arthritis-friendly

Easy on hands

Arthritis-friendly describes products, designs, or environments modified to accommodate people with arthritis—typically featuring easy-grip handles, large buttons, or mechanisms requiring minimal hand strength or dexterity: arthritis-friendly jar openers, arthritis-friendly keyboards.

The term appears most often in marketing and product descriptions.

design

low-impact

Minimally stressful on body

non-slip · soft-touch · contoured · oversized · accessible · modified · gentle · comfortable · padded · flexible

products

ergonomic

Designed for bodily efficiency

lightweight · spring-loaded · assistive · reachers

activities

swimming

Locomotion through water

  • tai-chiSlow Chinese martial practice
  • yogaMind-body exercise discipline
  • stretchingExtending muscles or material

walking · cycling · aquatic · pacing

dietary

anti-inflammatory

Inflammation-reducing agent

berries · nuts · low-sugar · nightshade-free · gluten-free · Mediterranean · collagen · flaxseed · walnuts · salmon

Opposites
ease of use for those with joint conditions

arthritis-friendlyfiddly

Requiring painstaking precision

stiff · finicky · inaccessible · cramped · intricate

ergonomic design intent

arthritis-friendlyinaccessible

Cannot be reached

standard-issue · unaccommodating · unadapted · exclusionary · conventional

Family

arthritis, arthritic, friendly, friend, friends, friendship, friendships, friendliness, unfriendly

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G