Cutting edge technology

Today we have moved on from the bed top machine designed to continuously exercise my new knee joint to the even more hi-tech SWUB floor machine. 

SWUB, as I am sure you all know is the Sliding Washing Up Bowl. It is necessary to be totally familiar with the inner workings of a plastic washing up bowl before you are permitted to use one is this particular medical application, so those of you who own a dishwasher are unlikely ever to get the opportunity, should the need ever arise.

Even years of washing dishes by hand is not an automatic qualification as you must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the rarely revealed base of the bowl, as well as the structure of the sides and the profile of the their leading edges.

The SWUB is operated from a sitting position by placing the relevant foot on the base of the upturned bowl and sliding it gently backwards and forward to generate a continuous motion in the relevant knee joint.. 

Care must be taken not to place your full weight on the base of the bowl or you may bugger it up completely.