Author Kenneth2014 Categories DressingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Custom-made mittens

Custom-made mittens make it possible for a person with extensive disabilities to dress and undress independently [..]

Custom-made mittens
Author Kenneth2014 Categories DressingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Modified jacket

The modification enables people with high tetraplegia to take off an outdoor jacket by themselves [..]

Modified jacket
Author Kenneth2014 Categories DressingTags Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1)

Modified coverall trousers

Coverall trousers without a seat make dressing easier for wheelchair users [..]

Modified coverall trousers
Author Ylva2014 Categories DressingTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Adapted bathroom

Space-saving interior of a bathroom for disabled people [..]

Adapted bathroom
Author Ola2012 Categories Bathroom, Toileting, Washing oneselfTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Easy-to-use eyebrow tweezer

– suitable for people with impaired hand function [..]

Easy-to-use eyebrow tweezer
Author Yasmin2012 Categories Body care, Using make-upTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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  • High tetraplegia without function in arms and hands (C2-4) (142)
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