{"id":373,"date":"2017-08-16T20:33:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/?page_id=373"},"modified":"2017-09-28T14:00:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T19:00:48","slug":"assistance-for-upper-body-dressing-magnetic-shirts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/assistance-for-upper-body-dressing-magnetic-shirts\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnetic Button Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0904-e1506196726581.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2155\" src=\"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0904-e1506196726581-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0904-e1506196726581-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_0904-e1506196726581-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Description of the Device<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Magnetic clothing is available on the market, but can also be make at home with simple materials. Clothing with magnetic closures make dressing easier if grasping and moving small objects like buttons is difficult. Magnets can replace buttons in shirts, or pants depending on the intended use, and can make getting dressed quick and easy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Magnetic clothing is great for individuals who have trouble with traditional buttons and trouble with small hand movements due to tremors or limited function, but still wish to dress themselves independently. With the shirt we made in the video, a user simply has to clasp the top magnet and the rest of the shirt buttons itself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cost\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Costs vary for DIY versions of this clothing. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercially available products<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be expensive, contact SAU OT with questions about how we used magnets and simple sewing to make one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Support Needs (caregiver)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caregiver may be needed for some dressing assistance but these low tech devices can greatly reduce the need for help and increase independence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contraindications for device use<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*MAGNETS CAN INTERFERE WITH THE FUNCTION OF PACEMAKER AND OTHER METAL DEVICES PLEASE ASK PHYSICIAN BEFORE PURCHASING* Always ask your OT, physician and care team before purchasing equipment to ensure it is right for you or your loved one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS696US696&amp;biw=1600&amp;bih=935&amp;q=magnetic+shirt&amp;oq=magnetic+shirt&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i20k1j0l2.1873875.1876867.0.1877502.14.14.0.0.0.0.211.1965.0j10j1.11.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..3.11.1959...35i39k1j0i67k1.iBqf2Ic8JhQ\">\u201cHere!\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description of the Device Magnetic clothing is available on the market, but can also be make at home with simple materials. Clothing with magnetic closures make dressing easier if grasping and moving small objects like buttons is difficult. Magnets can replace buttons in shirts, or pants depending on the intended use, and can make getting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/373\/revisions\/2418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.sau.edu\/jimsplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}