Hiya Moms' Return can occur anytime during a period of 3-5 years, depending on the level of injury, medical ability, patient attitude, physical therapy, attitude, physical therapy, attitude and foods. Some joystick handles have been modified using 1/4-3/8 pvc, elbows, and tee to create a handle like a "goal post" which replaces the ball based handle. Some technology is more expensive then its worth, depending on any return you husband experiences. Amino Acid powders should be part of your husband diet. They are consider the body's building blocks. Weight Lifters and Body Builders use them to help heal muscles between workouts. You husband has one wheelchair and if that should break because of abuse.... he has nothing to fall back on. Keep the kids from running into things and causing damage. (with kindness) Startec, is a head mount system, for operating an electric chair. ALSO, get your husband on this computer! (lol) Have you jointed the SCI Group in your area? Best Wishes In a message dated 4/17/2009 2:48:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Cyndi Davis <[email protected]> wrote: From: Cyndi Davis <[email protected]> Subject: mobility - driving your own power chair To: [email protected] Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 7:30 PM Hi! How do you all drive your power chairs? My husband is a c5,6 quad, 1 yr. post. He has limited use of some shoulder muscles, but not enough control of his arm to work the joystick on his power chair. A friend suggested getting some kind of head control: sip & puff, chin control or head control. When we had the OT do an evaluation, she said he should get enough use back to drive with his arm. She suggested a "T" shaped joystick. We just saw a "U" shaped piece on another quad's joystick (someone made his 29 yrs ago). He sets his wrist in the opening and goes where he wants to. The children and I drive my husband around for now (our 2yr. old boy loves driving his Dad's chair - but he runs into everything! so I don't allow him to. He only drives when my back is turned!). It would be nice for my husband to have some independance. Any suggestions? Thanks! [email protected]_ (http://us.mc434.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003)
