Re: Cold weather & weak hands

[Guest guest]

Vicki,

Just an idea, but I know there are hand warmers from sporting goods

stores that may work? I think you'd still need to put those in a glove,

or a pouch like the football players use.

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[Guest guest]

Same problem here. I have a touchpad (instead of a joystick) to propel

my chair and use my thumb to drive. My friend trimmed the top of the

thumb off of my mutton and mended the ends. My thumb sticks out just

enough to drive. It works pretty well. I also keep a supply of those

re-usable warming packs with me (even in the summer ).

Lori

VickiLJurney@... wrote:

>

> When the weather gets cold and my hands get chilled, they get VERY

> weak near

> paralysis. In fact, it gets so bad that I cannot drive my chair.

> Gloves are

> too bulky and really don't help. Does anyone else have this problem?

> Is there a

> solution?

>

> Freezing in Texas,

>

> Vicki

>

>

[Guest guest]

Vicki,

I've had this problem for as long as I can remember and I've never found a real

solution for it. When I get cold, I cannot move my fingers to drive my chair,

write, anything. Gloves never worked for me either. The only things I've been

able to do are: 1) I've learned to drive my chair with my wrist so that I'm not

worried when I can't control my fingers and 2) get a warm drink when you get

inside and wrap your hands around the cup. Not only does this help with the

overall chills by drinking warm liquid, it also gently 'thaws' your fingers in a

short period of time.

Good luck!

Cold weather & weak hands

When the weather gets cold and my hands get chilled, they get VERY weak near

paralysis. In fact, it gets so bad that I cannot drive my chair. Gloves are

too bulky and really don't help. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there a

solution?

Freezing in Texas,

Vicki

[Guest guest]

The one-use heating patches work best for me. I wrap it around my

wrist. It's the only way I can go out. They are very light weight

(the reusable ones are too heavy- I can't drive if even a cape is

lying across my hand) There are now several brands. The best for me

is WellPatch from the dollar store.

Louisiana can get cold, too.

>

> When the weather gets cold and my hands get chilled, they get VERY

weak near

> paralysis. In fact, it gets so bad that I cannot drive my chair.

Gloves are

> too bulky and really don't help. Does anyone else have this problem?

Is there a

> solution?

>

> Freezing in Texas,

>

> Vicki

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Same problem around the world. :-)

I know exactly how you feel. I use BIG gloves made of lambskin to

keep my fingers warm. Furthermore I positioned my joystick (very easy

to handle) as near to me as possible so that I do not need to spend

extra energy moving my arm / hand towards it. This way it works fine

for me with my big electric chair.

I have an other, small electric chair with a hard to push joystick -

in this chair I can not move when my hands are cold and someone has

to push me.

Keep warm,

Camilla

>

> When the weather gets cold and my hands get chilled, they get VERY

weak near

> paralysis. In fact, it gets so bad that I cannot drive my chair.

Gloves are

> too bulky and really don't help. Does anyone else have this

problem? Is there a

> solution?

>

> Freezing in Texas,

>

> Vicki

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

we tried putting a heat pack on my daughter's lap so she can warm her hands with

it in between driving. Also, how about the little heat packs that you can hold

onto. I guess people use them for winter sports and such.

Re: Cold weather & weak hands

Same problem around the world. :-)

I know exactly how you feel. I use BIG gloves made of lambskin to

keep my fingers warm. Furthermore I positioned my joystick (very easy

to handle) as near to me as possible so that I do not need to spend

extra energy moving my arm / hand towards it. This way it works fine

for me with my big electric chair.

I have an other, small electric chair with a hard to push joystick -

in this chair I can not move when my hands are cold and someone has

to push me.

Keep warm,

Camilla

>

> When the weather gets cold and my hands get chilled, they get VERY

weak near

> paralysis. In fact, it gets so bad that I cannot drive my chair.

Gloves are

> too bulky and really don't help. Does anyone else have this

problem? Is there a

> solution?

>

> Freezing in Texas,

>

> Vicki

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

i have similar problem, but i don`t drive chair, have manual one, so i wear

gloves. i don`t have solution to that... maybe warming gel pillow?

[Guest guest]

Danny (now 24) had so much trouble with this problem for years that

he'd end up missing out on going places with us or friends, since he

was nervous about others driving or pushing his power chair for him.

This winter, though, he's in much better shape for going outdoors in

the cold because of his new joystick. He now has the ASL Proportional

Mini Joystick from Adaptive Switch Laboratories. It's so easy and

needs so little strength or movement to operate, that he hasn't had

any trouble the past couple weeks of cold fronts here in Houston. In

the past, he'd be unable to drive after just a few minutes in temps

below 50-60 degrees. I don't know if that's an option for you, or if

you could get it covered under insurance/medicaid/etc., but his was

covered and didn't cost us anything.

Good luck finding a solution that works for you,

>

> When the weather gets cold and my hands get chilled, they get VERY

weak near

> paralysis. In fact, it gets so bad that I cannot drive my chair.

Gloves are

> too bulky and really don't help. Does anyone else have this problem?

Is there a

> solution?

>

> Freezing in Texas,

>

> Vicki

>

>

>