Lottie's Story
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“Once the cast was on, within 5-10 minutes she was used to it.”Ben, Lottie's Dad.
Lottie found it difficult to bend and flex her fingers and thumb in her right hand, making it hard for her to grab toys and bottles. Lottie’s feeling in her right hand and arm were reduced so she was less aware of the right hand side of her body.
She also didn’t like to weight bare through her right arm which made her unwilling to crawl. Over the next 3 weeks we wanted to improve the feeling, strength and range of movement in Lottie's right side.
For children with hemiplegia, altered sensation is often a problem. They can perceive physical contact to be too sensitive i.e. experiencing pain or discomfort when touching certain textures, sensitivity to temperatures, etc. Such problems with sensation have a knock on effect to function through ‘learnt disuse’ of the affected limb due to the pain/discomfort caused by its use.
Jennifer - Neurological Physiotherapist
We attempted to normalise sensation through using different textures, touches with Lottie which was she was comfortable with; we could then extend the programme to build strength and coordination through the repetitive use of Lottie’s affected upper limb, promoting lasting change and encouraging functional use once the programme had finished. Similar to all intensive therapies, the best results are seen with early intervention. For Lottie this allowed her to achieve many long lasting improvements over a relatively short period of time in the clinic!
Learn More“Lottie was a little lady with determination and a mind of her own. After mastering the task of grasping a felt tip pen and producing some wonderful drawings, we discovered that Lottie’s favourite repetitive task practice was simply picking up the pen’s one by one, passing them to her Dad to put back into the packet and then taking them out of the packet, to only pass them back again. You can never predict what will entertain one child from the next and that is the great thing about CIMT and the ability to make therapy fun and adaptable for each and every child.
Learn More"You can never predict what will entertain one child from the next and that is the great thing about CIMT and the ability to make therapy fun and adaptable." - Jen, Therapist
Jennifer - Neurological Physiotherapist
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