And its even a valid therapy, at least according to me. Its been hot here and I wanted an ice cream treat at home, so I saw Ben & Jerry pints while shopping and impulsively bought several. After getting home I thought some more about it and realized I should have gotten ice cream sandwiches like last time. Recovery is buying normal food and figuring out how to use it, the ice cream sandwiches were compensating(bad idea). But therapy called and I responded. First problem to solve is to get the left hand open enough to grasp the pint, good thing there was a cover and it was still fairly hard. Finally succeeded even though the thumb position was bad. But the cold was great sensation therapy, sending a great amount of cold signals to my sensory cortex. Or in my case, trying to recreate the white matter pathways that underlie the sensory cortex. Then comes the grasping tightly enough to scoop out the ice cream. Success!!!
Cherry Garcia was great and I still have a full pint of Peanut Butter World. Thousands of repetitions of this could put on some serious weight. I'll still do it.
Do not self prescribe this type of therapy without your doctors ok. You know damn well how much I think of stroke doctors.
lol! I envy you. All I can do is put the container between my legs (sitting) and then scoop with my right hand; obviously compensating.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I have a fair amount movement, I still struggle with scooping ice cream (partly because my "good" hand is my left, which is still catching up with these new demands on it.) Breyer's is my favorite--it's squishy. Easier to scoop.
ReplyDeleteoooh I love ice cream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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