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Soloc Lap Belts: Facilitating Independent Transfers
The Soloc wheelchair lap belts are a response to a need. Being able to transfer in and out of your wheelchair without assistance is essential for living independently. For some wheelchair users, the thing preventing them from doing this was their lap belt! What Is It About Lap Belts? People wear lap belts for different ... Read more
Wheelchair accessories to make life easier
Active Hands have been working with people with reduced hand function for nearly twenty years. All of our products focus on improving grip, supporting reduced hand strength or overcoming tremors. We work with people with a wide range of disabilities. Over the last year, we have begun to expand our range of wheelchair accessories. Still ... Read more
Toolbox to Success: How To Create Your Own Home Adapted Gym
If someone told you that you need a bunch of fancy gym equipment to get in shape… they told you wrong. A lot of the time when I’m training clients in corporate ‘big box’ gyms, I only use fancy equipment simply because it is there and quite honestly, I know that my clients are paying ... Read more
What Options Do I Have to Support Scissor Skills and Crafting?
Whether you are working with children or adults, scissor skills and craft activities can be a relaxing way to develop hand strength and improve fine motor control. It can also benefit skills in other areas such as handwriting and dressing. Getting creative can be a great way for clients to express themselves and ensure everyone ... Read more
Finding lost hope: APEX NEURO
APEX NEURO is one of Europe’s leading neurorehabilitation clinics, specialising in Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Functional Neurological disorder. They are one of the few clinics in the world to achieve positive results for these conditions. The majority of their clients have neurodegenerative conditions (primarily MND or MS). Before starting with the team at ... Read more
How Can I Support Self-Feeding?
For many cultures around the world, mealtimes are a time to come together with friends or family. A time to relax, talk and bond. But for those facing significant difficulties with self-feeding, these key social occasions can be a time of great challenge and frustration. Self-feeding deficits can be experienced by those with many different ... Read more
Top 10 Gadgets for Stroke Survivors
Below is a list of what we are calling our ‘Top 10’ gadgets for stroke survivors. This is a selection of what we think are the most useful products, designed to overcome obstacles caused by a stroke. Suffering a stroke can be both life-threatening and life-changing. The longer the brain is starved of oxygen, the ... Read more
Active Hands’ Trip to AOTA
Active Hands are a firm favourite with Occupational Therapists in the UK, so when the opportunity came up to attend the AOTA conference in Kansas City we decided to give it a try! It was a great chance to meet both professional and student OTs and demonstrate our products to them. We were also able ... Read more
How to Get The Most Out of Rehab
The world of disability has come a long way in the nearly two decades since I was injured. From battery-powered rear wheels to an arsenal of gripping aids. There is a much wider range of adaptations available to help those with limited hand function. This is especially pertinent to the newly injured as, at a ... Read more
Active Hands are at the OT Show
We’re back at the OT show this year for the first time since 2019! Come see us at the NEC, Birmingham – hall 9 stand K40 – on the 23rd and 24th November. New Products and Old OT Show Favourites We’ve been busy searching for and developing new products and we’ll have all our favourites ... Read more