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by ErikOlson
Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:51 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Forearm Osteotomy
Replies: 19
Views: 2869

Re: Forearm Osteotomy

<t>Hi Amy,<br/> <br/> I've been reading your posts for details. Thanks very much. It sounds like you have passive ROM but not active? For the tendon transfer to work.<br/> <br/> I have a bony problem - adult radius bone is completely straight, no curve at all, so no pronation, stops at neutral. Fore...
by ErikOlson
Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:31 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Forearm Osteotomy
Replies: 19
Views: 2869

Re: Forearm Osteotomy

<t>Great comments.. I can add one detail. You can get a splint made to simulate what you would lose from the surgery. I have spent 3 days now with one of those. Since I have only 60 degress of rotation from neutral to mostly supination, it's a big difference to shift that to the other side (more pro...
by ErikOlson
Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:22 am
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: Chicago Specialists
Replies: 4
Views: 1062

Re: Chicago Specialists

<t>Robbo, have you tried the Chicago support group? See the Events message board for some info. Also see there that Dr. Nath is in Chicago again Apr 28.<br/> <br/> About Milwaukee, since Brandonsmom brought it up:<br/> <br/> Children's Hospital in Milwaukee does have a BPI clinic. The 3 staff are wi...
by ErikOlson
Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:50 pm
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: DR Nath's book
Replies: 4
Views: 1407

Re: DR Nath's book

The book is on bn.com now - vbworm is no longer selling it on Amazon either. It is cheaper through bn.com and you can use various discounts.
by ErikOlson
Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:22 pm
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Arm length differences?
Replies: 28
Views: 3866

Re: Arm length differences?

<r>But see here:<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://diss.kib.ki.se/2006/91-7140-912-2/">http://diss.kib.ki.se/2006/91-7140-912-2/</URL><br/> <br/> It's her report.<br/> <br/> The statements about nerve surgery and sports are tricky. She means that *change* over time for those with nerve surgery was similar...
by ErikOlson
Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:06 pm
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Arm length differences?
Replies: 28
Views: 3866

Re: Arm length differences?

<r>I went looking for studies of long term effects of BPI, and found a new one which follows the patient group as far as early adulthood (7-20 years, median age 13.) The lead author is Dr. Christina Strömbeck of Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital (I defy you not to think of Pippi Longstocking now.)...
by ErikOlson
Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:42 am
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: Is this carpel tunnel or arthritis?
Replies: 14
Views: 8496

Re: Is this carpel tunnel or arthritis?

<t>Hi,<br/> <br/> Exams are over, yay. I am halfway through the weekend MBA at U. of Chicago, to which I take the train every Saturday because I can't drive that much (that physical budgeting thing again.) <br/> <br/> For the whole next day I kept sticking my arm in hot/cold water to get the blood f...
by ErikOlson
Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:51 pm
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: Is this carpel tunnel or arthritis?
Replies: 14
Views: 8496

Re: Is this carpel tunnel or arthritis?

<r>I feel for you. I have had my other hand really screwed up this way, several times since age 21. <br/> <br/> There are many ways that nerves can become irritated; it doesn't have to be carpal tunnel (in which inflamation, or scar tissue, inside the nerve channel in the wrist pinches the nerve.) T...
by ErikOlson
Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:36 pm
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: wrist splints
Replies: 11
Views: 2519

Re: wrist splints

Hi Brett,

I meant, is the splint for your OBPI arm? Because for some of us, the other arm starts to need its own splint!

Carolyn, I am going to go get some fun squeeze balls (for OBPI this time). What I have right now is a Beanie duck.

by ErikOlson
Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:58 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Dana Reeve Has Died
Replies: 8
Views: 1269

Re: Dana Reeve Has Died

<r>I heard of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation when they recognized Dr. Geoff Raisman recently for his work so far on reconnecting nerves using nose cells.<br/> <br/> So I was sad to hear of the passing of Dana Reeve; she was on our side. <br/> <br/> A very colorful tribute was posted in an...