Introducing Guided Hands
An international award-winning assistive device that enables anyone with limited fine motor skills to write, paint, draw and access technology.
Features
- Ambidextrous handpieces tailored to accommodate various levels of hand mobility.
- Promotes guided hand movements.
- The sliding system encourages the use of gross motor skills in the shoulders, rather than the limited fine motor skills in the hands.
- Utensil holder is multipurpose and compatible with pens, pencils, paintbrushes, markers, and styluses.
- Ergonomic wrist rest and adjustable strap.
Enabling people to live the lives they imagine!
Guided Hands assists individuals with limited hand dexterity, varying muscle tone, weakness in the hand and arm, or difficulty grasping objects as a result of a medical condition or injury such as Cerebral Palsy, arthritis, Huntington’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries and strokes among others.
Children
Guided Hands breaks down barriers in the classroom to enhance student learning by fostering communication, sensory motor skills and self-expression.
Adults
Guided Hands empowers adults to be active with work by accessing technology and staying connected with their creative pursuits.
Seniors
Guided Hands promotes cognitive function, hand-eye coordination, and helps seniors regain their independence and confidence.
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Handpieces
Spherical Handpiece
The spherical handpieces are designed for individuals who are able to rest their hand on a ball-shaped object with minimal grasping efforts.
Flat Handpiece
The flat handpieces are designed for individuals who have spasticity in their hands to allow the fingers to curl under the handpiece.
Testimonies
“I think it’s a necessity for those of us with limited hand mobility. It helps you glide through the writing process. I could just put my hand in, strap in and start! It gives you confidence and would recommend it in a heartbeat!”
Bea | Retired Nurse with Essential Tremor and Dementia
“Guided Hands is a great tool for assisting those with hand and arm impairments to write and draw again. In brain injury recovery, it means so much to individuals to get back to activities they enjoy. Guided Hands is easy to adapt to an individual and assists them in a wide range of activities.”
Joe Walters | Director at On With Life, Iowa’s Neuro Rehabilitation Centre
“Our patient, a 12-year-old girl with severe dystonia, derived real benefit and clear joy from the use of Guided Hands.”
Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky | Neurologist and Division Head of Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Disorders at McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences
“I have a 14 year old patient with a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive weakness. He is usually in supine position and in a wheelchair. He was having a hard time finding arm support – so Guided Hands worked really well for him! It was the best access he has ever had and finally gave him a form of communication.”
Kim | Pediatric Occupational Therapist in Ottawa
“Guided Hands is a great tool for assisting those with hand and arm impairments to write and draw again. In brain injury recovery, it means so much to individuals to get back to activities they enjoy. Guided Hands is easy to adapt to an individual and assists them in a wide range of activities.”
Joe Walters | Director at On With Life, Iowa’s Neuro Rehabilitation Centre
“Guided Hands helped me write a birthday card for my granddaughter. Writing a short note like that means everything to me.”
Carmelo | Gentleman with Arthritis
