Keeping it challenging...
Whatever is practiced, it must be challenging. In research, an 80-percent threshold is generally used. For instance, if a stroke survivor can successfully turn the pages in a magazine 80 percent of the time, the challenge can be increased by turning the pages of a newspaper. Since turning pages of newspaper requires increased excursion of the shoulder and elbow, the increased AROM will "trickle down" to easier tasks such as turning pages in books and magazines, card flipping and laundry folding.
What is usually done
Compensation (learning to "get by" with the "good" side). As "Dean's" puts it: Compensation being doing whatever is necessary to accomplish a goal. Recovery is using the muscles as intended to accomplish the same goal. Insurance wants you to use compensation whenever possible because it is faster and cheaper.
Faster and cheaper
Faster and cheaper is good because its faster and cheaper. You could go to a State University. Or you could get a degree from a degree mill. You could make a a salad, but you could get the same amount of calories from a pop tart. But even as fast and cheap as they are, you'll still feel gypped.
4 comments:
I just realized that I don't need many months and years to improve.Challenging and fun can give good results in a week time.Another week may give perfection.
Right on the button Mike!
Hi, just discovered your blog from doing a quick Google search! I blog about recovery as well at http://rehavrevolution.blogspot.com -- and what I've discovered in my nearly nine years of recovery is that forced use is a great way to rewire -- CIMT for ~6 hours/day can slowly but surely significantly improve your neurological deficits . . . I've done it for two weeks at a time and saw some awesome results. As for insurance policies preferring us to "compensate" rather than truly regaining function, that's just a bunch of hooey. I like your take on it with the fast/cheap = gypped ;)
Pamela
Hey, very nice site. I came across this on Google, and I am stoked that I did. I will definitely be coming back here more often. Wish I could add to the conversation and bring a bit more to the table, but am just taking in as much info as I can at the moment. Thanks for sharing.
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