Hullo, I have a lady who is 44 y.o. s/p CVA affecting the left, non-dominant side, with hemianesthesia. Her motor strength is fine, her FMC is poor due to decreased proprioception, etc. She is increasingly suffering from pain in her left arm, side of her face, ear, sometimes down to her toes. Her neurologist has put her on Neurontin which seemed to help at the start, but her symptoms are increasing.
Does anyone have any knowledge about this, and what may help facilitate functional use of her left arm? One therapist told me to teach her to regard her arm as a prosthesis and learn how to use it again--this makes sense to me. Any other advice will be helpful! Thanks again, Orli Orli Weisser-Pike, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV Low Vision Rehabilitation Baptist Rehabilitation Germantown * 2100 Exeter Road * Germantown, TN 38138 http://www.baptistonline.org/facilities/germantown/services/lowvision.asp *(901)757-3458 ext. 308 *(901)757-3497 MailTo:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This message and any files transmitted with it may contain legally privileged, confidential, or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not permitted to use, copy, or forward it, in whole or in part without the express consent of the sender. Please notify the sender of the error by reply email, disregard the foregoing messages, and delete it immediately. <<Orli Weisser-Pike.vcf>> ----------------------------------------- Smart Medicine. Inspired Care. And the awards to prove it. Recognized as a Top 50 Healthcare Network. To learn about other recognition and awards Baptist has earned, visit: http://www.bmhcc.org/aboutus/awards/index.asp This message and any files transmitted with it may contain legally privileged, confidential, or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not permitted to use, copy, or forward it, in whole or in part without the express consent of the sender. Please notify the sender of the error by reply email, disregard the foregoing messages, and delete it immediately.
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