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Arm cycle with customized handlebars suitable as home exercise machine for wheelchair users who have impaired hand function.
Description
Wall-mounted arm cycle. The handlebars were modified to help the user to hold on: ordinary wheelchair gloves were sewn on to a tube that slides over the handlebar for an exact fit.
Authors comments
The user tried ordinary exercise gloves first but they did not stay in place nor did they give the same result.
Manufacturer
OT-Center
Idea
OT-Center and the user
Paid for by
Hjälpmedelcentralen (assistive device center)
Categories for this tip
looking after ones health » training, Tips and tricks from people with High tetraplegia with partly function in arms/hands (C5-6, ASIA A, B).
