It is often possible to adapt ready-made clothes from the high street so that they are more comfortable or practical to wear whilst using a wheelchair. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Chums Ltd acts as a broker and offers finance from a restricted range of finance providers. This will help you plan for both immediate and long term needs, will increase awareness of the alternatives on the market, and to check whether the equipment you need can be provided by the statutory services (if this hasn't already been investigated).

For some of these items, practice and correct technique is needed to ensure you can use them effectively. The toes of the foot are then placed into the open end of the sock and the aid used to pull the sock up the lower leg. Do you find it easier to pull pants up/down or would you find it easier to have pants which fasten under the crotch? Allergy occurs when a person’s immune system reacts to normally harmless substances in the environment.Many of these styles eliminate the need to pull pants down and so may make toileting easier for if you are a wheelchair and/or hoist user. Natural fibres are often most comfortable, are breathable and are best at maintaining body temperature. A bra angel is a plastic bracket that slips around your neck, and allows you to keep one side of a front-fastening bra in place while you use the fasteners on the other side with one hand. The loop is threaded through the buttonhole, hooked over the button, and the button pulled back through the hole.

PayPal Credit and PayPal Pay in 3 are trading names of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. Everyone wants to be able to choose and wear clothes that are comfortable and to their own personal taste. The weight of a fabric can also be important to consider, especially if you experience pain when moving or if you have limited strength or endurance. These dressing techniques can be demonstrated by an occupational therapist, who can do an assessment with you and show you appropriate dressing techniques to suit your abilities. Lengthening the waist at the back will help make trousers more comfortable while sitting, as well as help avoid gaps between trousers and tops.This piece is non-wired and non-padded for a comfortable, natural feel that will stay comfortable all day long. Front pannel has pretty lace design and extra wide straps to support you yet sit softly on your shoulders giving extra comfort. They are safer and warmer than ordinary hosiery worn without shoes, but may prove difficult to remove.