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Pondering turning 40 - Gareth in a heap under his wheelchair playing wheelchair rugby
Dec 12 2022

Turning 40…

Diary of a Gimpy Kid / By Gareth Herridge

A Millennial Milestone November, 2022.  The unthinkable happened.  I turned 40. After counting down from months, to weeks, to days, it finally arrived. I’m not really sure what dramatic and irreparable change I expected to occur on the morning in question; perhaps a sudden, drastic aging, akin to Tim Allen in The Santa Clause?! The truth …

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Jillian in her red kayak using a general purpose gripping aid to hold the paddle
Sep 26 2022

Back In The Kayak With Jillian Elwart

Sports & Leisure / By Gareth Herridge

A little over three years ago we were tagged in a post on Instagram by kayaker Jillian Elwart. Jillian was born with a malformed right leg and a right hand consisting of a thumb and two fingers. She was using her General Purpose Gripping Aid to help her keep a firm hold of her paddle, while taking …

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Paul uses his General purpose aid to hold a ring for a pull up
Aug 24 2022

Don’t Quit, CrossFit! – A Stroke Survivor’s Story

Sports & Leisure / By Gareth Herridge

On November 30th 2016, avid gym goer and crossfit enthusiast Paul Dewey was where he spent most of his free time; at his local gym, CrossFit Johns Creek in Georgia, USA. He was coming to the end of a gruelling 10 minute double-unders drill (jumping rope, where the rope has to pass under you twice every jump) when …

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Toothpaste dispenser and holder in bathroom, toothpaste being applied. Suitable for reduced hand function: tetra, quad, cerebral palsy, SCI, spinal cord injury, stroke and more.
Aug 4 2022

Gadgets for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Children / By Gareth Herridge

Cerebral palsy can affect children to varying degrees depending on its severity. Symptoms can include weakened arms and hands coupled with clumsy and uncontrolled movements. This means that it can often be a frustrating struggle for children to carry out basic tasks. Active Hands provides a number of gadgets for Cerebral Palsy that are perfect …

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Right angled trowel with arm cuff being used for digging
May 5 2022

Gadgets for Arthritis: Out and About

Blog / By Gareth Herridge

The last in our series of Gadgets for Arthritis covers products that can help you when you are out and about. Whether you’re gardening or fishing, driving or dog walking; we have aids to ease those aching joints: For that bit of extra grip when locking/unlocking doors, try the Keywing. An inconspicuous bit of plastic that …

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the sixth digit 2 stylus works well on touch screens
Apr 28 2022

Gadgets for Arthritis: Around the House

Blog / By Gareth Herridge

The next article on gadgets for arthritis contains products to help you around the house. Designed to help lessen day to day hassle, these gadgets are great for taking some of the stress off those swollen, painful finger joints: If you’re wanting to add some extra grip to your phone, tablet or laptop then the Cat …

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All purpose knife used for cutting an apple
Apr 21 2022

Gadgets for Arthritis: In the kitchen

Blog / By Gareth Herridge

For many of us cooking is enjoyable, but for everyone eating is essential! Cooking doesn’t need to be a pain, even with arthritis, if you have the right gadgets to help you. We have a wide range of gadgets that can help you get back in your kitchen. Kitchen Gadgets for Getting into Your Food …

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electric toothbrush in easy hold strap
Apr 12 2022

Gadgets for Arthritis: Personal Care

Blog / By Gareth Herridge

Arthritis can be a real pain, both literally and metaphorically, with the swelling and stiffening of joints leading to reduced finger movement and a weakened grip. This can affect a whole host of day to day tasks including personal care, kitchen prep, outdoor activities and more. On top of our selection of gripping and exercise …

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diagram showing a rotator cuff tear
Jan 24 2022

An Impending Impediment To Independence

Diary of a Gimpy Kid / By Gareth Herridge

New Year, New Injury, New Questions As we all enter a brand new year, my 17th on wheels, I wanted to pose a question to my fellow “person’s of varying disabilities”, something that’s been on my mind more and more recently:  How have you dealt, or how do you plan to deal, with an eventual …

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Rachael Watson is a Paralympic swimmer
Jan 21 2022

Swimming For Gold With Rachael Watson

Sports & Leisure / By Gareth Herridge

Back in 2016, in the build up to Rio, we published an article on a number of Paralympic hopefuls, one of whom was Australian swimmer Rachael Watson. Rachael, who has cerebral palsy along with the muscle weakening Guillain-Barre syndrome, was competing in the S4 50m freestyle, which she not only ended up winning, but set …

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