- Did you choose relatively easy ADLs?
The activities of daily living that I chose was eating and drinking. I found the activity easier because it is an everyday function of the hand. I found the kinematics easy because the fingers are performing most tasks. The function of a wrist is controlled by the muscles of the forearm. The synovial joint allows movement along the axis. That means flexion and extension all occur at the wrist joint.
- How did you compensate?
By wearing a wrist brace to support the wrist.
- What compensatory methods were effective but potentially unsafe or inefficient?
Compensatory methods include the use of a hand support mechanism that includes using a brace.
- Did “success” with the task require a trial and error period?
The task required trial and error period because it was a new activity that the new part performing the task was not accustomed to doing it on a daily basis. Hence, the adjustment was essential towards the full operation. The activities of the human hand are for precision and power grip. For instance, a precision grip coordinated by the flexor part of the finger and the thumb. The power grip is held between the flexed fingers, and pressure is applied through the thumb finger. The wrist influence most of these functions; any dysfunction affecting the wrist is detrimental to the patient.
- Was there a task that you could not independently complete?
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Some tasks, such as lifting a heavy object, could not be completed independently, it requires support from other sections of the body or helps by another person.
- How might this experience assist you in treating clients with forearm/wrist dysfunctions?
The experience is essential in the sense that it made me feel the pain and suffering that clients with forearm dysfunction go though. Understanding the feelings that patients go through is vital since it makes you identify with what the patient is feeling.