Active Hands General Purpose Gripping Aid

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For many young children, Active Hands Mini aids are an essential extra for an adaptive tricycle, helping them hold onto the handlebars tightly and securely, but they might find them equally useful for a variety of other play activities.

find out about delivery costs. Some large items might be costly to send or require collection. This can add to the price. Our mission is to help people achieve more active and inclusive lives – giving them independent access to a variety of activities that would be impossible without Active Hands gripping aids. Rob, our company director All Active Hands gripping aids are built to last. The aids are made from tough webbing and comfortable but durable neoprene, which is used to make wet suits. The multi-purpose gripping aid will withstand regular use, even for strenuous activities. On top of all that they are also machine washable. Although I was able to find suitable equipment to overcome my mobility issue, I could not find anything that enabled me to overcome my grip problems.Activities thatwere easy before my injury werenow completely unavailable to me due to my poor hand function. I began designing gripping aids to enable me to grasp hold of my independence again. Where it all began

The Sixth Digit 2 comes with three sizes of device: small, medium and large. And you get a pair of all three in a stylish natural cotton bag. It is difficult to measure which size you need so we provide all 3 so you can find the ones that best fit you. You may need a different size for each hand. Once you have found the best size for you, attach the two stylus tips. How can I use the Sixth Digit 2? The Sixth Digit 2 is a wearable stylus that fits on your last two fingers allowing you to use touch screens and press buttons. It is can be used on touch screens like phones, tablets and appliance controls as it is made of a connective fiber-filled material.

This product is extremely useful. Once you know how to use it (and I was able to do it from the very first time I tried), it’s very easy to make a pony tail. This product shows that once things are adapted, it’s very easy to be independent. Use your Limb Difference aid for a wide variety of activities including accessing equipment in the gym, kitchen or garden, holding the handlebars of a bike. They are strong enough to be used for weight lifting. I recently bought the new hook style grips, and love that they allow me to do a few different things independently. I am able to use more of my gym’s weight machines, especially the pull-down type, without having assistance to adjust my gripping aids. I’m still playing around with what works best but it’s great to have more fitness options available.D-Ring aids are ideal for use in the gym. They allow attachment directly to the karibiner on gym equipment such as cable and pulley machines. This gives the benefit of a greater range of movement as well as pulling directly from the wrist- making upper body workouts easier. The Active Hands gripping aid is designed to help disabled people with limited hand function take part in activities and everyday tasks. If you have had a stroke, suffered a spinal injury or developed a condition that affects your hand function, the Active Hands gripping aid can help you to maintain your independence. I began working with my mum on her sewing machine to try and solve some of these gripping issues. Together we explored a number of prototypes, testing and experimenting with different methods, materials and designs. Finally, we came up with the basic designs which have developed into the core of the Active Hands Gripping aids we sell today. General Purpose gripping aid holding free weight The Hook aids are designed to enable you to grip and release equipment mostly in the gym or as part of exercise activity. This pair of Hook aids have been designed to be used on bars, machines with bar type handles, and some types of handlebars on bikes or hand bikes. They are great for situations where our Looped aids cannot be used, for example closed ended bars. The Double-Loop tie has a secondary loop to help you tighten the tie around your hair. If you struggle to grip the tie well enough to pull it tight this might be the hair tie for you!

Bank transfer can be an easy way to send money to another person. But only send money to a person or organisation you trust, to avoid risking your bank or personal details being stolen. With reduced hand function it is easy to loose grip on an item and send it flying or plummeting to the floor. The Cat Tongue grip tape and grip kit can help prevent these accidents. You can add grip to any item – try it on drinks bottles, coffee mugs, wheelchair foot plates, cameras and tools. It’s also great for stopping storage boxes moving around the boot of your car. For many sports you need to hold a racquet or bat at an angle and, while our General Purpose aid is great, it doesn’t allow you to do that. So we have designed the Angled aid.I use the Looped aid when I row in my single (one-person boat), or when I use the erg (rowing machine). When rowing in my single, I have to hold an oar in each hand. With only a thumb and a crooked pinky finger, I cannot grip the oar and pull with full force: I tape the loop part of the gripping aid on the oar so that it doesn’t rotate, and attach the grip aid to my wrist. I can then pull as hard as I want.”– Véronique Boucher A Pair of Looped exercise aids (designed for solo use, to easily slide on and off your exercise machine)

In Active Hands, they have a size guide tab on their product descriptions, so you can use it to help you determine the size to buy. If your size is between two sizes, then you should buy the one closest to your size. If you cannot find the size that suits you, then you can use their customized service.

Limb Difference Aid Size Guide

Ideal for the gym, Looped exercise aids feature strong loops which can be slipped over the handles of some exercise machines, e.g. ‘pull down bars’ and rowing machines. Or, if you prefer the great outdoors, they’re also an essential extra for some hand bikes. Looped aids feature adjustable padded wrist straps to prevent chafing. My injury was an incomplete injury (the spinal cord was not completely severed). I am able to stand and to walk very short distances using crutches. However, I use a wheelchair for many day-to-day activities. At first, it was hard to come to terms with the restricted movement in my lower body. But, as time went on, I began to realise that it was actually the frustration of having very poor function and strength in my hands that restricted my life much more.