Mag and Ken,
Thanks for the ergonomics suggestions! We're already using most of them,
but you're absolutely right about finding PT's and MD's who are willing to
think "outside the box." I'm auditing an "Aging and Disabilities" course
this semester and one of the questions on the midterm was
"What are 4 things that health care providers should know about people with
disabilities, particularly as they age." Two of the four things I put down
were
1. DON'T SHOUT! and
2. Be willing to learn from your patient, as he probably knows more about
his disability than you do, at least from a practical (day to day living)
standpoint.
On 10/29/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> thats the part of moving that i hate. the getting of a
> doc that is willing to admit he does not have a clue
> and is willing to try to learn how to help me.
>
> --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Tell me ken! When I was working with a pt on using a
> > walker after i had the baclofen pump implanted, my
> > hip kept popping, so she says; well, just don't turn
> > you knee in.
> > @ @
> >
> > (rolling my eyes)
> >
> > now it turns out, my hip is severely damaged, and my
> > dr referred me to orthopedic surgeon.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> > Tamar Mag Raine
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:02:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: typing injuries was sillies
> >
> > well yes, mag, many things that are ergonomic for a
> > TAB are not as good for some of us with limbs drawn
> > by
> > dystonia etc. we have to just try to make our own
> > adjustments.
> >
> > i have has some hairbrained pts before that would be
> > giving me books on how to sit and how to hold my
> > hands
> > while i was thinking "have you not noticed something
> > a
> > little different about me?" i am doing good to just
> > be sitting up at a dest and my hands and arms spasm
> > uncoltrollable and you are a dunce showing me
> > pictures
> > of how to sit and how to hold my hands. there are
> > many
> > out there that do not have common sense.
> >
> >
> > --- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a leather wrist pad that runs the length of
> > > my track ball and keyboard, I can't use plastic or
> > > neoprene because they burn my wrist because I type
> > > by gliding my wrist over it. It's velcroed in
> > > place, so it doesn't go anywhere!
> > >
> > > Mag
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 2:17:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: typing injuries was sillies
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> http://www.google.com/products?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=mouse+pad+with+memory+foam&um=1&ie=UTF-8&checkout=1&sa=X&oi=product_result&resnum=1&ct=checkout-restrict
> > >
> > >
> > > You can get them from 7.99. I may not remember
> > what
> > > I paid.
> > >
> > >
> > > At 10:26 AM 10/29/2007, you wrote:
> > > >if it keeps you from getting carpel tunnel or
> > some
> > > >other type tendonitis in your hands, yes it is
> > very
> > > >much worth the $20.
> > > >
> > > >--- Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I bought a mouse pad that has a memory foam
> > part
> > > for
> > > > > the wrist so it
> > > > > kind of holds it and give the hand more
> > support.
> > > It
> > > > > was 20 bucks but
> > > > > well worth it.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 09:13 AM 10/29/2007, you wrote:
> > > > > >Ken, and everyone else
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Thanks for the jokes! Janet was on the list
> > a
> > > few
> > > > > years ago, as she's also
> > > > > >got CP, but signed off when her Repetitive
> > > Strain
> > > > > Injuries got to the point
> > > > > >she couldn't do "recreational typing" A few
> > of
> > > the
> > > > > old guard may remember
> > > > > >her as "Perky," (not to be confused with
> > > KathyJo
> > > > > [Perky] Pink). Her maiden
> > > > > >name is Perkins, and so Perky will be her
> > until
> > > she
> > > > > retires from UW, as it
> > > > > >takes an act of G_d to change a user name.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >On 10/29/07, Tamar Raine
> > > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > the oakland area has not been affected by
> > > the
> > > > > smoke pollution too badly.
> > > > > > > my eyes got a bit itchy the other day on a
> > > walk,
> > > > > but we are 800 miles from
> > > > > > > la.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > > > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> > > > > > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > > > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > > > > From: "[log in to unmask]"
> > > > > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 9:54:09 AM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: a few more sillies for janet
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Meir,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Janet is Kendall's wife, who is going
> > > through
> > > > > painful treatment for
> > > > > > > injuries (which I believe are
> > > > > joint-tendon-related).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We have not heard from Sunflower - I'd be
> > > > > interested to know if shes OK
> > > > > > > with and hope she was not affected by all
> > > the
> > > > > fires in California. I
> > > > > > > trust
> > > > > > > you are OK, Mag and Gary?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Kat
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Original Message:
> > > > > > > -----------------
> > > > > > > From: Meir Weiss [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > > Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:25:12 -0400
> > > > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: a few more sillies for janet
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > i think we all feel like that
> > > ............too
> > > > > often?................
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ken ............keep them coming
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > many are groaners
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > sometimes groaners ARE GOOD:)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ============
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > JANET WELCOME
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'M AFRAID I DIDN'T SEE YOUR INTRO MESSAGE
> > > I'LL
> > > > > GO TO THE ARCHIVE
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > hmmmmmmmm caps lock again.............
> > lol
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > hey very dear suzie sunflower
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > please write an update soon on your
> >
> === message truncated ===
>
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