Hospital GRASP
The recommended items below should be tailored to your client’s dexterity/strength levels (e.g., softer or firmer Theraputty, lighter or heavier weights).
Level 1
- Wrist weight: 0.5 – 1lb
- Cup
- Target Board
- Towel
- Hand Gripper: 5lb resistance
- Theraputty
- Tennis ball
- Beanbeg
Level 2 & 3
- Wrist weight: 0.5lb – 1lb (Level 2) / 1lb – 2lb (Level 3)
- Cup
- Target Board
- Towel
- Hand Gripper- 5lb resistance
- Theraputty
- Tennis Ball
- Beanbag
- Various sizes of clothes pins
- Various sizes of paper clips
- Popsicle sticks & toothpicks
- Various sizes of Lego
- Various sizes of blocks
- Buttoned shirt
- Various jars
- Poker chips, pennies, dimes (Level 3 only)
HOME GRASP
Most items recommended for the Home GRASP kit are available at your local ‘Dollar’ store. Medical Supply stores may have the Theraputty, Hand Gripper, and wrist weights, or ask your therapist for advice on where to get appropriate equipment.
- Wrist weight: 0.5lb – 1lb
- Tennis Ball
- Beanbag
- Cup
- Hand Gripper: 5lb resistance
- Knife & Folk
- Towel
- Theraputty
- Target Board
- Buttoned shirt
- Popsicle sticks & toothpicks
- Various sizes of Lego
- Poker chips, pennies, dimes
- Various sizes of clothes pegs
- Various sizes of paper clips
- Various sizes of blocks
- Various jars