Christina's Considerations

What is the difference between functional limitations, impairment and disability?

In a previous post, I introduced the idea of functional limitations in the context of disaster preparedness. This came from some research I did while working on community wide disaster planning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Yesterday,... Read more →

The Handigger: an ergonomic garden shovel

When I first began to experience symptoms of neuropathy, due to Guillain Barre Syndrome, one of my earliest frustrations was not being able to lift and use my hand shovel. Spring was coming and I just couldn't get my muscles... Read more →

Salvation after a fire

Last night the Thomas fire drove residents and patients out of their nursing homes and hospitals; after chasing patients out of a psychiatric hospital a couple of nights before. This is in addition to people forced to flee their homes... Read more →

Creative Hand Therapy

My functional limitations have improved with treatment, but the last and most troubling has been my hand dexterity, coordination and strength. As a writer, administrator, online teacher, etc I've gone back to two finger pecking along. (Yes, everything you have... Read more →