Try: Use left hand throughout the day as much as possible to get comfortable using the left hand use it to drink answer the phone throw a ball and for any other activity for which cr would normally use his right hand perform hand exercises to strengthen left hand sometimes it is difficult to write with the left hand because it is so much weaker than the right hand

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References: how to write with the left hand if right-handed available at www ehow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing grasping gripping

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Try: Grip the pencil 1 to 1 5 inches from the point tilt paper so that arm is at right-angle to bottom edge of paper and top right corner of page is toward cr keep the wrist straight and below writing line with the arm roughly parallel to the left edge of the paper

Materials: Pencil paper

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References: teaching left-handed writing by handedness research institute available at www handedness org

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing

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Try: Practice writing as often as possible with left hand the more cr uses the non-dominant hand the better he will be able to write with it start with easy tasks like cr’s name or single letters in the alphabet

Materials: Pencil and paper

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References: how to write with the left hand if right-handed available at www ehow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing

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Try: Experiment with different grips and writing styles with the left hand sometimes people will try to use the same grip and writing style for the left that they use for the right and this can cause problems try different wrist angles and grips until cr finds one that is comfortable

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References: how to write with the left hand if right-handed available at www ehow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Have cr watch other people who write left handed and mimic their writing posture to see if it works for him natural left-handers have been writing this way their whole lives and cr can learn from their experience search internet for left-handed writing videos use basic movements such as coloring or drawing a straight line if writing words is too difficult at first

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References: how to write with the left hand if right-handed available at www ehow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing grasping gripping

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Practice all the time write the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog over and over to improve left hand neatness this sentence is good to write because it uses every single letter in the english alphabet practice by writing most common words in cr’s native language it’ll teach your muscles most common letter connections don’t hurry practice with full attention speed will come later by itself

Materials: Pen and paper

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

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References: how to write with your left hand if right handed by leigh mclean 2011 available at www wikihow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing reaching grasping

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Try: Try throwing and catching a tennis ball with left hand start thinking like a leftie talk to left-handed people for a different point of view switch the controls on computer mouse to use it with left hand

Materials: Tennis ball

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

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References: how to write with your left hand if right handed by leigh mclean 2011 available at www wikihow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing reaching grasping

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Play baseball and throw with left arm lift weights except use a small 5 pound weight and lift it with left hand try rock climbing and have weight going on mostly the left arm then the left arm will get stronger and not be as sore when trying to be left handed

Materials: Baseball and mitt 5 pound weight dumbbell

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

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References: how to write with your left hand if right handed by leigh mclean 2011 available at www wikihow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing reaching grasping

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Try: Try to hold umbrella to gain balance of the left hand put right hand in pocket or behind back this makes cr depend on his left hand which makes it easier to use after time

Materials: Umbrella

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

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References: how to write with your left hand if right handed by leigh mclean 2011 available at www wikihow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing reaching grasping

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Try to write slowly at first if cr writes too fast it could hurt his hand realize that in the beginning the left arm and hand muscles will be quite sore this is due to training muscles that cr’s right hand already uses be sure to rest arm and hand often overuse can lead to injury don’t expect results in just one day it takes lots of time

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

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References: how to write with your left hand if right handed by leigh mclean 2011 available at www wikihow com

Keywords: Stroke right side paralysis left hand writing reaching grasping

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed