Letters OVER TO YOU Your tips and advice on living with arthritis Gripping discovery Sock it Ive found a brilliant, inexpensive gadget to help people with arthritis in their hands to grip handlebars. Its called Ergon, and costs 35. Anon, via the helpline Eds response: Thats a great idea! The Ergon website has a good selection of handlebar grips that can help with hand, wrist and back pain when cycling, along with ergonomic saddles. Find out more at ergonbike.com Get in touch! Send your tips and letters to Inspire magazine, 1 Cambridge Technopark, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8PB, or email inspire@ versusarthritis.org Moving moment The problem of putting on socks was mentioned twice in the Spring 2023 issue of Inspire. I was issued with a gadget for doing this by my NHS occupational therapist many years ago when I started having problems with my hips, and it is still serving me well. There are several on Amazon, I see. Just one of many gadgets that help to make life simpler and make me more independent. Brenda Bryant, via email In response to your letters page (Inspire Spring 2023), I have bought a Van Raam walking aid [see picture, above]. I bought it from Get Cycling, in York. It takes my body weight and its ideal for flat, shopping centre-type environments. But you need working knees! Margaret Jordan, via email Eds response: Thanks for sharing this with us, Margaret it looks like a great item to help keep you moving. Get Cycling can be found at 22 Hospital Fields Road, York YO10 4DZ, or online at getcycling.org.uk 16 versusarthritis.org PP16_Inspire_Summer 2023_Letters.indd 16 17/05/2023 12:17