Re: cane grip improvements
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I have used thermoplastic pellets to make cane grips molded to the user¡¯s hand.?
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Coretta Cooper, COMS? (she/her)
Orientation and Mobility Instructor
State of Maine Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Patty Arnold via groups.io
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 1:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [OandM] cane grip improvements
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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 Mitchell, M.S.Ed, COMS, CVRT
Orientation & Mobility Specialist
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