Saw an occupational therapist yesterday for my hand. This is because the orthopod finally suggested that physical therapy might be the next step (the fractures have healed).
This is a good
thing because—three months out—I still can’t make a fist and I have to shift to
my right hand to open anything that unscrews.
The OT kept
asking me why I didn’t seek immediate treatment after the geese-induced fall. I
kept telling her that it didn’t hurt all that much.
Then she asked
why I didn’t get OT earlier in the process. Because the surgeon didn’t suggest
it until last week. (He said the bones had healed, but the soft tissues need
help.)
The upshot apparently is that I may not now recover all range of motion, because tendons
require help within a couple/three months. But I can increase strength.
And maybe
unscrew some wine bottle caps.
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