Friday, July 27, 2012

Stroke rehab - swinging a bat

Another useless piece of therapy I do. On the handle end of the bat I can't grip my fingers close enough to solidly grab it.  I think thats because I have spasticity in my finger extensors. Somebody in the world has to know why.  If I work  my way  up the fatter part of the bat about halfway up  I can solidly grip it.  The various points of this therapy are
Balance, planting and spinning on my affected left foot,
Core strength,  strengthen my abs,etc.
Rotation, ability to rotate the upper and lower halves of my body separately.
Straightening my left arm, trying to get my bicep to relax.
Finger strength,
Don't even think of doing something like this without your therapists' help.  Think of all the wrecked furniture in your house and the extreme risk of falls.
Use a wood bat, not plastic. I may have to  get bat weights to make it even more difficult.

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