Lydia's Story
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“Physically, without a doubt she's become stronger and uses her hand more than she did”Mark, Lydia’s Dad
Lydia had a reduced range of movement in her arm, wrist and hand making everyday tasks more difficult. Tightening of her left upper limb made movements effortful and a lack of finger mobility made zips and buttons hard to do up. Dressing, showering, washing and school work were difficult tasks and over the next 3 weeks we worked together with Lydia to make her life easier.
“Our experience on a whole was fantastic! The therapy were attentive and extremely professional for everything they did for Lydia and ourselves as a family.” - Elizabeth, Lydia’s Mum
“She's enjoyed everyday and had a lot of fun”Elizabeth, Lydia’s Mum
“Our experience on a whole was fantastic! The therapy were attentive and extremely professional for everything they did for Lydia and ourselves as a family.”Elizabeth, Lydia’s Mum
“Physically, without a doubt she's become stronger and uses her hand more than she did”Mark, Lydia’s Dad
“She's enjoyed everyday and had a lot of fun”Elizabeth, Lydia’s Mum
“It's a big financial outlet but in the big scheme of things without a doubt it was the right decision to do it..”Mark, Lydia’s Dad
“She's achieved lots of different things, small things, but massive in terms of Lydias progression and development.”Mark, Lydia’s Dad
“She’s really enjoyed doing CIMT...we'd like to do it again really!”Elizabeth, Lydia’s Mum
"I really enjoyed completing the CIMT programme and I feel I have gained a good relationship with the whole of the CIMT team."Lydia
“I’d say to any parent that wanted to do it, without a doubt, you’ve got to give it a go...you will see a difference, there is no doubt about that.”Mark, Lydia’s Dad
“CIMT has given us back some hope for improvement for Lydia.”Elizabeth, Lydia’s Mum
We wanted to improve a wide range of aspects of Lydia’s affected limb to improve its general functionality and give her back some independence both at school and at home. Through looking closely at her goals, our physiotherapists ran a bespoke programme in order to improve Lydia’s hand, wrist and shoulder dexterity, control, strength and range of movement.
Learn MoreThrough the constraint of her non-affected limb Lydia was encouraged to utilise her affected limb in order to complete a number of specilised tasks, which stimulates the formation of new pathways for movement, “rewiring” the brain in order to complete the tasks. The static posture of the non-affected side in the cast, further assisted to reduce tone in Lydia’s left arm and hand consequently promoting functional use.
Nikki Owen - Paediatric Physiotherapist
“It's a big financial outlet but in the big scheme of things without a doubt it was the right decision to do it..”Mark, Lydia’s Dad
"Lydia and I have something in common, we love a good gossip! We bonded over musical theatre and our love of popcorn. It being CIMT Lydia was only allowed to eat popcorn using tweezers or chopsticks. Lydia was always happy to give anything a go and worked very hard to achieve her goals. I was most impressed with the improved strength in Lydia’s arm and the dexterity she gained in her fingers."
Learn More"I was most impressed with the improved strength in Lydia’s arm and the dexterity she gained in her fingers." - Nikki, Lydia's Therapist
Nikki Owen - Paediatric Physiotherapist
“She's achieved lots of different things, small things, but massive in terms of Lydias progression and development.”Mark, Lydia’s Dad
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