This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). Every Friday, my daughter’s physiotherapist at the Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) clinic must cut the cast off my daughter’s arm and construct a fresh one. It’s both an art and […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). More and more, my daughter is exploring with her hemi-hand. I often catch her reaching out to play with the Mardi Gras necklaces hanging from her stroller. I hung them […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). Today we are joined by Ben, another member of the CIMT team who will be covering for Ruth on her days off. Ben is here to watch today’s session, learn […]

Today is our best Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) session yet! My daughter is fully engaged and in great spirits despite her lingering cold. We try some new activities and some oldies but either way, she’s clearly having fun and hopefully learning a lot! Rice and […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). My girl has fallen terribly sick with a cold so we’ll be cutting today’s Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) session short to one hour instead of two. We repeat some of […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). I was feeling under the weather today so my husband took my daughter in for today’s Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) session. I picked the wrong day to stay home because […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). We arrive at the Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) clinic and waste no time getting started. My daughter is in a great mood and she appears to be energized—these precious minutes […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). My daughter is clearly using her left arm and hand more frequently in the short while she’s had the cast on. Last night, I placed the pacifier in her hand […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). The cast has been on my daughter’s arm for a full day and night. I’ve noticed her starting to bring her left hand to her mouth and even […]

This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). Our day starts bright and early at the CIMT clinic in Manchester, UK. It’s the first day of my daughter’s four week intensive rehabilitation program and I’m a […]