Posts Tagged ‘Quadriplegic Tips’
Monday, February 8th, 2010
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I have decided to occupy myself with
shoes
now.
Basically I don’t have anything against shoes, but I have entered the fray against the fastening laces.
Shoelaces
are getting me to the edge of reason, or it is already getting dark when I start tying them after breakfast.
I admire each quadriplegic who manages this in spite of a limited hand function.
It would be an option to switch to shoes with velcro tape.
But there is insufficient choice with my
flat splay drop feet.
An excellent option are special shoelaces which are nothing different than a
spiral round elastic band,
which is holding the shoe together.
I call them
idler shoelaces.
They are available in white, black, blue and brown, but also as shoelaces fake with even a bow on it.
Source of supply Link: Reha Handel
Now it is about time to consult my psychologist!
I am showing off my feet/shoes to the world.
Let’s see when it’s the turn of the next extremities.
Translator BL
Tags:Technical Aids, Shoelace, Shoes, Quadriplegic Tips, Tips and Tricks
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
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At the moment everybody is only talking about snow, snow, snow.
Therefore now:
Summer, sun, holiday, heat, heat, heat…
Whenever somebody is lamenting how much too much he is sweating (I knew that well enough), I am introducing my ultimate remedy:
Such a spinal cord injury can work miracles!
(OK that was too hard).
Well, not to be able to sweat any more sounds rather helpful initially, but there is a severe hitch.
E.g. if I am standing in the sun in the summer my body temperature is rising constantly and rising and rising…
So far I could avoid something worse happening.
Water, water, water …
Such a water sprayer for flowers is tailor-made as medical device, but quite bulky and falls constantly off one’s knees.
After longer research, a battery-operated
“hand fan with integrated water sprayer”
has flown to me.
Typically one should apply for a medial device number for this thing.
Then the fan would probably cost 265,23 €.
To prevent price rigging I reveal the source of supply only personally under:
rollinator@eigude.de
Translator BL
Tags:Sweat, Summer, Quadriplegic Tips, Tips and Tricks, Holiday, Fan
Posted in General, Technical Aids, Technical Aids for Quadriplegic | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 1st, 2010
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As wheeler out in the wild you are not really noticed by the pedestrians.
This is getting extreme in bigger crowds like sports events or festivals.
It is quite funny if at a street fair the girls take a seat on your lap because you have been again overlooked. But the whole thing gradually gets a little irritating when the number of “hitchhikers” increases towards evening in the dark.
My tip is a
head light
Ideally a blinking one.
These things are simply great.
The pedestrians see the light between their legs, are totally confused, and a gap is formed as if Moses had parted the sea.
Because H4 spotlights on a wheelchair are quite rare such a head light is very recommendable for nightly excursions.
With it each pothole is seen and can now be driven around, depending on the condition of the wheeler.
Not only alcohol but also the taking of pills can reduce the fitness to drive. Opium for the people. Drive slooooowly!!
Translator BL
Tags:Technical Aids, Head Light, Light, Reflector, Quadriplegic Tips, Tips and Tricks
Posted in General, Everyday life aids, Technical Aids, Tips and Tricks, Winter | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
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It was used already in the mid of the 1980’s:
The 512 kB USB Stick Version Tetra 1.0 with tie wrap
Each quadriplegic manages to pull out this USB stick. 
Translator BL
Tags:Technical Aids, Tie Wrap, Quadriplegic Tips, Tips and Tricks, USB-Stick
Posted in General, Everyday life aids, Technical Aids, Technical Aids for Quadriplegic, Selbstgebaute Hilfsmittel, Quadriplegic Workshop, Tips and Tricks | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
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I received this photo a couple of days ago.
Look closely,
the plumber didn’t have 2,5 per mill blood alcohol level and mounted the clamp incorrectly.
With this hose clamp you can easily regulate the thermostat.
Great idea!!!
Security advice:
If possible you should upgrade it with a child safety feature in form of a cork.
A wrong grasp could end painfully.
Translator BL
Tags:Heater, Technical Aids, Quadriplegic Tips, Tips and Tricks, Home
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
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Many quadriplegics don’t work anymore.
To improve one’s budget Poker or Skat are gambled quite often.
In order to better hold the cards,
a tool is used which was thousand fold field-tested
by the German disaster relief organisation (THW).
Translator BL
Tags:Grip, Technical Aids, Playing Cards, Quadriplegic Tips, THW (disaster relief organization), Tips and Tricks
Posted in General, Everyday life aids, Technical Aids, Technical Aids for Quadriplegic | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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Such an active wheelchair is in no way comparable with such a mobile garden bench as you know from the hospitals.
The manufacturers offer the most different wheelchair accessories which might be completely reasonable. You should negotiate about sponsoring in your individual case with your health insurance or bank. Don’t exaggerate, always use original parts of the manufacturer and let professional personnel mount it.
Only screw with your eyes 
I have tetra clips at the wheelchair tyres, i.e. the chrome clip is folded forward, then you put the hand into it and pull the wheel off.
It’s not “going“ any easier.
Addendum:
If the driving wheels are dangling, DON’T take it as given.
The length of the axes can be adjusted optimally, even if it is rather inconvenient.
Addendum: The tetra clip is not recommendable if not absolutely needed, because thereby the wheels always have a little “play”, and the metal holders are rattling on the spokes.
Translator BL
Tags:Technical Aids, Wheelchair, Wheelchair Tyres, Quadriplegic Tips
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
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Der Transport von Gegenständen aller Art ist uns Rollifahrern ein Gräuel, besonders wenn sie rund sind!
Oberschenkel sind gänzlich ungeeignet zur Beförderung von Kernobst.
Die hohe deutsche Ingenieurskunst hat sie nach jahrelanger Forschung herausgebracht:
Die Pflaumentransportbox fĂĽr Rollifahrer
Die Ähnlichkeit mit einem Eierkarton täuscht!
Hier geht’s,…ääh..fährt man zur 
Tags:Box, Grip, Technical Aids, Kitchen, Quadriplegic Tips, Tips and Tricks
Posted in General, Everyday life aids, Comedy, Technical Aids, Technical Aids for Quadriplegic, Tips and Tricks | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
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I dare to state globally that there are no
wheelers which are not exempt from paying TV licensing fee
in Germany.
Due to this fact the program is probably that bad. I confess myself guilty as program Grinch.
Never mind.
We quadriplegics probably don’t pay any TV licensing fee just because we don’t manage it anyway to hold such a high gloss TV guide, let alone to pick the magazine up. Therefore it happens again and again that due to lack of knowledge we are watching a
scripted reality show
on private TV, instead of
The love life of grapevine snails
on the documentary channel.
With a big
binder clip
from the stationery shop around the corner, the basic right for
TV program knowledge
should be provided again.
Alternatively I can offer a do-it-yourself course with a hole puncher and a key chain.
Now you shouldn’t miss the next episode of Mc Gyver again.
Translator BL
Tags:BĂĽro, Grip, Technical Aids, Paper Clip, Quadriplegic Tips
Posted in General, Everyday life aids, Technical Aids, Technical Aids for Quadriplegic, Selbstgebaute Hilfsmittel, Tips and Tricks | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
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It is in the nature of the quadriplegics that we are spreading chaos all the time. Paper is lying around everywhere. To file the paper piles reasonably I am introducing the world’s first:
tie wrap fishing hanging files
Translator BL
Tags:Fishing, BĂĽro, Grip, Technical Aids, Tie Wrap, Paper, Quadriplegic Tips
Posted in General, Everyday life aids, Technical Aids, Technical Aids for Quadriplegic, Selbstgebaute Hilfsmittel | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
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I am user of a
bed designer monkey bar
which I can’t do without.
I have cushioned it with the common sanitary rubber foam for water pipes from the do-it-yourself store.
This tip is an “old hat“.
If you then additionally fix a super-strong round
Ikea magnet
to the bars and hang the monkey bar on to it, it doesn’t
dangle around
in front of your face any more.
Translator BL
Tags:Bed, Technical Aids, Quadriplegic Tips, Tips and Tricks, Monkey Bar
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
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I have made all the time
Crash tests
with my new telephones.
Quite robust these things.
A bit of double-faced adhesive tape and my beloved
non-slip reel
(see older blogpost) can work miracles….
Strong like a tiger, clever like Mc Gyver!
Translator BL
Tags:BĂĽro, Grip, Technical Aids, Telephone, Quadriplegic Tips
Posted in General, Everyday life aids, Technical Aids, Technical Aids for Quadriplegic, Selbstgebaute Hilfsmittel | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
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Although I can’t open a yoghurt cup any more with my fingers, I can still smash it up!!!
In this
clamp
you can put cutlery.
This makes it possible, even without finger function, to eat independently with spoon and fork again.
Enjoy your meal!
The cutlery holder is available at medical supply shops, but can also be self-made rather easily. It can be individually adjusted with velcro tape.
Translator BL
Tags:Food, Grip, Technical Aids, Kitchen, Quadriplegic Tips
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