My son Joshua had the gracillis muscle transfer in July of last year. He is 10 years old. It has only been 8 months, but we are starting to see some improvements in the movement in his hand and fingers. He did have some limited movement beforehand. It was a difficult decision for us, but as we are s...

<t>Doesn't that feel great??? My son, Joshua is almost 10 and he just learned how to ride his bike this Spring as well. We had pretty much given up on it, but he gave it a try, and after an afternoon over at the high school track he was doing great!! Such a huge deal! we even went out to eat that ni...

Hi Francine,
Joshua is good - not quite in college yet. 9 years old and will be 10 in June. We were in Texas last week and saw Dr. Nath and Dr. Boutros. Now just trying to decide if it is the right thing to do. How is Maia? I hope she is doing well. Take care,

This muscle transfer surgery has been recommended for Joshua. Anyone had this done for their child? Any information that you can share would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi, Just got back from a Dr. Eval and he suggested a forearm osteotomy for Joshua. Just looking for information - I'd love to hear if your child has had this surgery and what kind of results you have seen with your child. I know they are all different, but would like some input. Thanks!

<t>Hi, My son, Joshua, is 7 and is going to try to play baseball this spring. He has very little use of his right arm, and will need to catch,and throw with his left hand. Anyone dealt with this issue before and have some good suggestions on how to help him be successful? He is determined to play an...

<t>I haven't posted in a while, and just realized that I posted as a guest so thought I'd try again after logging in.<br/> Anyway, my son, Joshua has been complaining about his palm itching the last couple of days. He says that it itches right between the thumb and pointer finger on the palm side of...

<t>Hi, I have a question for those of you who live with this injury. My son, Joshua, is 4 and the last couple of days has been complaining that his palm "itches"... he has had limited feeling in his hand, although it has improved. He is really bothered by this "itch" and can't seem to get any relief...

<t>Hello, <br/> I had a strange event happen at church on Sunday. A person I don't know was sitting behind us in church and afterwards stopped us and said "I notice that your son has a withered arm"... I was really taken aback - first of all, his arm is not withered, and secondly, that's not how you...

<t>Hi, <br/> We just received information regarding a video evaluation of Joshua - I got some "notes" in the mail instead of a phone call, so I have some questions. <br/> One of the notes says "functional restoration clinc - muscle transfers for better use of hand" will be needed in the future. <br/...