Maybe you just need a harder brace.  I broke my first
arm brace in the first month and I got a harder on and
I haven't broken it in years.

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> I have pain in my letft arm and hand.  I have to
> force my wrist back and it
> "pops" every time.  It sounds like arthritis is
> starting plus, I have to keep a
> piece of cloth between my thumb and index finger to
> keep my thumb from
> scratching into my index finger till it bleeds.
> I've clipped my thumbnail all the
> way down plus filing the edge and that doesn't help.
>  Now my left arm at the
> elbow is cramping from being in an up position all
> day and night.  I've dealt
> with baclofen and Xanaflex and they both made me too
> sleepy to work.  I've dealt
> with splints along with the meds.  The OT said my
> arm was cracking the splint
> due to resistance in my arm.  Im my life living with
> CP is to live with pain.
>
>
> Michael Jeffries
> ICQ# 53522767 AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! ID MJeff25916
>





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