Bar stool failures

 As part of my music therapy, I go to live jazz music at bars. If your doctor doesn't have you doing the same you don't have a competent doctor. Getting up on the bar stool isn't too bad, I'm tall enough to easily push one butt cheek onto the stool. But getting the left foot onto the foot ring is nigh impossible due to spasticity preventing the hamstring from engaging. So almost invariably I have to reach down with my right hand and pull the leg onto the ring. So far I haven't fallen off the stool doing  those contortions. But once on the stool the next problem rears its' ugly head, my left knee wanders outward due to spasticity which is a problem if the next door neighbor is not someone I want attention from. If it is someone I'd like attention from and she puts her hand on my leg, I can't respond in kind, my left arm and hand have zero control. I might be able to slap her on the butt in the process but that's not cool.

WHAT STROKE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL HAS A GUARANTEED SOLUTION FOR THAT?

• music (94 posts back to March 2011)

• music therapy (53 posts back to October 2014)

• musical training (13 posts back to June 2014)