Use the labels in the right column to find what you want. Or you can go thru them one by one, there are only 29,387 posts. Searching is done in the search box in upper left corner. I blog on anything to do with stroke. DO NOT DO ANYTHING SUGGESTED HERE AS I AM NOT MEDICALLY TRAINED, YOUR DOCTOR IS, LISTEN TO THEM. BUT I BET THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET YOU 100% RECOVERED. I DON'T EITHER BUT HAVE PLENTY OF QUESTIONS FOR YOUR DOCTOR TO ANSWER.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Preparation for biking - saebo-flex
In preparation for another biking attempt I thought I'd see what the Saebo-flex might do for being able to get my left hand off the handlebar in a hurry. Once again I found out why I hate it so much. It is absolutely not built for stroke survivors to get on by themselves. Velcro that sticks to itself is almost impossible to untangle one-handed. Bead chains are stupid for survivors. Even with the maximum spring it was not enough to pull the fingers straight. I know that I was never the candidate for this, they took the easy way out and recommend it for those who only have penumbra damage to finger flexors. But it was the only finger orthotic out there and I just told my doctor I wanted a prescription for it, and damn their requirements. My co-pay was only 10%
Ditto. I cannot put it on myself, nor can my husband do it successfully. We had to pay for the whole thing. I used it religiously for 7 months before catching on that it was not doing anything for me. I wanted to be able to open my hand in order to row. :(
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