Omg! I’m having hip replacement surgery next week and my husband made this for me! I’ve been using it for the past three days and it is amazing! Even before surgery (I can’t walk or drive) it is SO handy! Thank you for posting this! You have helped me already!❤❤❤
@seeshel632 ай бұрын
Aussie OT here; I love you DIY dressing tool! I"m off to Bunnings to get my clamps
@megmc9644 Жыл бұрын
Parts Carpentry Clamps (spring or ratchet clamps) with holes, clothesline, cylindrical foam.
@darshnarach8889 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are so invaulable. This one is so useful for bad days pre op too
@darshnarach88895 ай бұрын
I tried making this with these.. but i found it hard to get rope through the hole. I found the oxo good grip magnetic kitchen clops better they have a larger hole and i used webbing and sewed it together which makes it nice and sturdy and also helps if i have to put it arohnd my neck to be handsfree while cleaning myself in the bathroom or dressing. Allows me to use my hands to hold a support while cleaning. Thank you for the idea
@elizabethburns9452 ай бұрын
5:22 I have muscular dystrophy and the biggest problem is pulling up pants OVER MY REAR END. It's a huge effort to get them up, I don't have the strength to give a good pull. That would be a great invention.
@soulie12062 жыл бұрын
About to get back surgery I'll use this. Many Thanks.
@laurirealini52566 ай бұрын
Love this idea! It will be perfect for my 97 year old father with hip issues. Where did you purchase the ratchet clamps? He has arthritis in his hands so the clamps will need to easy to put on the pants. Thank you!
@carleensargenti6741 Жыл бұрын
Really helpful! I am preparing for back fusion and will use this. Thank you!
@Wildemere110 ай бұрын
Fantastic! I will be sharing this in my large Facebook group for women with pelvic organ prolapse.
@EquipMeOT10 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@2clfrwrds3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is super helpful! (Can't believe I just watched the full video about how to put pants on...)
@EquipMeOT3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful, it’s one of my favorite tricks!
@VoteRepublicanSaveAmerica3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, it was a great vid. Here's the BUT! I had spine surgery and now I am paralyzed in BOTH arms. I can get my paints Up to my thighs but that's it. Everyone show them just reaching around and pulling their paints up. Do it without using your hands or being able to reach behind you. IDEAS????
@EquipMeOT3 жыл бұрын
That is tricky! Some of the problem solving would require a little more about what type of arm movement if any you have. It’s possible to rig something up using your shoulders if you can elevate your shoulders or possible at the elbow. Where there’s a will there’s a way!
@VoteRepublicanSaveAmerica3 жыл бұрын
@@EquipMeOT LOL.. it's the way that keeps getting me. So, I have some movement (not much) in my left arm but it is numb. My Right arm I have NO muscular control from my shoulder to my wrist. So, the problem come when I get either arm in a shirt and try to get the shirt around my back to get the other arm in. I've tried many things and, will frankly, I am out of ideas.
@VoteRepublicanSaveAmerica3 жыл бұрын
Sorry I didn't add this before; but I have the same problem with pants. There are VIDS showing people on a bed working them up. Yeah, that kind of works, but what do you do when you didn't have a bed to lay on? You have to go to the bathroom in a public / business toilet? Sorry, I am new to this and never thought it would happen to me. You can't get a straight answer from the medical people so I am really just putting it out there for anyone to answer. How do you do this when you are not in a "Sterile Environment"? THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY AND YOUR TIME POSTING THIS VID! Typing takes the personal expressions out of a conversation and it can be misread as negative or demeaning. THAT IS NOT HOW I AM POSTINGING THIS! Thank you for your time!
@EquipMeOT3 жыл бұрын
So I’ve been thinking about it a lot. If your waist band of you pants had a custom loop sewn into it in a strategic location, would you be able to hook your hand or forearm through it to pull? I’ve done this with some of my quadriplegic clients.
@VoteRepublicanSaveAmerica3 жыл бұрын
@@EquipMeOT Will, not really. I can get them up to my backside. That's where I loose the ability to pull them any further. With my left arm I can lift 1lbs. and my right I am still trying to be able to just lift the arm (which I can not do). What I have found that works is I get my thumb (using both hands individually) under the waste band in the back and using my bathroom sink to hold my hand I squat down working them up. I continue to switch hands until I have them up. This does take some time. The other thing that I have found to work is backing up to a kitchen chair that has a high backrest and getting one side hooked on the chair and squatting down; again, alternating sides until I get them up. The other thing I am doing is using suspenders and larger waste size pants then I need. I leave them buttoned and work the pants up my body. I put hooks over my door that are down a little lower then shoulder height. Using these hooks I loop the suspenders on them and squat down and work them over my shoulders. Using this method combined with the one above is "WORKING". But... LOL.. When you go outside your house, you don't have all these things at your "convenience". Try going to a restaurant and using the bathroom. LOL.. Now, think about that conversation you have to have with the guy that just bellied up to the urinal as you ask for help getting your pants on. LOL.. I know!!! your LYAF ROTF. LOL.. think about being in there alone while trying to use one of the technics above and a guy walks in and see you. You just can't explain you way out of it.