Stroke recovery and everyday tasks

For most everyday jobs, the question after a stroke is how many hands they really need. Cutting food, opening a jar, doing up buttons and tying laces are built around two. Each of those has a one-handed guide here, and many also have a version for when the second hand can steady things but can't squeeze.

Start from the task. Go to the one-handed guide if one side is doing the whole job, or the weak-grip guide if both hands take part but pinching and twisting are hard. Tips that need nothing new come first, then tools: boards that hold food still, openers that do the turning, laces that never need a bow.

Your occupational therapist knows what your hands can do right now. Bring them the ideas you like before buying anything bigger than a jar opener.