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by kscrouch
Tue Jul 02, 2002 12:41 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: How do I know if BPI is "cured"? (warning: long)
Replies: 10
Views: 1473

Re: How do I know if BPI is

<t>Hi,<br/> <br/> I just wanted to agree with everyone else who said to have regular checkups say every 6 months. Unfortunately, I also do not believe there is a "cure" unless all symptoms disappeared in the first 6-8 weeks.<br/> <br/> I have come to realise that it is a life long injury. My daughte...
by kscrouch
Wed Jun 26, 2002 7:45 am
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: BPI Pain?
Replies: 21
Views: 2305

Re: BPI Pain?

<t>Hi,<br/> <br/> My daughter is almost 5 and she has been complaining of pain intermittently for the last 12 months. She says it hurts in the crease of her elbow. We have had many different explainations from tight muscles to tight tendons to tight nerves.<br/> <br/> What worries me most is that fo...
by kscrouch
Sun Apr 21, 2002 11:14 pm
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: SLOPING SHOULDER
Replies: 9
Views: 1464

Re: SLOPING SHOULDER

<t>Hi Laura,<br/> <br/> My daughter is 4 and her shoulder slopes and her shoulder blade sticks out too. <br/> <br/> Her physio recently told me that it is the deltoid that is responsible for bulking the shoulder up and giving it its shape. Try some exercises like shrugging the shoulders and hitting ...
by kscrouch
Sun Apr 14, 2002 11:11 pm
Forum: Parents of OBPI Children
Topic: Behind back exercises
Replies: 11
Views: 1682

Re: Behind back exercises

<t>For my daughter, we sit her on a phone book and place an object behing her back. She has to reach down and grab it.<br/> <br/> Also, we have some toy bowling pins. She sits on a phone book with her back to the bowling pins. She has to bowl backwards to knock them down.<br/> <br/> Regards,<br/> Ke...
by kscrouch
Sun Apr 14, 2002 10:44 pm
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: pain in neck during stretches
Replies: 0
Views: 866

pain in neck during stretches

<t>Hi all,<br/> <br/> My 4yr old daughter has a rbpi. I have been doing ROM exercises since birth. Recently her arm was diagnosed as having lost 12 degrees of straightening ability (both passive and active).<br/> <br/> To combat this, she is wearing a thermoplastic splint at night and we are doing m...
by kscrouch
Sun Apr 14, 2002 10:23 pm
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: sensations
Replies: 11
Views: 3474

Re: sensations

<t>Hi,<br/> <br/> My daughter is 4 years old with rbpi. We were also encouraged to use many textures when she was younger. Until recently I felt that her sensation was unaffected.<br/> <br/> But about 6 weeks ago I found her sucking on her arm. As I had previously read (on this web site, 3-4 years a...
by kscrouch
Sun Apr 14, 2002 9:50 pm
Forum: Adult and Young Adult OBPI
Topic: Which hand do you write with?
Replies: 14
Views: 4159

Re: Which hand do you write with?

<t>Hi all,<br/> <br/> I was so pleased to see that someone had raised this issue. This has been a hot issue with my daughters therapists lately.<br/> <br/> She is 4 years old with right side erbs palsy. We believe that she is meant to be RH dominant but she is very ambidextrous. We are currently kee...