My father is 79 years old and when he tries to write his name his hand shakes. He has to use his other hand to hold his good hand steady. I was wondering if anyone has seen any special writing tools specifically used for people with nerve damage in their hands.
2007-04-13 10:28:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
There are such implements made. Often they need to be specially fitted to the individual.
If your father has not had an Occupational Therapy evaluation or had one recently, I feel he is an excellent candidate for this. Ask his primary physician to order one for him. The Occupational Therapist can help with recommending the best implement for him. She/he can help you work with your insurance to see if and what is covered. She/he can, also, help him with other ADL (Activity of Daily Living) needs your father may have.
2007-04-13 12:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by Calina 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
We have one of our business friends (Principal) from India who is having "writer's cramp" or similar sounding problem developed a few years ago.
He would put his signature by 'push-pull' of his entire arm while holding the pen between his fingers and the signature is drawn on the paper, like the work of Pantograph and such machines/devices where with the combination of 5 mechanical 'arms' the stylus on the template (piece of thin board or metal plate used as a pattern in cutting or drilling etc) would move the pointer which may have pen/pencil or a fine revolving tool affixed for making out the output conforming to the template.
This gentleman is a qualified engineer and was running his own business successfully, but the strange inconveniences have limited his ability to write now. I hope the solution as mentioned by Calina may work in such cases too, I am not sure.
I will watch the Answers to the Q so that I may be able to help my friend.
2007-04-13 17:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by Hafiz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋