The Info A New Hand Evaluation for Stroke Survivors | Health News

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hemiplegic hand

Van Lew and associates (1) studied the reliability of a hand evaluation called Functional Upper Extremity Levels (FUEL). What They Got Rig...

The Info The Zipping Challenge is Not What You Think | Health News

05.09.00

basic ADLs, hemiplegic hand, snow strategies

Now that it is cold I need to zip my coat.  Velcro closures on my raincoat do not keep me warm.  When I sit, gaps form between the Velcro ta...

The Info Smart Phones and Stroke, Part 1 | Health News

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advanced ADLs, hemiplegic hand

Part 1 is about how a stroke limits what I can do with a smart phone and how I feel about it.  I do not have to worry about falling while st...

The Info Resting Splints Revisited | Health News

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hemiplegic hand, pain, SaeboFlex

When I joined the staff of a nursing home as their first OT I opened a stroke survivor's hand after her fingernails grew into her palm b...

The Info Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory | Health News

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hemiplegic hand

The Chedoke is a bimanual hand test that captures lots of baseline data because it lets clients use the affected hand hold the jar or turn t...

The Info Arthritis + Stroke = Modified Joint Protection | Health News

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hemiplegic hand, pain

Five years ago an x-ray showed early signs of arthritis in my sound thumb.  I did not worry about it until this thumb started to ache.  I ha...

The Info Kinesio Taping Reviewed | Health News

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hemiplegic hand, pain

A subluxed shoulder is painful because the upper arm (humerus) has slipped out of the shoulder socket.  Subluxation is rated by how many fin...