cheap surgery or alternative exercises for the hand
cheap surgery or alternative exercises for the hand
im kristoffer and a new member here. i have bpi on my right hand. honestly i dont know so many things about my condition especcially the treatment i may get.
i had my bpi during birth. im 20 now and so far i never had any surgery. i had a couple of visits with a doctor when i was a kid and thats it. i remeber my mother usually massages my hand everyday to better it and thank god it became better. i can move it now and its not really that noticeable now though it is weaker and smaller maybe because of atrophy.i can not able to straight it and i can not touch my back with my affected arms also i cannot touch my shoulder on my affected arm with my affected arm.my parents are not that rich so i didnt get the best medical help i can get. my question is are there specific exercises for the hands or maybe surgery that are cheap to better my condition. becuase evrything i see in the internet are expensive i also think it is not really available here in the philippines. tnx a lot for your help.godbless.
i had my bpi during birth. im 20 now and so far i never had any surgery. i had a couple of visits with a doctor when i was a kid and thats it. i remeber my mother usually massages my hand everyday to better it and thank god it became better. i can move it now and its not really that noticeable now though it is weaker and smaller maybe because of atrophy.i can not able to straight it and i can not touch my back with my affected arms also i cannot touch my shoulder on my affected arm with my affected arm.my parents are not that rich so i didnt get the best medical help i can get. my question is are there specific exercises for the hands or maybe surgery that are cheap to better my condition. becuase evrything i see in the internet are expensive i also think it is not really available here in the philippines. tnx a lot for your help.godbless.
- marieke
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- Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:00 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: cheap surgery or alternative exercises for the hand
Hi, welcome!
Post this on the OBPI boards too, as that is specific for those of us who got injured during birth
http://ubpn.org/messageboard/forum.jspa?forumID=19
Marieke 33, LOBPI
Post this on the OBPI boards too, as that is specific for those of us who got injured during birth
http://ubpn.org/messageboard/forum.jspa?forumID=19
Marieke 33, LOBPI