Linelax Silicone Adaptive Aid – Adaptive Equipment for Kids and Elderly – Adaptive Hand Mobility Aid (7 Pack)

They do just what’s needed, MIL has Parkinson’s and neuropathy in her hands, very difficult to hold silverware, toothbrush,etc. these slide on to objects and the her hands and she can feed herself and brush her teeth

Great adaptive aid for gripping stuff to my non-functioning hand. Highly recommend it.

These are great for post stroke related tremors and early nerve problems.

There are seven silicone straps in a plastic zippered pencil case type package. There is one large one (about 6.5" long) with large holes on either end. Then there are a pair of 5.5", 4.5", and 4" sized straps with one of each pair having small holes on either end and the other having large holes (see photo).  The ones with the large holes can be used for utensils (forks, spoons, toothbrush, etc.). The ones with the small holes can be used with pens, pencils, and the equivalent. There are no instructions on their use but I was able to figure how to use these immediately.HOW TO USE:- Stand the silicone strap straight up like a pencil.- Feed the utensil, pencil, pen, etc. through the bottom hole in the silicone. - Once the item is near the second hole in the silicone strap, curve the strap into a backward C and feed the item through the top hole. This creates the loop seen in my photos.The user then feeds their hand between the strap and the item being used. The silicone keeps the item in the user's hand and provides a handle for the item being used.I do feel these straps can be incredibly useful for the right person with the right need. However, as with every type of aid, these are not going to be useful to everyone with a disability. If the person has dementia and a disorder that affects their mobility, the use of these tools may not be possible. I have a friend who has Young Onset Parkinson's Disease with Dementia and I am going to try this with him the next time I see him. He is cognitively challenged and has trouble with his thought process but is still able to function on his own. He also has trouble eating with a fork and with writing. I will update my review with his assessment and results.The current price of $25.99 comes to an expensive $3.72 per silicone strap. Nevertheless, a mobility aid is priceless if it works and an expensive buy if it does not.UPDATE 2/6/2021 - My friend tried this and found these aid useless for him. First of all, he was very confused on how to use these. Once I showed him, he felt it unnatural to hold the pen or his fork in the manner this required and said he would never use these. He gives this 1 star for him. However, despite my feeling that this aid can be very useful for the right person, I lowered my rating from 4 stars to 3 to average out his and my assessment. For some, these tools will be absolutely useless; for others it can offer more independence.

My daughters friend who is only 16 years old has numerous medical conditions. Those include several forms of arthritis which seriously affect her ability to use her hands when she first wakes up everyday and last thing before she goes to bed. Her hands have been getting so stiff every morning that for the first hour or two she can't bend them almost at all. So things like brushing her own hair and teeth have become almost impossible until she has been up for several hours as gripping the brushes just wasn't an option. Thanks to these bands she is now able to do these things again even before her stiffness goes away. The bands come in a variety of sizes so she was easily able to find one that fit everything she needed to use.We did run into a couple of issues. First she wasn't able to put them on herself. Her hands were just to weak in general to pull the silicone over the thickness of the items she needed help with. So while I know the tools worked for her someone else will probably need to attach them. The other issue we had is while these were very helpful and did work well the price point seems a bit high for pieces of silicone. Overall the items worked as described though for her personal situation. I think that these bands would seriously help someone like her but I don't know if would help everyone who has hand issues.

These adaptive strips are simple but elegant solution to enable a better grip on linear handled utensils. Included in the set are a variety of sizes to fit/function on different tools. So, a smaller strap would work well with a pencil, pen or stylus. Besides the variance in length, the size of the holes differ between straps, to allow for good fits with divergent handle diameters.The strap functions as advertised, ensuring a better grip with the silicone strap cradling the hand. And, like other silicone items, cleaning them is a breeze.As mentioned, these are effective, functional items. However, to be honest, they are just silicone bands/straps with holes at both ends. At the current price of $24 for a set of 7 straps, it seems expensive.Still, it does match the description and depictions in the product details. So, this set dose fulfill it's purpose. As such, this product receives a 3.75 - 4 star rating.

These are so simple! The straps are of different lengths and sizes of holes to work with all kinds of equipment. My mom has a palsy (tremor) that makes it hard for her to keep food and the like balanced, and these have helped a lot. I expect that many or most clients will need help installing these in place, but once that's done the person with disabilities may be able to be more independent. MOST highly recommended!

"Linelax Silicone Adaptive Aids" may work well - if you have someone who can apply them to your different tools and writing instruments. If, however, you have mobility issues with your hand - loss of function or arthritis - you may not be able to apply the aid to a particular instrument. The package contains three aids that can be used for larger handled instruments like spatulas or cooking spoons. There are four aids that can be used for writing instruments or other very small diameter, handled items. These did not work well for me due to my hand issues, but they may work for you.