Disabled No Longer!

Broken Bones No Longer a Problem

What I needed was to be able to work while still using one hand to somewhat steady myself at the counter's edge! My mother, who spends most of her time in a wheelchair, would probably position this board on a low table or cart and use it with one hand simply for comfort, because it is, after all, a “one-handed

The Swedish Cutting Board

In the picture, a zucchini is held in a vise that is operated with a single lever and large knob. Simple downward or upward pressure will accomplish all the setting and adjusting you need.

This adaptable Swedish board slices, dices and grates. It molds and holds and folds...okay, I'm getting carried away.

It is ideal for people with arthritis or joint pain, for people with a broken arm or sprained wrist, for people who have had a stroke or have neurological impairments that limit them to the use of one hand. I have no information that it was designed for handicapped people. It seems perfect for any kitchen.

Stainless steel spikes hold food for cutting or slicing. It has a vise (didn't we all when we were young and carefree?) to hold larger food items, jars or mixing bowls. The board itself is white plastic. Rubber suction feet hold it securely in place. Its size is 11" x 12" (28 x 30 cm).

One-Handed Jar Opener

The same vise will clamp onto a jar for one-handed opening. In my opinion, this will come to be used widely by people who have the use of both hands and do not have excessive joint pain simply because they will no longer have to contend with a jar slipping the same way they are trying to turn the lid!

OTHER USES

Can you picture a mom or dad, with an infant, using this while holding the little one for an 'emergency' feeding? It would just as easily hold a jar of baby food, or a bottle that's being filled!

Clamp your cheese grater in there so it will stop scooting off the plate and scattering the cheese!

Once you start thinking about it, you can come up with dozens of uses. (Please add yours in the space below.)

You Can Bake Even with Arthritis

Yes, you can indulge your little tykes the occasional treat, because this amazing will also hold a mixing bowl! Whether you're blending by hand or using an electric mixer, who couldn't use the support of someone or something else holding the bowl?

No Cut Fingers—for Anyone!

As they say on the infomercials, “But wait! There’s more!” Need to slice a boiled egg? A tomato? Dice an onion? Thinly slice those mushrooms? Not only can you now do all of that one-handed, but even if you have two good hands you are safer than ever before!

Look again at the picture. See the tines sticking up below the carrot, to the left of the mushrooms? Just anchor your potato or apples (mmmm....piiiiiieee...) right there and slice as you usually would, down to the last edge, without worrying about adding unplanned-for 'protein' to your dish. No more cut fingers.

What a great way to introduce children to cooking. If they don't have to hold the item they're slicing, they can keep both hands on the knife for better control -- and their hands are less likely to find their way under the blade.

No-Joint Pain Knives

There are more and more ergonomically designed knives coming on the market every week. One of my favorites is great for chopping and perfect for mincing (even if you have no disabilities). The works with very little pressure and the T-shaped handle is large enough to comfortably fit the whole hand.

To use the , simply lean the blade toward one end, then toward the other--like a rocking horse with only one runner. The blade is 3.5 inches wide and cuts easily. The rocking motion does not require strength. Nor does it demand the dexterity of using conventional conventional knives, especially for fine chopping or mincing which can tire the strongest hands.

Fine Motor Control Can Be Exhausting

It is holding little things, using strength, and fine motor control that exhaust people with joint pain and various forms of arthritis as well as fatigue syndromes and other disabilities. So the large T-shaped handle and easy movement of a product like this can be a godsend.

By the way, it comes with a wooden or black plastic handle--sure to match all the most useful decors! ;-) And a safety pouch for when you put it back into the drawer—that keeps people from being gouged or grabbing the wrong end.

If you're already limited in what you can do, by pain or paralysis, use tools that will make your life easer and allow you to do more, not less. You don't need to add the exhaustion and depression of being unable to live the life you're used to on top of everything else.

Stay active. Do things!

If you find tools that are particularly helpful to you with arthritis or any pain or limited mobility issue, please tell us about them, so we can share them with our readers.

We'll continue to add to this site and show you our best finds, so long as manufacturers out there realize we intend to be able bodied and proactive. We're going to age in place, grow old jumping and jiving, and be productive as long as possible.

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