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MOVEMENT DISORDERS IN SPINAL CORD INJURY: ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT: EATING AND WRITING

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Eating and Writing

     Following are some of the adaptive equipment suitable to help people with SCI eat and write:

  • Spoons, forks, knives with special handles.
  • Plate guards to help you scoop.
  • Special cups which you can hold yourself.
  • Long straws if you cannot reach the table.
  • Special cuffs you wear to hold spoons, forks, or knives.
  • Special holders for pens, pencils.
  • Special pointing tools to type on a keyboard.

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