thanks this will help. i am actually very surprised that i was given this lattitude by the dr. he's going to have to write his name on it. of course he does know the situation i am in. -----Original Message----- From: Yvonne Craig [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 12:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: hellppp!!!! medical types ,,, Beth the ot even Hi, Ken: Here are a couple of links for you to check out. The first has a nice = overview of the anatomy of the hand/wrist and links to info on ortho = problems. The second will give you descriptions, names and functions of = the various muscle groups in the lower arms. The third has some cool x-ray = shots of the upper limbs. http://www.scoi.com/handanat.htm http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/musclearms.html#hand=20 http://www.cid.ch/DAVID/ulim.html FWIW, I think your doc should be doing this. You can write up a draft but = he should be filling in all the medical jargon at the very least! :-) Hope this helps. Yvonne