Adaptive Equipment
This type of adaptive equipment provides stability and support for seniors with arthritis while walking.
What are mobility aids (such as canes, walkers, or rollators)?
These types of exercises can help improve balance and reduce the risk of falls for seniors with arthritis.
What are balance exercises or strength training exercises?
This term refers to using proper body mechanics and movements to reduce stress on arthritic joints.
What is joint protection?
This strategy involves pacing activities and taking breaks to avoid overexertion and conserve energy.
What is activity pacing?
These types of food help reduce inflammation and joint pain.
What are anti-inflammatory foods? (fatty acids, colorful fruits and veggies)
These adaptive tools feature larger handles and textured surfaces to assist seniors with arthritis in gripping and using utensils.
What are large grip kitchen utensils?
This simple modification to footwear can help prevent slips and falls for seniors with arthritis.
This simple modification to footwear can help prevent slips and falls for seniors with arthritis.
What is respecting your pain?
This strategy involves pacing activities and taking breaks to avoid overexertion and minimize stress on arthritic joints.
What is activity pacing or energy conservation?
This concept refers to doing the same thing before bed every night to signal to our body that it is time to wind down/sleep.
What is a bed time routine
These adaptive devices help individuals with arthritis perform daily tasks such as dressing, grooming, and bathing more independently.
What are dressing aids or grooming aids?
These environmental modifications can make homes safer and reduce fall hazards for seniors with arthritis.
What are removing clutter, securing rugs, and installing handrails or grab bars?
These types of exercises aim to improve joint flexibility, range of motion, and function for individuals with arthritis.
What are range of motion exercises or flexibility exercises?
These tools and techniques help individuals with arthritis conserve energy while performing daily tasks.
What are adaptive aids or ergonomic gadgets?
This concept of sleep hygiene refers to reducing light, adjusting temperature, and reducing noise.
What is optimizing your sleep environment?
These innovative devices utilize technology to assist seniors with arthritis in managing medications and organizing pill schedules.
What are smart pill organizers or medication management systems?
This strategy involves ensuring good lighting throughout the home to help seniors with arthritis see potential fall hazards more easily.
What is improving lighting or using night lights?
A strategy that includes bending at the knees, using legs to lift, keeping things close to your body, proper sitting posture, and using larger joints.
What is proper body mechanics?
This principle involves prioritizing tasks and delegating responsibilities to manage energy levels effectively.
What is task prioritization or delegation?
You need 9 or more servings of this type of food per day.
What are colorful fruits and veggies?
This type of adaptive equipment enhances safety and accessibility in the bathroom for seniors with arthritis, reducing the risk of slips and falls.
What are bathroom aids (such as grab bars, shower chairs, or raised toilet seats)?
This preventive measure involves reviewing medications with healthcare professionals to identify any that may increase the risk of falls for seniors with arthritis.
What is medication review or medication management?
This strategy includes using external supports to provide pain relief and absorb force for the joints.
What is protective bracing?
These modifications to daily routines and habits can help seniors with arthritis conserve energy throughout the day.
What are optimizing rest breaks, using assistive devices, and simplifying tasks?
This diet follows guidelines and provides the overall nutrients that help manage Arthritis.