User drives wheelchair while wearing custom-made wheelchair glove
The wheelchair glove is a “thumb glove” that covers the entire thumb and the base of the thumb. It is attached around the wrist with a Velcro closure, see photo 5. The entire thumb and the base of the thumb are covered by a layer of thick rubber, see photos 1 and 2.
The thumb glove is made baed on a plaster cast of the hand.
The user usually wears a nylon work glove as a liner. The glove is PU-coated to provide a good grip and fits snugly, see photos 3 and 4.
Model name liner glove: Work glove Tegera
Users comments
The glove provides a good friction surface against the wheelchair handrim and significantly improves the mobility of the user.
The liner glove also has a very good grip, including in the rain, and can be successfully used by paraplegics. It is inexpensive and lasts surprisingly well, even with heavy usage.
Made by
Thumb glove: Stefan Borg, Orthoped tecnician, Stockholm
Purchased from
Liner glove (in Sweden for example): Proffsmagasinet, proffsmagasinet.se (last checked February 2022)
Paid for by
County Council
Whose idea
Tomas Engblom
User with specially-sewn wheelchair glove
User with specially-sewn wheelchair glove, with liner glove under
User with work glove (liner glove)
User puts on specially-sewn wheelchair glove
