United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Sorry to hear that Jennifer. Could you possibly get a list of extra ideas from the OT and add them to your home exercises yourself? I'm sure you probably already thought of that but I just feel for you on having to spend so much time with the OT! Also - when my daughter was overcompensating way too much we were given all sorts of stomach muscle exercises to do at home and they really helped her improve. I hope things go better for you.

Jennifer,
Hi. Is there someway you could have the extra ot at home? Could you do it? How old is your little one?
I know in our state, we have a program called Birth to 3, and the therapist will come into the home.
So there is not so much "running".
Hope this helps,
Good luck,
Debbie

I feel for you and Peyton and know that you will figure something out to make this drudgery a bit more pleasing for both of you. If she does her work, it might not take that long.

Maybe there is some way you could add something to this weekly extra trip to make it more easily swallowed- like first OT and then the library to get a couple of new books to read?

God Bless,
francine

I would think(but thats gotten me in trouble before) that particularly with an issue like compensation, the OT could show you whats going on, how she is compensating, ie the incorrect movements...and then the correct way the muscle and arm need to be moving, and then, you could work with her during her normal activities, as a matter of fact to address the compensation issue I would think the daily routine would be the thing to work with anyways...