This is Beth the 'head Hand specialist' making a very special activity splint for Mark it took nearly two hours. There is only one other person in the ACT with one.
UNBELIEVABLE -look at the smiles on Mark and Alyce! Beth told Mark to pick up the scissors - this is the first time in nearly 10 weeks that he has been able to pick something up with his right hand. He will be wearing this splint for many months to come and will learn to use his hand with it until the nerves repair. The splint pulls the fingers up and holds the wrist in place.It will be more than 12months before he can use his fingers and wrist on his own.
And look at this.... after a few lessons on how to control the muscles in the palm of his hand to operate the splint Beth made him pick up a pen and then to write his name!
This is Beth the 'head Hand specialist' making a very special activity splint for Mark it took nearly two hours. There is only one other person in the ACT with one.
UNBELIEVABLE -look at the smiles on Mark and Alyce! Beth told Mark to pick up the scissors - this is the first time in nearly 10 weeks that he has been able to pick something up with his right hand. He will be wearing this splint for many months to come and will learn to use his hand with it until the nerves repair. The splint pulls the fingers up and holds the wrist in place.It will be more than 12months before he can use his fingers and wrist on his own.
And look at this.... after a few lessons on how to control the muscles in the palm of his hand to operate the splint Beth made him pick up a pen and then to write his name! 
Yay, it is so good to see him be able to do something with his hand!!
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