The new wallet and stroke rehab

I was practicing compensation for years with my old wallet, a velcro closed one that I would manipulate with my right hand only. I resolved to start using recovery techniques involving my left hand. In order to force such techniques I purchased a new zippered wallet. This requires me to use my pinch grasp of my left hand while I zip it open and closed. Getting it into the left hand takes some time since I have the classic spastic stroke hand at times, thumb inside, fingers wrapped over thumb. This whole process has definitely slowed down my purchases. Earlier blog on life in the slow lane here:
http://oc1dean.blogspot.com/2010/09/stroke-rehab-and-life-in-slow-lane.html

And at a couple extra minutes a day of therapy, this doesn't come close to any form of massed therapy. So there is no scientific basis for me to do this, don't follow me unless your therapist can come up with a good reason.