Adaptive Clothing - Mobility For the Disabled, Elderly, and Special Needs
Adaptive clothing is a garment built with medical function in mind for post-surgery patients, the handicapped/disabled, the elderly, rehabilitation, special needs, arthritis, stroke victims and more. Adaptive clothes provide easy access to body parts without removing the entire garment, or by making it easier to change or remove their clothes. There are many styles and medical purposes for disabled clothing - mostly garments with zippers that provide access to parts of the body that would otherwise require the clothes to be removed entirely. With adaptive clothing, a disabled or elderly patient can retain dignity, can provide some level of self-care, and experience the added comfort of quicker access to medical appliances and needs for both them and for a nurse or physician. Who wears adaptive clothing? Over fifty-five million people in the United States suffer from some kind of disability, some of them with challenges requiring a high level of care by others. Most people in any walk