ROLL CALL - OBPI - Palm UP minority

Forum for parents of injured who are seeking information from other parents or people living with the injury. All welcome
Argentina
Posts: 12
Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:24 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: My son Franco (now 17) suffers from left OBPI. He has undergone 3 operations already and though his recovery has been quite good, the injury still shows itself.
I have a support group in my country called Paralisis Braquial Obstetrica -PBO Argentina. You can find us in Facebook.
At the moment I´m really working hard to pass a law to guarantee parents are informed of this injury when the babies are born. Unfortunately in my country we are not informed about these injuries.
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Re: ROLL CALL - OBPI - Palm UP minority

Post by Argentina »

Angela, I'm a mother from Argentina and I don't quite get what you mean by supinated. I understand the word but I don't know whether you mean touching the mouth with the palm of your hand or being able to supinate at 90 degrees. Will you please let me know?
Thanks,
Patricia
Kath
Posts: 3242
Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 4:11 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: I am ROBPI, global injury, Horner's Syndrome. No surgery but PT started at 2 weeks old under the direction of New York Hospital. I wore a brace 24/7 for the first 11 months of my life. I've never let my injury be used as an excuse not to do something. I've approach all things, in life, as a challenge. I approach anything new wondering if I can do it. I tried so many things I might never have tried, if I were not obpi. Being OBPI has made me strong, creative, more determined and persistent. I believe that being obpi has given me a very strong sense of humor and compassion for others.
Location: New York

Re: ROLL CALL - OBPI - Palm UP minority

Post by Kath »

Patricia
Supination means that the child's hand is palm up all the time they cannot pronate their hand.

I have a pronated hand that means I cannot supinate at all and I cannot get hand to mouth with my palm facing my mouth. Does that help you?

Kath (adult/obpi)
Kath robpi/adult

Kathleen Mallozzi
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