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So, you won't qualify if you're only temporarily disabled or incapacitated (e.g. if you have a broken leg). While some occupational therapy tools for self-care may be covered by insurance or provided by the hospital, others are not. Although most types of adaptive equipment can be bought online or at a local drugstore, certain types of equipment can be rather expensive. If you are disabled or have a long-term illness, you won’t be charged VAT on products designed or adapted for your own personal or domestic use. Since it cuts through pizza crust really easily, you won’t lose your toppings or end up with messy slices.

Creative and artistic endeavors may also be challenging for stroke survivors with limited fine motor skills and upper body mobility. Adding built-up handles is an easy way to make drawing or painting utensils easier to grasp. Furthermore, using an easel may help to stabilize the hand and wrist of individuals with poor coordination to make lines smoother and more accurate. This is because pizza stones are usually made from fragile, porous materials. Cutting pizza on the pizza stone could also damage the pizza cutter, so it’s best to give it a miss.When it comes to oven mitts, cookbook author and The Spruce Eats writer Irvin Lin says that his favorites—for any cook—aren't oven mitts at all. Designed for the incredibly high temperatures of welding, these gloves can handle temperatures well beyond anything you might encounter while cooking. For someone with hand tremors or low vision, this inexpensive tool makes cutting safer. The guard slips around two fingers like a pair of rings and lets you manipulate food with your off hand while the steel shield protects it from accidental knife slips. For this set's low price, you actually get two identical guards, both of which are dishwasher-safe and will work on the left or right hand. This blade allows you to cut your pizza without putting in much effort. It’s also very light so it doesn’t feel cumbersome to use. These items may have weighted handles, soft handles, or have shafts which are shaped in non-conventional ways.

A stroke can affect many functions, including one’s physical and cognitive skills. Many stroke survivors experience hemiplegia (weakness in one side of the body), difficulty with balance or walking, or challenges with higher level cognitive skills. These secondary effects of stroke, among others, can result in difficulties with carrying out valued daily activities, such as the ability to get ready for the day, complete work tasks, or participate in leisure pursuits. It’s a non-slip blade that is both lightweight and ergonomic for comfortable use, especially when you have many cooking tasks to get through. While the occupational therapy tools for stroke patients listed above focus on ways to compensate for lost functions, there are some tools that can help to boost recovery. These tools target regaining lost functions by activating neuroplasticity (adaptive brain rewiring) through consistent, repetitive practice.

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FitMi is like your own personal therapist encouraging you to accomplish the high repetition of exercise needed to improve. With a stainless steel blade, this knife is dishwasher safe and also available in a weighted version to give you even more control when using it.

To effectively promote recovery, these tools are generally intended to be used only temporarily. Overreliance on occupational therapy tools for stroke patients can stunt one’s progress toward optimal recovery outcomes. Therefore, occupational therapy tools should be used just as the name implies: as “tools” to make life easier temporarily, rather than as permanent replacements for lost functions.If you’ve ever called our Expert Advice Service, you will have spoken with a member of our highly qualified in-house Occupational Therapy team. You may have even met them as our team also do at-home assessments on behalf of Local Authorities. Read More The branding for this product has changed from GoodGrips to BIG-GRIP, otherwise the product itself remains unchanged.

For mezzaluna blades, a good tip is to use a sharpening steel. This is a long rod of steel that can also be used to sharpen a chef’s knife.Zipper pulls: can attach to almost any zipper to increase the surface area, making the zipper easier to grasp Top topics Motoring - help & advice on cars for disabled people, Blue Badge and Motability Benefits - help & advice on disability benefits, incapacity benefits, ESA and DLA Health - help & advice on health issues for disabled people Travel - help & advice on holidays and accessible travel for disabled people Our adapted cutlery section includes knives, forks, and spoons for use by those with a weak grip or a limited range of motion. Adapted cutlery for elderly people or others whose condition makes