Things You'll Need:
- Lever water tap turner
- Can opener
- Jar opener
- Grocery cart
- Padded pot handles
- Trolley
- Large handled utensils
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Step 1
Buy cookware that is designed to be easy to grip if you are an arthritis sufferer. You can look for specially designed pots and pans with larger, softer handles or you can purchase an interchangeable, heat-resistant pot handle cover to make your current cookware easier to hold.
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Step 2
Design your kitchen to be ergonomically efficient. Place an additional sink near the cook top to limit the distance you need to walk with large pots of water or use a trolley to move heavy pots and pans around the kitchen.
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Step 3
Store less frequently used kitchen ware in low cabinets to keep the need for bending over to a minimum. You can organize your food storage to help limit this need to bend as well.
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Step 4
Purchase a side-by-side or top freezer model refrigerator to make getting to your frozen food items easier. A refrigerator with the freezer unit in the lower half may cause undue strain on the joints in the knees, back and neck due to the need to bend over to access food.
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Step 5
Open cans more easily with an electric can opener or a hand-crank can opener that is easy to grip and operate.
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Step 6
Buy a jar opener that requires minimal force on your part to open jars. Either a non-slip jar lid grip or a tool that works as a lever to open jars will work for an arthritis sufferer.
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Step 7
Look for water tap turners or invest in new sink hardware to make turning the water on and off easier. Typically, these systems operate on a lever system and may also feature taps made in a larger scale or with non-slip treads.
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Step 8
Equip yourself for easy grocery shopping and food transport by purchasing a collapsible wheeled cart. With this you can carry your bags of groceries more easily from the car to the cupboard, without any heavy lifting.
