OTs use a substance that appears like plastic beads and once heated it gels and can be put on a grip and then using the clients had you could form fit it.? You could even use a strip to wrap around his/her finger, etc. to help the grip.? I have some of the
material around but no instructions. It may be thermoplastic pellets.? Maybe ask an OT
I, too, went to a workshop about it but years ago.? I could ask my niece who is an OT if you want:))
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I have this big memory of a workshop I attended where they had some thing that you could form like putty that would dry hard so that you could make it fit the person¡®s hand in the way that would make it easier to grip. If I can think over find more about
that, I¡¯ll let you know.
On Dec 1, 2023, at 10:43?AM, Jack Mitchell via groups.io <jmitchell@...> wrote:
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I have two students who have some significant issues with maintaining their grip on the cane handle (rubber golf grip) due in one case to a stroke and in the other case to a muscular condition similar to MS.??
I had someone suggest using bicycle handlebar tape to expand the grip.? As I've been looking at options. the thickest tapes also seem to be designed for reducing vibration from the handlebar, but for use on a mobility cane, that'ss something that we would want
to minimize to avoid reducing sensitivity to cane feedback.
Does anyone has recommendations for a particular brand / type of tape.? Or for something else to use to build up the grip a bit or otherwise improve grip on the cane?
Jack
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