a Brace... Does This Exist? Posted: 07-12-04 15:23pm
Hi everyone,
okay, this is a tough one... But
hopefully you can advise if such a brace
exists.
My father is living with us and has
alzheimers and has suffered from numerous
strokes. As a result of this, he has
hemiparesis and as such, his left hand is
always closed and is never used. He has
been like this for the past two + years.
The problem that I have is that because
the hand is closed, the skin on the palm
of his hand can not breath and you can not
tell him what to do as he has alzheimers
and does not obey any commands. He is
also bed ridden. I wash his hand every
second day and what I notice is that there
are blisters between his fingers and in
any crease in the palm of his hand.
What I am looking for is a brace that I
can put his hand into that will allow him
to open the hand slightly (not all the way
as this is very painful) and spread his
fingers so that this will allow the air to
circulate within his palm area and
hopefully get rid of the blisters. The
skin is very soft and tender as this hand
does not get used for anything. I have
tried numerous methods, but the key here
is to let air freely circulate around this
area.
Can any experts out there advise if such a
thing exists? There must be people out
there who have the same problem?
Kind regards,
brendon
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Monkeybones
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 10 Location: Garageland
Posted: 01-03-05 00:36am
Hi brendon!
I admire your care for your father and
hope that you will find something to help
him.
In the mean time: I have been working with
people with physical impairments and know
of something that may help.
Afo's, as I knew them (not that I have the
foggiest idea what the abbreviation means)
were thin plastic moulds used to keep feet
in proper form. I'm sure that if you
find a clinic, a hand mould can be made.
