Reduced Hand Strength? Items to help

During different stages of life hand might have difficulty grabbing, grasping or turning things. This has the potential to be a safety hazard and can make the person just feel demoralized that previous actions are hard to do.

Here are few simple products to help reduce safety issues and make tasks simple again.


1. Add rubber levers to door knobs.

Instead of fully replacing the door knob add a rubber lever to help add open doors.

The rubber lever aids in letting you hold the knob more securely and gives your hand a soft area to rest while pushing down to open or close a door.

Simply set in hot water for 3 min then install over existing door knob, let cool and shrink for 3-5 min and complete.

 $14.99 for a set of 2

 

2. Adjustable Jar Opener

Jars are hard to open, Water bottles are hard to open, even soda cans can be hard to open. This hand tool opens all of these for you and can adjust to different sizes and products.

$10.99 for 1

3. Adapt the items you use to support you

Many of the common items that a person needs to use during the day can be adapted to support you.

Pens and pencils, brooms and mops, toothbrushes and razors, spatulas and eating utensils.

$25.99 for a pack of 7


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