A suffering nation
One in every three adults suffers from joint pain. Arthritis causes difficulties in walking, dressing, bathing, and simple household tasks. Osteoarthritis affects the weight-bearing joints, eventually causing a bone-on-bone contact. Rheumatoid arthritis attacks wrists, ankles, knees, causing inflammation, stiffness, and possibly deformity. Arthritis aids help sufferers cope and remain independent.
Up-close and personal
Elderly instruments like dressing aids and elderly personal care accessories relieve painful movements:
- Long-handle applicators for applying lotions and medications
- Zipper- and button-puller
- Hands-free makeup magnifying mirror
- Long-handled shoe horn
- Elastic shoe laces stay tied
- Sock and stocking aid effortlessly pulls on socks
- Long-handled bath sponges
- Self-wipe toilet aid with push-button paper release
- Pill box and 24-hour timer
- Medicine bottle openers and pill splitters
Simplify the difficult
Increase mobility with arthritis aids designed to make life manageable:
- Key turners and key lights fit around keys
- Doorknob turners assist weak hands/wrists
- Rolling scissors, hand shears, and garden scissors with non-slip grips
- Plug pullers - two finger holes simplify movement
- Tub/stair safety treads
- Large-digit electronic floor scale
- Reachers /grabbers with magnetic tips, claws, suction cups, or twist-and-lock features
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 | Dining and food prep
Arthritis pain interferes with kitchen activities, but relief is on the way:
- Slip-resistant jar openers/closers
- Easy Opener for bottle tops and pull tabs
- Kitchen gadgets with non-slip handles: peelers, paring knives, whisks, tongs, etc.
- Dinnerware with inner lip keeps food from slipping
- Silverware holders with buildup handle grips
- Scooper bowl with suction cup base, high rim, and reverse curve for easy spooning
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Pain relief
When pain strikes, supportive gloves, and pull-on compression supports control hand and wrist pain; magnetic wrist and elbow supports improve circulation. Therapy wraps provide moist heat or cold therapy to soothe muscle and joint pain.
