When he was younger, my dad had a serious motorcycle accident. It was a miracle that he survived. Anyways, some of the tendons in his arm don't work. He can't stretch out the fingers on his left arm, and keeps them curled in his palm. We've noticed my brother (his son) is doing this aswell. He'll keep his fingers curled up in his palm, just like my dad does. Same hand and everything. When he was learning to crawl, he did the exact thing. He'd pull himself along with his left hand curled, and his right stretched out like normal. I was just wondering, if my dad somehow passed this along to my brother. I didn't think it was possible, but it's so strange for my brother to be doing the exact same thing. Maybe it's just a random coincidence?
2007-07-18 07:07:37 · 3 answers · asked by Raina 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
your dad could not pass on something that he did not receive genetically, in order to pass something on to your children it must be in your genes. your brother is just imitating what he sees. ususally it is a harmless but in this case it can cause problems for your brother later on, having his hand constantly curled can cause damage to his tendons so that he wont be able to pul straighten the hand out later on. depending on how old your brother is, you should explain to him why your dad does it and that he shouldn't do it on purpose.
2007-07-18 07:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by SoCal Paramedic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your brother may just be immitating what he see's your dad doing... You might want to show him that he can stretch his arm and hands/fingers out as well.. My children like to act at times like our dog...It's just a phase (I hope)...
2007-07-18 14:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it can not be passed on, he is probably just doing what he sees.
2007-07-18 14:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by Sharon F 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋