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Hand Hacks

Discover my favourite hand hacks designed to support individuals facing pain, weakness, and hypermobility issues in their hands. These practical tools can ease discomfort and make daily tasks easier.

Jenni is sitting in a patterned dress on a grey sofa, wearing compression gloves - one of her favourite chronic-illness hacks.

Compression Gloves

Compression gloves provide gentle support, improving circulation and reducing swelling and pain in your hands.

A close-up of Jenni's hand with various silver ring splints on her fingers.

Silver Ring Splints

These splints offer stability and help alleviate swelling, pain, and hyperextension, making hand movement more comfortable.

Jenni opening a package with a small tool that is attached to her finger.

Nimble one finger opener

A safe, easy-to-use tool that opens packages without causing strain or injury as it will cut through tape and cardboard without cutting skin.

Jenni's hand holding a set of keys. The key has a pink keywing aid on in to make the top of the key larger.

Keywings

Enhance your grip and leverage with Keywings, designed to make it easier to find, grip, and turn keys.

A hand using a grip pull on a cupboard

Grip toggles

Versatile tools that attach to household items, making them easier to hold. You can also use the suction cup to effortlessly open drawers and cupboards.

Jenni sitting on a bed, holding her pill popper tool. She is smiling.

Pill Popper Gadget

This gadget makes it simpler to dispense medication from blister packs without unnecessary strain.This gadget makes it simpler to dispense medication from blister packs without unnecessary strain.

Jenni sat crossed legs, holding her plug tugs and smiling. She is wearing a yellow dress.

Plug Tugs

Flexible handles that wrap around plugs, making them easier to remove from sockets without excessive force or grip necessary.

Jenni sat crossed legged, with a walking stick in her left hand. On her right hand, is a grip glove.

Mobility Aid Grip Solutions

Comfortable gloves with grip and stick snuggies designed to enhance your hold on walking sticks and provide added comfort.

jenni's hand wearing a thumb brace

Thumb Brace

An essential brace for hypermobile hands, offering support and stability for thumb joints. This push brace is the best one I’ve ever found.

Jenni sitting holding a spray can gun, grinning widely.

Spray Can Gun

Attaches to aerosol cans, allowing for effortless use. Originally designed for spray painting, but you can attach it to hairspray, sunscreen or deodorant to make using spray cans 100X easier.

Jenni's hands wearing purple wheelchair gloves which are fingerless but with a covered thumb

Wheelchair gloves

High-quality gloves designed to improve grip on manual wheelchairs, ensuring better control and comfort.

Jenni up close, looking down, showing you how she does up her buttons.

Button gadget

Simplifies buttoning clothes for individuals with hand pain or limited mobility. Easily fasten buttons without discomfort. Put the tool through the buttonhole and over the button then pull back through. It’s that simple.

A woman holding onto a tool behind her, allowing her to reach her zip.

Zipper Tool

Ideal for users with limited hand strength, this tool helps zip even the tiniest zippers effortlessly. To be honest this need to be in every disabled woman’s handbag, disabled or not.

Jenni holding a tape dispenser.

Tape dispenser

With a simple squeeze, this dispenser provides the perfect amount of tape. Pull before release for longer pieces.

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