In the story, “Man from the South,” a soldier who was training to be in the U.S Navy was betting the destiny of his pinky finger based on a cigarette lighter. If he loses the bet, and loses his pinky finger, he would most certainly have routine changes that would affect his occupations. Along with losing his pinky finger, he would also lose 50% of his grip strength. If he lost his dominant pinky hand then firing a firearm would be more difficult than if he lost on non-dominant hand however both affecting stabilizing the firearm thus creating poor accuracy. Soldiers have PT which usually involve pull-ups etc. this grip would be significantly affected. With the help of an occupational therapist to modify the handling of a firearm, a sling to help hold the gun in place and have better aim. If the wife would lose grip power for instance holding a vacuum handle, and other various household chores.
It is very important to properly fit your clients for their assistive device(s). Not only is it implementing client centered practice by taking in the client’s physical condition, age, endurance, and psychological condition in to account to ensure that they get the most out of their device. Proper and accurate measures are also crucial to ensure that these devices be fit properly to the individual client because they will most likely need them for 5 or more years due to insurance purposes. Assistive devices provide clients with the stability, strength, and balance they will need to actively engage in their daily occupations so ensuring that the client can use them to reach their maximum independence is very important. Fitting for these devices is very important to be done as accurately as possible to ensure proper body mechanics. If the device is too low, it will cause poor body mechanics and cause more problems than they began with. Furthermore, ...
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