Ezimate Garden Tools

The eziMate ^TM garden tool is a patented, ergonomic garden tool and cleaning tool attachment that makes it easier and less stressful to work with all long-handled tools. It allows a tool to be gripped higher on the shaft, eliminating the awkward bending that is the primary cause of back strain and allows the legs to take the burden off the back. The higher gripping position reduces stress on the wrist, arm and shoulder, improving comfort, stability and control in working with overhead tools.

The eziMate ^TM garden tool reduces back strain and injury and increases productivity.

• Reduces days lost to injury and Workman’s Compensation claims. 
• eziMate ^TM garden tool is  very beneficial for anyone with  back, shoulder, arm or wrist problems and arthritis.
• Eliminates common blistering between the thumb and forefinger
• Works on: Shovels, snow shovels, rakes, scrub brushes, push brooms, mops, window squeegees, industrial vacuum cleaners, power washers, hoes, pitch forks, lawn edgers, pool skimmers. Paint extension poles, tree trimmers, pole saws. 
• Workers who regularly perform jobs of sweeping, mopping, raking etc. often present to the chiropractors with a variety of painful symptoms arising from the repetitive side- bending / twisting action required when using a conventional handle on brooms, rakes etc (action technically known as lateral flexion / rotation of the vertebral column).

The result of repeated / prolonged sweeping action involving curvature stress of the spine produces what chiropractors call the 'subluxation complex' which can be acute or chronic. Typical of this condition is debilitating back pain, buttock pain and often sciatic pain down one leg - as well as restricted movement and stiffness. What is this 'subluxation complex'?

The spinal column, being repeatedly bent sideways and twisted, often causes compression on one side and disc bulge on the other side ( commonly called 'pinched nerve' and 'slipped disc' ) in the areas where the nerve roots exit from the spinal cord through the windows in the boney vertebrae of the spinal column. The nerves then produce pain signals. As well the circulation of blood and lymph is compromised and there is usually localised swelling and fluid retention. Often severe pain is also felt in the buttocks and back of the leg. The worker usually has to take time off work and visit the chiropractor for treatment.

The design of a tool handle which avoids these painful outcomes for workers has not been addressed. The conventional handle is the cause of a lot of pain for these workers and lost work time is a common result.

The eziMate TM garden tool dramatically changes the bio-mechanics of sweeping and raking etc. The worker using the Ezimate on a normal handle is able to perform the work in a completely upright position - which allows the spine to remain straight and not stressed.

Experiments with worker / patients using the eziMate ^TM garden tool have shown significant improvement in spinal health, less muscular pain and fatigue and much reduced back pain and other debilitating outcomes of routine work such as sweeping, raking etc. As well, workers required less chiropractic treatment and much less time off from work due to back problems.

I recommend the eziMate ^TM garden tool as a very helpful new tool design which largely eliminates a major cause of spinal stress and back pain. It would seem a 'must' in every home, garden and of course so many workplaces where sweeping and mopping is essential and routinely performed.

Warren D. Reeves D.C.
Doctor of Chiropractic with experience of 30 years in clinical practice

 
The eziMate ^TM garden tool drastically reduces the three main actions that take place when working with long-handled industrial, landscape, garden and maintenance tools:   Lifting, Pushing & Pulling, and Twisting.

Lifting with the eziMate ^TM Garden Tool

The eziMate ^TM garden tool makes lifting easier - when using shovels, industrial scoops, snow shovels, garden spades, pitch forks, and other heavy tools or loads. Adding the eziMate TM garden tool half-way down the tool handle improves your posture by allowing you to stand taller with less back bending action.  The bending typically involved while digging or lifting is minimized & by standing straighter, use of an individual’s legs is maximized, taking a significant burden off the back.  Use of the legs versus use of the back creates a significant ergonomic improvement.

Biomechanically, lifting when gardening typically involves using the body as a third class lever. Adding the eziMate ^TM garden tool half-way down the shovel handle moves your fulcrum to the lower hand, transferring the effort of lifting to the long end of the shovel, turning it into a lever and you can now lift a heavier load with greater ease.

Pushing & Pulling with the eziMate ^TM Garden Tool

Pushing & pulling is usually involved in the use of  brooms, rakes, vacuum cleaners, mops, and long handled snow removal tools. Adding the with the eziMate ^TM Garden Tool half-way down your tool handles improves your back posture by allowing you to stand taller with less back bend.  Your limb alignment and hand position will be more neutral, reducing the risk of repetitive stress injury and neutral limb alignment and hand position will also reduce fatigue and blisters on your hands.

Twisting with the eziMate ^TM Garden Tool

Twisting is usually involved in the use of brooms, garden rakes, mops, scythes, hoes, spades and other long-handled tools. Using the eziMate ^TM Garden Tool half-way down your long-handled tool will allow a greater range of motion & open the space between your shoulders for better posture and reduced risk of back and muscle pain or strain.