The Info Pain is a Great Motivator | Health News

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hemiplegic leg, pain

My PT made me realize the gluteus maximus ( GM ) muscle on my hemiplegic (paralyzed) side was as soft as unkneaded bread dough.  This butto...

The Info Progress 11 Years After My Stroke | Health News

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hemiplegic leg, pain

I started PT after injuring my back when I fell on my patio in October.  This is my first experience with precision PT.  Instead of having m...

The Info The Garden Hose Won and My Back Lost | Health News

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fall prevention, pain

As the oldest daughter, I learned to pretend to be calm when bad things happened to my younger siblings, like my sister falling off her bike...

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 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 Muscle Memory Finally Kicked In | Health News

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brain plasticity, pain

I am stunned.  Eleven years after a stroke my muscle memory still works.  For months I have been doing abdominal exercises to prevent back s...

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...

The Info Are Resting Hand Splints a Waste of Money? | Health News

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hemiplegic hand, pain

Studies of resting hand splints make me cringe when researchers ask the wrong questions.  Studies done by Lannin (1) and Burge (2) asked if ...

The Info Hand Function Comes From My Gut | Health News

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hemiplegic hand, pain

I was dismayed that my NDT certification course did not teach me hand function comes from my gut.  I learned this when a PT had me do abdomi...

The Info Cracks on the Ends of My Fingers | Health News

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hemiplegic hand, pain, snow strategies

Winter is finally here and I have a crack in the skin at the end of the fourth finger on my sound hand.  Every time the end of my finger con...

The Info What a Fractured Arm Taught Me | Health News

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caregivers, fall prevention, hemiplegic hand, pain

I fell in the laundromat on October 1, 2012 while struggling to move a queen-sized comforter.  I broke a forearm bone called the radius in t...

The Info Tricks for Stretching a Tight Hemiplegic Hand | Health News

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hemiplegic hand, pain

I am haunted by a client who had her fingernails grow into her palm because the nurses couldn't open her tight hemiplegic hand until aft...

The Info Central Pain Ruined My Sleep | Health News

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basic ADLs, cheap cheap equipment, pain

After my second stroke my hemiplegic leg lost the ability to distinguish between hot and cold and acquired a constant burning sensation.  Th...