Place a Quarter in the
center of a table.
Put on a winter felt
glove on your dominate
side hand.
Now, try and pick up
the quarter just using
your thumb and forefinger.
(No sliding. Just lift it straight
up.) Can't do it! Right?
Frustrating. Isn't it?
Now, take off your glove and try
it. Easy! No sweat!
I shed what seemed like buckets
of tears relearning how to do actions
with my hands, arms, and shoulders.
By the end of each day I was bruised
from head to toe trying to lift
small three pound dumbbell with
my right hand. I banged my head
multiple times changing the bar of
the Lat-Pull Down machine for
my clients.
One time I almost sliced my
pinky finger off loading
a forty five pound plate on
the bar. I had No Feeling in my
hand or arm. I didn't realize
anything was wrong until
I saw my bleeding pinky
finger.
All those 'simple' actions that I used
to do unconsciously were New major
challenges for me.
Baruch HaShem! I want to Thank
Rina Itskowitz!
We were only able to do two sessions
because of my schedule. Both were
extremely helpful for my Rehab!
The first thing she recommended was
Push-ups. She said , "The body weight
on my hand would help open up my
fingers." Validating what I thought!
She showed my how to massage my
hand to bring the swelling down.
She taught me how to do 'finger exercises'
that I could practice on my own at
home.
Sir Isaac Newton once said, “In the
absence of any other proof, the thumb
alone would convince me of God’s existence.”
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