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Jan Brown - 12 Sep 2004 23:27 GMT

Interesting information/thinking from my hospital's OT dept, and based
upon "average height", whatever that is. If you have hip pain, don't sit
on any chair less than 18" height from floor to seat.

As a guide in a pub or restaurant, stand with your back against the seat
of a chair, just as though you are about to sit down on it. If it comes
below the crease in the back of the knee, try and find somewhere else to
sit. It sounds really stupid, but it has worked for me. With my current
hip problems I tested our garden furniture today and its height is only
16".

Same applies to yer bed too. My OH put bricks under the bed when I came
home from hospital and it's so much easier to get in and out of it now,
even with this knee brace on.

And so to bed.
Goodnight all.
Janet

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Jim - 13 Sep 2004 00:00 GMT

>Interesting information/thinking from my hospital's OT dept, and based
>upon "average height", whatever that is. If you have hip pain, don't sit
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>Goodnight all.
>Janet

Very interesting Janet, and thanks - I'll try that. And good
to hear you might be feeling a little better, if the tone of
the email is anything to go by. I have a sofa that's comfy
as anything but horrible to get up from, but some kitchen
stools that I find much more comfortable to rise from,
especially if I sit on the edge rather than flat on the
seat. Just my experience, but sounds similar to what you
have heard.

Hope you sleep well, and things settle down soon ... you
might like to know that my poor old dog has had a stomach
upset (he discovered that he could flip open the kitchen
bin. Old dog, new trick.) and had to be taken off his
arthritis medicine. Poor old chap is stiff, but still
smiling (a bit like me...)

Jim

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Jan Brown - 13 Sep 2004 09:06 GMT

> Very interesting Janet, and thanks - I'll try that. And good
> to hear you might be feeling a little better, if the tone of
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>
> Jim

Thank you Jim. I'm sure you'll find the "knee test" will show the sofa
to be too low. My criteria for visiting new pubs was "do they serve
coffee with real cream?" but I might have to change that to "are the
chairs too low?" No-one on ASA will believe that, as I have been know to
swill the odd glass or two, but I'm a very sober individual nowadays.

Pity you can't teach your dog to put the rubbish out if he's so
interested in it!

Hope you both keep smiling - and cheering me up too, of course.
Janet

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Jayne - 13 Sep 2004 17:42 GMT

> Interesting information/thinking from my hospital's OT dept, and based
> upon "average height", whatever that is. If you have hip pain, don't sit
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> Goodnight all.
> Janet

My bed definitely is high enough Janet - I have trouble perching to put
socks on! It is quite high.

The information on chairs and stuff is useful though. I would think that
most average lounge furniture would be too low then?

Also, sounds like you deserve some new garden furniture?

Jayne

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Jim - 14 Sep 2004 19:03 GMT

>My bed definitely is high enough Janet - I have trouble perching to put
>socks on! It is quite high.

I have a *hell* of a job getting socks on sometimes. My old
bed was at just the right height, my new one is definitely a
little high which, on bad days, is very bad news ... I could
even take up wearing sandals, but in the winter ... !??

Anyone got any suggestions?

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Sandy Morton - 14 Sep 2004 20:34 GMT

> I have a *hell* of a job getting socks on sometimes. My old bed was
> at just the right height, my new one is definitely a little high
> which, on bad days, is very bad news ... I could even take up
> wearing sandals, but in the winter ... !??

> Anyone got any suggestions?

I got a metal frame thingy from OT which works brilliantly well.
Sock is stretched over the frame, put the frame on the floor, pull up
the frame and the sock is on.

I'll try and find the supplier if you want - it cost me about UKP30.

I tried some of the plastic ones but they were rubbish IMVHO.

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Sandy Morton - 14 Sep 2004 20:50 GMT

> I got a metal frame thingy from OT which works brilliantly well.
> Sock is stretched over the frame, put the frame on the floor,

stick your toes into the sock

> pull up the frame and the sock is on.

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Jim - 14 Sep 2004 20:51 GMT

>I got a metal frame thingy from OT which works brilliantly well.
>Sock is stretched over the frame, put the frame on the floor, pull up
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>
>I tried some of the plastic ones but they were rubbish IMVHO.

Let me know about this, Sandy, it sounds brilliant...

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Sandy Morton - 14 Sep 2004 21:24 GMT

> Let me know about this, Sandy, it sounds brilliant...

It is!

http://www.helpinghand.co.uk

Reaching & Dressing

Compression Frame - NOT any of the others!

although the Long Handled Shoe Horn is also a big help.

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Jayne - 14 Sep 2004 21:21 GMT

> >My bed definitely is high enough Janet - I have trouble perching to put
> >socks on! It is quite high.
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> Anyone got any suggestions?

I am lucky Jim, not to have hip problems (touching wood though), so socks
aren't my problem. Washing my feet can be, but I use a bath brush on a
stick to do them!

Jayne

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