Custom-made wheelchair gloves

Custom sewn wheelchair gloves with friction surface on the thumb that facilitates wheelchair driving for people with impaired hand function
User drives wheelchair while wearing custom-made wheelchair glove
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
User with specially-sewn wheelchair glove, with liner glove
User with specially-sewn wheelchair glove, with liner glove
User with work glove (liner glove)
User with work glove (liner glove)
User puts on specially-sewn wheelchair glove
User puts on specially-sewn wheelchair glove

Author: Tomas

Tomas bor ihop med sambo i en lägenhet. Han arbetar 25% som fotograf. Han skadade sig 1983 och har en låg tetraplegi (C7). Han har hemtjänst i assistansliknande form en timme dagligen.
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Type of disability

Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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