The best tools are the ones that suit you personally, but today there are a lot of specially designed tools available. Ergonomic tools are available for gripping anything from cooking utensils to adaptive steering wheels, as well as gardening tools. Look for them at discount department stores, cooking departments, garden centers, and specialty shops. And sometimes you can make your own traction, just by wrapping a piece of foam rubber around a tool and taping it securely. Newer types of prosthetic grips with specific uses have been developed for amputees.
Lightweight tools help.
Children's gardening tools are often small, light, and durable. Also look for small-headed tools for better control. Long-handled tools can extend your reach up to six feet and provide leverage, but find the lightest models you can. Anything from weed-pullers to hoes and pruners come with long handles. Reachers of every variety are also handy and found in medical supply stores and garden centers.