Sausage fingers

debbiedo49
debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
edited September 2018 in Coffee lounge
Anyone who gets sausage fingers got any useful tips on using phones, tablets, gripping onto things please? I think I have arthritis is my hands and wrists linked to fibro and this is a daily issue for me. And no I do not want some bread for my sausage fingers lol! ?

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  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Online Community Member Posts: 6,283 Championing
    Hello @debbiedo49 Have you seen our posts on disability aids and equipment.

    Have a look at those innovations catalogues for solutions and ideas.

    Also on line.  Might be worth looking at.

    One other is local OT people of the council do they not have anything you can use.

    Hope I can help.

    Take care

    @thespiceman
  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    Thanks @thespiceman
  • susan48
    susan48 Online Community Member Posts: 2,213 Championing
    Great picture @debbiedo49 it made me smile, thank you x
  • clarabelle
    clarabelle Online Community Member Posts: 71 Contributor
    Hi
    If you have an android phone Google assist is an OK aid, not perfect but it will help.
    Apple tablets have Siri and there is a microphone on the keypad so you can dictate. 


  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    @susan48 lol, I try. @clarabelle thats something I dont normally use. A new thing to try thanks 
  • Matilda
    Matilda Online Community Member Posts: 2,592 Championing
    I use a crayon for my laptop and phone.  Packets available from Amazon cheap.

    And rubber grippers to open jars, bottles, etc.  Available online.
  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    A crayon I never knew that. Yeah I think I need to start thinking of stuff like that thanks.
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    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing

  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    edited September 2018
    @susan48 just for u lol
    https://youtu.be/3RNpMAtqIZ8
  • Matilda
    Matilda Online Community Member Posts: 2,592 Championing
    By crayon I mean stylus.
  • deb74
    deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 819 Pioneering
    i get cramp in my fingers and my fingers lock when i grip things. i also have arthritis in my wrists i have a gadget for opening bottles and jars.
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing
    Your photo did make me laugh!!!

    @Andy_Assistive or @Ryan_Assistive can you help?
  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    Thank you! ?
  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    @deb74 how and where did you get the gadgets? Should I see an o t?
  • deb74
    deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 819 Pioneering
    hi debbieo49. i got the gadget from avon. i can't remember how much it was but it think it was about 8.99 well worth it! 
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 118 Listener
    ah debbie your not alone i too have same problem...recently got a amazon gaget that opens jars and bottles(twist types) called brabantia universal looks like tin opener handles at one end and the other has varying round grip terth...its really good...not nice having sausage fingers lol
  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    Thank you both I will look x

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