Saturday, December 26, 2009 Sore hands asks

Q: I'm looking for thumb/finger arthritis products/aids to make my daily life easier and less painful.

I have a relative who has mainly thumb arthritis but also some finger arthritis. She uses Comfort Cool Thumb CMC Restriction Splints on both hands which has helped some. She's looking for products/aids to help her with all the things she uses her thumbs/fingers for which we all take for granted until we get arthritis such as turning her car key on and off, using scissors, knives, shoveling snow, using a hand can opener etc. Thank you for any help you might give me.

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1/ 2/10 9:20pm

Check out a new product called Lace-amatic on Google. It tightens, secures & undoes shoe laces instantly with a single finger, thumb or heel of a hand. I can even undo my shoes without needing to use my hands. It takes a few minutes to set up in a pair of shoes and she will need someone to initially help her with the shoe lace knots but after that it's like having an on/off switch on your shoes.

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1/ 3/10 5:52pm

Dear Jan,

 

Thanks so much for the information on Lace-amatic! I'll have my relative check it out. Putting on and taking off her shoes was another problem she's having.

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By Sore hands— Last Modified: 12/25/10, First Published: 12/26/09