Rehabbing Voice and Fingers

It might not happen today. It probably seems impossible. Here is the question -- WHAT CAN YOU LOSE??? I'm guessing not much. In a similar situation. Go for it -- I know you're a fighter!!!

$300 has bought you a little extra hope so it wasnt wasted, and if it makes you more happy than frustrated it will be well worth it.

That's great that you're tryng to make music again Tetra . Reading your post has made me realise that I too have neglected my hands since my accident, the messages which go to the tendons to hold my right hand straight, arent there at all so that after 20 years, even with stretching my fingers every day....my fingers are unable to straighten when holding my hand and wrist in alignment.



Its wonderful that you are able to sing again, fascinating that acupuncture helped get your voice back though!  As for your fingers not in use.....are you able to control them at all? Or is it more that you're unable to straighten them and press the keys fast enough to play music? 

outlier, I agree- not much to lose with this attempt, other than a bit of self-delusion. moco, that is so cool to enjoy that experience with sound and chanting. Sound can do amazing things...I remember, vaguely. tarabev, It sounds as though your hands are still a bit better off than mine. Even out of the gate I could not straighten my fingers with the wrist straight. Index finger goes to 90 degrees on both hands with wrists straight. Very strange things happen when I type. A big limitation is that, especially with the left, If i try to press down with thumb, middle, and little finger, the other two will not lift to avoid intervening keys. I'm fooling around with only using 2 fingers, or thumb and one finger, on that hand. Sometimes using the index finger as curled knuckle us useful. With the left I still cannot move fingers independently very fast but I think that is just coordination and will improve with repetition. Speed is faster on the right, as you would expect of the dominant hand, and surely that will improve also.

My very first finger therapy was with computer use. I had my mate bring in the laptop to the hospital and the day i successfully depressed just the spacebar I was ecstatic and inspired. Typing has been my consistent challenge with fingers and I refuse to devolve into 2 fingered typing. Days when spasticity is low I do much better.

Screw walking. Use of my arms and hands is what I would give anything for. Wishing you success tetra,