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Arthritic Needs

As if the aging process doesn't present itself with enough life changing challenges and adjustments for our parents, individuals suffering from Arthritis might be faced with their biggest obstacle for maintaining independence. Their efforts to lead a "normal" life can now be a personal struggle that brings with it both physical and emotional exhaustion.

Activities of daily living, those necessary activities that we perform routinely such as bathing, feeding, dressing, and hygiene can be monumental tasks and struggles to achieve. Arthritis poses many physical and functional barriers in the lives of persons afflicted with it as well as an incredible amount of pain and suffering.

Fortunately, there are a number of household appliances that can make their lives easier and painless. Arthritic hands can make simple tasks such as picking up silverware or turning light switches on difficult. Rocker Light Switches are easy to operate and allows the person to have better control in turning light switches on and off. Another great product to consider is the Motion Sensor Light Switch. This product allows an individual to enter and leave a room without ever flipping a switch. This product is activated by movement and turns itself off after a set period of time. Since mobility is one of the more difficult challenges that our parent's face these switches allow them maximum use of their arms and hands when moving from one part of the house to another.

Arthritis also effects the use of our fingers and simple activities such as pushing telephone buttons, tying shoe laces, buttoning shirts or blouses can be very frustrating and nearly impossible. As children of aging parents the telephone is often our direct link to evaluate and check in on them from time to time. The Large Button Keypad Adapter is a practical approach allowing persons with Arthritic hands to properly engage telephone numbers and to dial the correct number. This product fits over phone keypads and instantly eliminates the difficulty of pushing small buttons. The Button Pusher is another very practical device that can assist them with pushing buttons. This easy to use product takes the pain out of using microwaves, telephone keypads, calculators, elevators or any device that requires one to push buttons to operate.

Another area of difficulty and frustration is the struggle that our parents have tying laces or gripping and holding items such as grocery bags, handbags or purses. Lace Locks relieves the struggle of tying laces in hard to do areas such as shoes and coat strings. One simply threads the lace or string through the plastic Lace Lock, adjusts for tightness and slides the plastic knob on top to lock the shoelace or string in place. The Grocery Grip Bag Holder is another unique product that allows persons with Arthritis to carry grocery bags or other handbag type items. Persons that have difficulty handling weight or closing their hands will benefit from this product.

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