Built-Up Handles

These adaptive devices are useful for clients with impaired fine motor coordination and grasp. They are significantly thicker, making them easier for a client to hold onto. These can come in the form of silverware, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and many more. Some handles are universal and able to be attached to many objects, while others are built into the specific design of the object.

(Koketsu, 2018)

Built-up handle utensils, November 9, 2021. Courtesy of Shelby Nigon.

References

Koketsu, J.S. (2018) Activities of Daily Living. In L. W. Pedretti, H. M. H. Pendleton, & W. Schultz-Krohn (Eds.), Pedretti’s occupational therapy: Practice skills for physical dysfunction (8th ed., pp. 195-202) Elsevier.

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