Vive Button Hook & Zipper Pull

INTENDED PURPOSE AND USE:

The Vive button hook is an essential tool for anyone suffering from limited dexterity. The non-slip, latex free and extra wide handle is easy to grasp and has been designed to facilitate an effortless grip. The slim wire and smart hook design make the process of navigating through the buttonhole and securing the hook around the button as simple as possible. The wire loop narrows at the tip to lock the button in place, making pulling it through the buttonhole easier. The button hook eliminates pain and frustration that comes from fastening/unfastening small buttons. For use on any size button. Promotes independence and ease with dressing tasks.

Convenient Zipper Hook:

A steel zipper hook makes zipping clothing and jackets easy. The narrow hook slides into most zipper pulls for added convenience.

BODY FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL USE:

·       Problem solving skills

·       Ability to learn a new task

·       Ability to sequence

·       Hand/grip strength

·       A level of active range of motion and strength in at least one upper extremity sufficient to manipulate the button hook or zipper pull

·       Gross motor coordination

·       Fine motor coordination

·       Eye hand/coordination

·       Neck flexion

COMMON DEFICITS THE BUTTON HOOK COMPENSATE FOR:

·       Decreased grip strength making it difficult or unable to place button through buttonhole

·       Decreased fine motor coordination making it difficult or unable to place button through buttonhole

·       Use of only one upper extremity

·       Decreased activity tolerance

·       Deconditioning

·       Decreased endurance

·       Hand pain

·       Joint changes in hands

·       Hemiparesis

·       Hemiplegia  

  COMMON DEFICITS THE ZIPPER PULL COMPENSATE FOR:

·        Decreased grip strength making it difficult or unable to grasp zipper and pull up/down

·        Decreased fine motor coordination making it difficult or unable to grasp zipper and pull up/down

·        Use of only one upper extremity

·        Decreased activity tolerance

·        Deconditioning

·        Decreased endurance

·        Hand pain

·        Joint changes in hands

·        Hemiparesis

·        Hemiplegia

·        Anxiety        

·        Non weight bearing in one upper extremity    

COMMON DIAGNOSES THE BUTTON HOOK AND ZIPPER PULL ARE USED FOR:

·       Stroke (CVA)

·       Arthritis

·       Upper extremity amputee

·       Carpal tunnel

·       Total shoulder arthroplasty

·       Reverse total shoulder replacement

·       Upper extremity fractures (humerus, radius, ulna, wrist, hand)

·       Parkinson’s disease

·       Multiple Sclerosis

·       Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

·       Median Nerve Injury

·       Burns

·       Cancer

·       Anxiety

·       Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

·       Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

·       Heart attack/Myocardial Infarction (MI)