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Friday, June 27, 2008


No, this is not an artistic photo from some artistic movement. This is my magic box; my SOS O.T box – for example, my occupational therapist went on vacation and I have to continue doing exercises or else I’ll feel atrophied. Only for the hand, besides the massage ball (a ball with 8cm diameter with spikes all around, that stimulates the sensibility) I spend about 30 minutes with this box.
This box has pegs and dried peak grain. I start with the peak grain, trying to catch them finger by finger and then put it in the box. Then I go to the pegs - I try to catch them between my fingers to the box. If I’m not to tired I put the pegs in the box (like if I was putting clothes to dry) and take them away.
Before I train the hand, I do some exercises with the arm, to gain muscle and for something else.
Total time of a single session: 45 minutes (this is because I already made “heat” in the physiotherapy). It’s enough for me to not feeling bad, with a pendent strange body that people call “arm”.



And now my articulations hurt. My therapist Alice (O.T) says that it’s good, it’s a sign that I’m recovering sensibility. But it could hurt less…

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