Where Can I Try This?

> Virtual reality for stroke rehab @BW [https://twitter.com/BW] @MindMazeSA [https://twitter.com/MindMazeSA] #CDoM [https://twitter.com/hashtag/CDoM?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/1gkFva7Q75 [http://t.co/1gkFva7Q75] — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 1, 2015 [https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/594229744431796224] Looks like MindMaze [http://www.mindmaze.…

Newfangled Splints

> Your next hand brace could be 3D printed http://t.co/zaqr94xNcD pic.twitter.com/OMDuYKDQxS [http://t.co/OMDuYKDQxS] — Mashable (@mashable) April 28, 2015 [https://twitter.com/mashable/status/593175123429105664] The article at the link describes how > You can select one from a few one-size-fits-all options or…

Back at the gym

Falling was so simple, but it seems like getting my regular routine re-established is really hard. When I finally made it back to the gym for the first time today, I was amazed at all the choices I had to make and all the details I had forgotten—seat position,…

The way it used to be

> Physiotherapy machines from 1895, from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, a 19th century German encyclopedia. pic.twitter.com/2wgTbl8dlx [http://t.co/2wgTbl8dlx] — ✍ Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) April 19, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Libroantiguo/status/589853148518477825] Thank goodness it's not like this any more.…

Phase III

I surprised myself yesterday when I went to outpatient rehab to start the third stage of my recovery. In OT I learned some new conditioning exercises for my arm, changed my splinting schedule (more pronation; less wrist extension), and learned I'll be getting a new splint fabricated for…

On the Street Again

Late this morning I was invited to walk outside. First time outside except to come home from the hospital in more than four weeks. That felt good.…

Smart Crossing Signals

Can we have this concept, seen via Fast Company [http://www.fastcoexist.com/3043984/this-smart-walk-sign-knows-if-you-need-extra-time-to-cross-the-street] , delivered, like yesterday? I think the extra time at crossing signals and the on-demand benches are really attractive, but I'd want to see those benches outside urban settings, too. One of my favorite…

Then and Now

I've been home for a few days and resumed therapy here. Today's accomplishment was to demonstrate that I could safely return to the second floor of my home. Climbing those steps, it was hard not to remember the first time I made it back to the…